UTAH: Walked on to the team in September of 2017 … awarded a scholarship in 2019 fall camp. 2019: Played in two games (Idaho State, California) … one tackle. 2018–Played on special teams against BYU. 2017–Redshirt.
PRIOR TO UTAH: Played two years at Ventura College … 30 tackles (1.5 sacks) in 10 games in 2016 … 10 tackles in eight games in 2015 … earned the Coach Mooshagian Award for defense, presented by the coaching staff … Ventura won the 2015 Beach Bowl and a share of the regular-season conference title … prepped at Kahuku HS … played in the Hawai’i Football Club Senior Bowl in 2014 … also competed in track.
PERSONAL: Son of Megean Alatasi … two sisters … enjoys Polynesian dancing, free diving and hiking … sociology major … full name is Malik Haynes Alatasi … name is pronounced mal-leek.