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Measurements
- Height:6'6
- Weight:230 LBS
Links & Media
Schools of Interest
Texas A&M Aggies (offered)
Malick Sylla
DCTF Star Rating
Defensive End
Katy Tigers, Class of 2022
Status: Verbal Commit
- State Rank:#7
- Position Rank:#2
Honors / Accolades
Texas boasts many talented defensive ends in the 2022 cycle, but Sylla is the cream of the crop. He plays in a disciplined attack-and-read defense where he is asked to carry out assignments that will help him be college-ready because the pass-rushing traits are apparent.
Mike Johnston, the coach who started the Katy dynasty, passes away
Johnston may have retired in 2003, but his presence looms large in Katy, Texas, to this day.
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