Malik Carney

Position:
Defensive End
Height:
6-3
Weight:
230
Class:
Redshirt Freshman
Hometown:
Alexandria, Va.
High School:
T.C. Williams

2018 - Senior Season

Appeared and started in eight games at defensive end • Tallied 60 tackles, 6.5 sacks, 12.5 TFL, four pressures, five forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries • Posted eight tackles, 2.5 sacks, 3.5 TFL and a pressure at Cal • Notched five tackles, a sack, two TFL and two forced fumbles at Miami • Recorded seven tackles, two sacks and a pressure versus Virginia Tech • Added nine tackles at Virginia • Recorded 10 tackles, 1.5 TFL, a forced fumble and returned a fumble 20 yards for a TD against Georgia Tech • Posted eight tackles, a TFL, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery at Duke • Added three tackles, 1.5 TFL and a pressure versus Western Carolina • Capped his career with 10 tackles, a sack, a pressure and a forced fumble against NC State.

2017 - Junior Season

Started all 12 games at defensive end • Had 57 tackles, a team-high 5.5 sacks and 12.0 tackles for loss • Also forced two fumbles • Had four tackles in the season finale at NC State • Finished with four tackles, a tackle for loss and a forced fumble that was returned for a touchdown in the win over WCU • Had five tackles, 1.5 TFLs and a sack in the win at Pitt • Tallied a career-high eight tackles, two pass breakups and a sack against Miami • Had five tackles at Virginia Tech • Finished with five tackles and a sack against Virginia • Also forced a fumble on the sack late in the fourth quarter to give Carolina one last chance to rally • Had six tackles, 2.5 TFLs and a sack against Notre Dame • Finished with four solo tackles at Georgia Tech • Had a pair of tackles and a quarterback hurry against Duke • Finished with five tackles (two solo), 2.5 TFLs, split a sack and had a QB hurry in the win at ODU • Had four tackles, combined on a tackle for loss and had a QB hurry against Louisville • Picked up where he left off in 2016, recording his first sack of the year in the season opener against Cal • Finished the game with five tackles, including 1.5 for loss.

2016 - Sophomore Season

Played in all 13 games and made 10 starts • Had 47 tackles, 8.5 tackles for loss, a team-high 5.5 sacks and forced two fumbles • Recorded a 6-yard sack and had three tackles vs. NC State • Made four tackles, two tackles for loss, one sack and had a quarterback hurry in the Sun Bowl vs. Stanford • Recorded two tackles, forced a fumble and recovered a fumble vs. The Citadel • Had a career-high seven tackles at Duke • Made six tackles and had a quarterback hurry in a 48-20 win over Georgia Tech • Had three tackles, including a tackle for loss, in the win at Virginia • Sealed Carolina’s victory at No. 16 Miami with a strip sack of QB Brad Kaaya with 1:27 to play • Carolina recovered the fumble and ran out the clock for a 20-13 win over the 16th-ranked Hurricanes • Made four tackles and had a quarterback hurry against Virginia Tech • Had a 12-yard sack in the win over No. 12 Florida State • Posted four tackles in the comeback win over Pitt • Made four stops, including a sack, in the win over JMU • Assisted on one tackle in the win at Illinois • Made his first career start in the season opener vs. No. 18 Georgia and had five tackles, a tackle for loss and assisted on a sack • Worked hard to become stronger in the offseason and should see increased playing time this fall • Started at rush end in the Spring Game and finished with six tackles and a pair of sacks.

2015 - Redshirt Freshman Season

Saw action in games against North Carolina A&T, Illinois and Wake Forest primarily as a pass rush defensive end • Finished with 12 tackles, including a season-high six vs. North Carolina A&T • Also had a quarterback pressure against the Aggies • Added four tackles against Illinois and two vs. Wake Forest • Redshirted in 2014.

T.C. Williams High School

Ranked the No. 86 linebacker in the country by 247sports.com and the No. 33 player in Virginia • Considered the No. 28 player in the state of Virginia by Rivals.com • Registered more than 90 tackles and posted 13 sacks, two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries as a senior • Also rushed for more than 900 yards on offense as T.C. Williams finished 7-4 and advanced to the playoffs • Named honorable-mention All-Met by The Washington Post • Carney was on the winning team at UNC’s 7-on-7 team camp in the summer of 2013 • High school teammate of fellow Tar Heel Jeremiah Clarke • Was named MVP of the Nike Football Training Camp in April, 2013 • Coached by Dennis Randolph.

Personal
Nickname is “Scoop” • The person who had the biggest impact on his life is Avery Williams • Son of Lamont Carney and Adrienne Williams • Majoring in communication studies.