Oklahoma State University Athletics
2025 Cowboy Football Roster
Roster
Malik Charles
- Height:
- 6-3
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Tempe, AZ
- High School:
- Ariz. Compass Prep
An athletic player who arrived from the transfer portal in the spring of 2025 ... Chose Oklahoma State over offers from Texas A&M, Nebraska, Texas Tech, Mississippi State, Cal and others.
2024 (Sophomore at West Georgia): One of six defensive players to be unanimously selected to the All-United Athletic Conference first team ... One of five team captains for the season ... Played in all 11 games at defensive end ... Made 33 total tackles, leading the team in tackles for loss with 10.0 and sacks with 7.0 ... Accounted for 57 tackles for loss yards on the season ... Broke up two passes and was credited with three quarterback hurries ... Recorded at least one tackle in 10 of 11 games ... His best game was a seven-tackle, two-sack performance against North Alabama.
2023 (Freshman at Northern Arizona): Played as a walk-on in all 11 games on the defensive line ... Had four total tackles on the year, two of which came against Montana ... Collected one solo tackle against Northern Colorado and one at Eastern Washington... Recorded one tackle for a loss for four yards against Northern Colorado.
2022 (Redshirt at Western New Mexico): Arrived at Western New Mexico as a tight end ... Did not see any game action.
High School: A 2022 graduate from AZ Compass Prep ... Transferred there for his senior year from Heritage Academy ... Focused mainly on basketball during his prep days, but also played football and volleyball … Earned the Athlete of the Year award his junior year ... Played only about 10 total football games combined between high school and club games during his prep career ... His high school football career totaled just three games at Heritage.
Personal: Father, Mike Charles, played on the defensive line at Syracuse and in the NFL, spending time on four teams over nine years and totaling 101 games with 14 career sacks.
