Malik Ganaway is a 6'1", 190-pound defensive back from Trenton, Tennessee, who prepped at Peabody High. He redshirted as a true freshman at Tennessee in 2022, then did not appear in games during his redshirt freshman season in 2023. At Tennessee State in 2024, Ganaway appeared in 6 games, recording 13 tackles (8 solos), 1.5 tackles for loss, 1 interception, and 4 passes defended, with a season-high 5 tackles at North Dakota State on 9/7/24 that included 3 solos and 1 interception. Most recently at Trinity Valley Community College in 2025, he tallied 46 total tackles, 2.0 tackles for loss, 1 interception, and 7 passes defended. Ganaway returns to Missouri State as a senior.