Young ACU safety with solid local pedigree and upside
Joshua Mallard entered Abilene Christian as a freshman safety in 2025, listed at 5-foot-10 and 190 pounds, and he brings a safety-first, physical style backed by a strong high-school résumé: 178 career tackles, 11 tackles for loss, 2 sacks, 2 fumble recoveries, and 7 pass deflections at Lake Belton. His appeal is straightforward—he looks like a reliable, downhill defender with enough toughness and ball disruption to fit a competitive secondary, though publicly available college production is still limited, so the real draw is his developmental ceiling and tackling consistency.
