The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2016 Football Roster
Roster
Malcolm Roach
- Position:
- OLB
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 263
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Baton Rouge, La.
- High School:
- Madison Prep Academy
- Major:
- Youth & Community Studies
A four-year defensive lineman who played in 47 career games with 23 starts … spent time at both defensive end and linebacker in his career … one of six Longhorns elected by their teammates as a captain for the 2019 season … named preseason All-Big 12 by Phil Steele (3rd Team) and Athlon Sports (4th Team) … member of the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll (spring 2018) … named to the Lott IMPACT Trophy watch list in 2019 … was named honorable mention as Big 12 Defensive Freshman of the Year in 2016 … was a four-time all-state selection … participated in the 2016 Offense-Defense All-American Bowl.
SENIOR (2019)
Played in 13 games and made 12 starts … did not start against Kansas due to a targeting penalty the week prior versus No. 6 Oklahoma … made 40 tackles, including 9.0 tackles for a loss, three sacks, one pass breakup and blocked one kick … logged two solo tackles, one for a loss, in the season opener versus Louisiana Tech … bagged three tackles versus No. 6 LSU … made two assisted stops at Rice … notched four tackles in Texas’ Big 12 opener versus Oklahoma State … logged two solo tackles against both West Virginia and No. 6 Oklahoma … also recorded his first quarterback hurry of the season against the Sooners in the 2019 AT&T Red River Showdown … tallied a season-high five tackles, including four solo stops, and blocked a field goal versus Kansas … four of his tackles resulted in a loss for the Jayhawks’ offense, and he notched his first sack of the season… registered four tackles against the Wildcats… tallied four tackles (two solos), 0.5 tackles for a loss and one pass breakup… finished with four solo tackles against the Bears… finished with four tackles (three solos), one sack and two tackles for loss against the Red Raiders … notched four tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, one sack and one quarterback hurry in the Valero Alamo Bowl versus No. 11 Utah.
JUNIOR (2018)
Played in nine games with three starts (Maryland, Tulsa, USC) … made 24 tackles (17 solo) with 1.5 tackles for loss, two quarterback hurries and one pass breakup … started at linebacker against Maryland and totaled two tackles. Started at linebacker and recorded six solo tackles against Tulsa … started against USC and had one quarterback hurry … recorded two solo tackles including a TFL in the 42-41 loss to No. 12 West Virginia … played in the 41-34 road win over Texas Tech … had one tackle and one quarterback hurry in the 24-10 win over Iowa State … registered four solo tackles and pass breakup in the 24-17 road win over Kansas … had five tackles in the Big 12 Championship Game against Oklahoma … had four tackles in the 28-21 win over Georgia in the Allstate Sugar Bowl.
SOPHOMORE (2017)
Played in all 13 games while making three starts (Kansas State, at Baylor, Texas Tech) … totaled 37 tackles with four tackles for loss and two sacks … added two QB hurries and one pass breakup … had one tackle in the season opener against Maryland … had one tackle in a 56-0 shutout win over San Jose State in week two … had two solo tackles in a double-overtime loss at No. 4/4 USC … had one tackle and one quarterback hurry in the defense’s dominating performance in a 17-7 win at Iowa State … picked up his first start of the season at defensive end against Kansas State … totaled a season-best six tackles and also had a sack for 10 yards in the Longhorns’ double-overtime win … totaled four tackles and an assisted tackle for loss in the AT&T Red River Showdown against Oklahoma … recorded three tackles (one solo) against Oklahoma State … started at defensive end in the Longhorns’ 38-7 victory at Baylor … recorded one solo tackle and help to hold Baylor to 31 rushing yards and 249 yards of total offense … made five tackles and one-half tackle for loss as the Longhorns fell defeat to TCU … totaled five tackles (three solo), a sack and 1.5 tackles for loss in the Longhorns’ 42-27 win over Kansas … had one tackle in a win over West Virginia … started at defensive end against Texas Tech, totaling three tackles, one-half tackle for loss and a quarterback hurry … had four tackles in the Longhorns’ 33-16 Texas Bowl victory over Missouri.
