Malik Aliane brings rare international grit and steady interior-line value to New Mexico
In the 2024 season, Malik Aliane played in all 12 games for New Mexico and logged two starts at center, including a season-high 85 snaps against Hawai’i with an 82.2 pass-blocking grade from PFF. He also earned Mountain West academic honors, showing the kind of reliable, detail-driven profile coaches love: durable, adaptable, and clearly coachable. His path from France to junior college to the Lobos is unusual, and that edge-plus-upside combo makes him a strong fit for a team needing toughness, versatility, and a lineman who keeps climbing.
