Houston Cougars · LB RoomLB
#24 Miller Malone
Class JR/TRFrom Western Kentucky (transfer)Ht / Wt 6'2" · 220 lbHometown Mont Belvieu, TX · Barbers Hill HS
Depth-chart placement
Current role
WLB2Placement
BackupRoom
LinebackerExperience
3-JRLast change
Updated 2026-07-29LB room context
View full depth chart →Miller Malone holds the WLB · Backup spot in Houston Cougars’s linebacker room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:
Transfer history
2026Western Kentucky→Houston Cougars
Background & career
Miller Malone is a 6'2", 220-pound weakside linebacker from Mont Belvieu, Texas, who transferred to Houston from Western Kentucky. At Barbers Hill HS, he earned All-State honors in 2023 as a three-star prospect. Over two seasons at WKU, Malone appeared in 24 games, posting 41 tackles and five tackles for loss in 2024 and 37 tackles with five tackles for loss in 2025. He recorded a career-high 10 tackles and 2.0 tackles for loss against Louisiana Tech on October 21, 2025. Malone, a junior transfer, joins the Cougars after being raised in Houston.
Western Kentuckythrough 2025
Houston2026 — presentPrevious schoolWestern KentuckyOriginMont Belvieu, TX · Barbers Hill HS