Tyler Malakius, defensive lineman (No. 97):
Class: Redshirt freshman
Height: 6-3
Weight: 280 pounds
Hometown: Byron, Georgia
High School: Wesfield High School
Georgia Bulldogs defensive lineman Tyler Malakius redshirted as a freshman last season. Prior to coming to the University of Georgia Malakius played high school football and wrestled at Wesfield.
Malakius’s brother, Tavis, has played football for UNLV. Tavis also a defensive lineman. He helped UNLV go 4-8 last season.
Here’s how Tyler committed to UGA football:
Tyler Malakius will fight for playing time with defensive linemen like Zion Logue, Tramel Walthour, Tymon Mitchell, and more. Malakius is projected to be a back up, since Georgia is returning a lot of experience and talent along the defensive front.
Last season Georgia had the top run defense in the NCAA and didn’t allow a single rushing touchdown to a running back.
