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Featured defensive role
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Player Dossier
2017-2020Buffalo
Malcolm Koonce
DE • 6'3" • 250 lbs • Peekskill, NY, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Malcolm Koonce shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 50 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for an edge defender
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Reliability
82
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
91
Blue-chip, NFL-level ceiling
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · Buffalo
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Buffalo
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Charlotte
Player Story
Malcolm Koonce built his college career from 2017 through 2020 as a defensive end from Peekskill, NY wearing No. 50, spending time with Buffalo. The clearest part of Malcolm Koonce's career was his defensive...
Read the storyNFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2021
- Selection
- Round 3 · Pick 16
- Overall
- No. 79
- NFL Team
- Las Vegas Raiders
Malcolm Koonce, DE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · Buffalo. Malcolm Koonce shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 50 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 109
- TFL
- 22.5
- Sacks
- 18
- QB hurries
- 14
- Passes defended
- 3
Quick Answers
Malcolm Koonce quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Buffalo · DE
- Career Tackles
- 109
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 38 games
- Best season
- 2020 Regular Season · Buffalo
- Top game
- Charlotte
- NFL Draft
- 2021 · Round 3 · Pick 16 · Las Vegas Raiders
- Latest roster
- No. 50 · Senior
- 2020 Tackles rank
- 30 tackles · DE 38th (top 15%) · Mid-American 36th (top 9%) · National 833rd (top 16%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Buffalo | 8 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 3 | - | 0 | 23.8 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Buffalo | 13 | 30 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 40.9 |
| 2019 Postseason | Buffalo | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | 0 | 71.2 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Buffalo | 11 | 28 | 9 | 7 | 3 | - | 0 | 71.2 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Buffalo | 6 | 30 | 6.5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 72.7 |
Related Context
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Malcolm Koonce played DE for Buffalo. Across 4 tracked seasons, Malcolm Koonce recorded 109 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Buffalo.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season
Buffalo paired 17.5 primary output with 50 efficiency.
Supporting note
2020 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 50 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2020 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Bowling Green
Win with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2020 Regular Season · Buffalo
Games
6
Havoc Plays / G
2.9
Efficiency
50
Usage
15.1
Consistency
67.9
Best Game by takeover score
Bowling Green
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Northern Illinois: 3. Miami (OH): 0. Bowling Green: 5. Kent State: 4. Akron: 1. Ball State: 4.5
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Northern Illinois: 8 by 63.3. Miami (OH): 5 by 20.8. Bowling Green: 4 by 66.7. Kent State: 5 by 60.8. Akron: 2 by 18.3. Ball State: 6 by 70
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins2.6 · Games = 5 · -1.9 vs Losses
Losses4.5 · Games = 1 · +1.9 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
6 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Bowling Green
Best efficiency game
70 vs Ball State
Player Story
Malcolm Koonce story
Malcolm Koonce built his college career from 2017 through 2020 as a defensive end from Peekskill, NY wearing No. 50, spending time with Buffalo. The clearest part of Malcolm Koonce's career was his defensive production: 109 tackles, 22.5 tackles for loss, 18 sacks, and 3 passes defended across 38 career games in the available record. That gives Malcolm Koonce's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Buffalo
2017-2020
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20172018201920192020
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Buffalo | 5 | 14.6 | 5.6 | — |
| 2018 Regular Season | Buffalo | 11 | 18.1 | 5.8 | 6 |
| 2019 Postseason | Buffalo | 24 | 34.3 | 11.8 | 13 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Buffalo | 24 | 34.3 | 11.8 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Buffalo | 17.5 | 50 | 15.1 | -6.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Charlotte
Week 1 · W 31-9 · Postseason
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
5
Havoc Plays
90.3 takeover
5 disruption/tackle impact with 90.3 takeover score.
#2
@ Kent State
Week 12 · L 27-30 · Conference game
5
Havoc Plays
90.3 takeover
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 90.3 takeover score.
#3
@ Bowling Green
Week 12 · W 42-17 · Conference game
5
Havoc Plays
88.9 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 88.9 takeover score.
#4
vs Ohio
Week 6 · L 20-21 · Conference game
5
Havoc Plays
87.5 takeover
Loss with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 87.5 takeover score.
#5
vs Ball State
Week 16 · L 28-38 · Conference game
4.5
Havoc Plays
86.7 takeover
Loss with 4.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4.5 disruption/tackle impact with 86.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2020 Regular Season · Buffalo
17.5 primary output · 50 efficiency · 15.1 usage
72.7
#2
2019 Postseason · Buffalo
71.2
24 primary · 34.3 efficiency · 11.8 usage
#3
2019 Regular Season · Buffalo
71.2
24 primary · 34.3 efficiency · 11.8 usage
Milestones
12
Impact games
15
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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