FRESHMAN (2016)
Played in 12 games and made five starts (Oklahoma State, Kansas State, Texas Tech, Kansas, TCU) … made 33 tackles (25 solo) … had 8.0 tackles for loss (T-8 UT freshman single season) … added 3.0 sacks … garnered honorable mention for Big 12 Defensive Freshman of the Year … played in the season opener against No. 10 Notre Dame … recorded his first career sack against UTEP in a 41-7 victory during week two … registered four total tackles in that victory … had a sack for a second straight game at California … totaled three tackles in the loss … started the first game of his career in a loss at Oklahoma State … totaled three solo tackles in the game … recorded six total tackles against OU, 4 solo and 2 assists … started in the game against Kansas State and had three total tackles, two solo and one assist … also had one tackle for a loss of two yards … had one solo tackle against Baylor … had one tackle assist against Texas Tech … registered a career-high seven tackles against No. 11/10 West Virginia … also had a career-high three tackles for loss … registered his third sack of the season, moving into a tie for 10th all-time among UT freshmen … had two solo tackles after starting against Kansas … also had one tackle for a loss of three yards … had three solo tackles and a tackle for loss against TCU … his eight TFL are tied for eighth-most all-time among freshmen at UT.
HIGH SCHOOL
Coached by father Mike Roach at Madison Prep … four-time all-state selection … selected to participate in the 2016 Offense-Defense All-American Bowl … named first-team 2A All-State as a linebacker by the Louisiana Sports Writers Association and first-team composite by the Louisiana Football Coaches Association in 2015 … selected as the Baton Rouge Advocate All-Metro Outstanding Defensive Player, and Small School MVP … listed No. 35 in the New Orleans Times-Picayune Nifty 50 … rated No. 392 nationally (No. 28 SDE) and No. 28 overall in Texas by 247Sports … ranked No. 42 WDE nationally and No. 34 overall in Texas by Rivals … rated No. 77 DE nationally and No. 41 overall in Texas by ESPN … recorded 143 tackles, 14.5 sacks, 12 additional tackles for loss, two interceptions, five forced fumbles, five pass breakups, 20 hurries and two blocked punts as a senior … led a defense that allowed just 10.8 points per game and held opponents to a touchdown or less five times with two shutouts … helped Madison to a undefeated regular season, an 11-1 overall record, including a 5-0 district mark for the first district title in school history, and an appearance in the Division III state quarterfinals that ended in a one-point loss … named first-team 1A All-State as a defensive lineman by the Louisiana Sports Writers Association, and honorable mention by the Louisiana Football Coaches Association in 2014 … selected to the Baton Rouge Advocate All-Metro team … also chosen NOLA.com All-Baton Rough Small Schools Defensive Player of the Year … registered 134 tackles, 20 sacks, 27 tackles for loss, nine pass breakups seven forced fumbles and three defensive touchdowns as a junior … also caught 15 passes for 214 yards as a tight end … part of a defense that allowed only 16.9 points per game including five shutouts … helped lead the defense to shutouts in five of their fist six games … helped Madison to a 10-5 overall record and an appearance in the Division IV semifinal playoffs … named first-team 1A All-State as a defensive lineman by the Louisiana Sports Writers Association in 2013 … attended Southern University Labratory High School as a freshman … named honorable mention 1A All-State as an offensive lineman by the Louisiana Sports Writers Association … also competed in shot put and discus in high school.
PERSONAL
Son of Nancy and Mike Roach … has one brother, Mike Jr. … father was an All-American linebacker at Southern University … brother was an All-Conference safety at Grambling State … volunteers his time with the Boy Scouts in Baton Rouge when home … was born in Baton Rouge … can sing and play the piano … studying youth and community studies.
