Player Dossier

2018-2023

NC State

Malik Dunlap

DB • 6'3" • 220 lbs • Charlotte, NC, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Malik Dunlap shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 19.6 disruption score.

Usage Score

4.2

Efficiency

19.6

Consistency

12.8

Season Value

17.6

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season · Texas Tech

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
7
Program Path
NC State • Texas Tech
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Virginia

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Malik Dunlap, DB. Best season Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season · Texas Tech. Malik Dunlap shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 19.6 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season

Texas Tech paired 0 primary output with 6.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

2023 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 19.6 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2023 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across NC State, Texas Tech.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Unknown

Game with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2023 Postseason · Texas Tech

Games

13

Havoc Plays / G

0.8

Efficiency

19.6

Usage

4.2

Consistency

12.8

Best Game by takeover score

California

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. California: 1. Wyoming: 0. Oregon: 0. Unknown: 3. West Virginia: 1. Houston: 0. Baylor: 0. Kansas State: 0.5. BYU: 0. TCU: 0. Kansas: 0. UCF: 3. Texas: 2

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. California: 8 by 43.3. Wyoming: 3 by 12.5. Oregon: 2 by 8.3. Unknown: 2 by 38.3. West Virginia: 1 by 14.2. Houston: 2 by 8.3. Baylor: 1 by 4.2. Kansas State: 7 by 34.2. BYU: 2 by 8.3. TCU: 2 by 8.3. Kansas: 2 by 8.3. UCF: 2 by 38.3. Texas: 2 by 28.3

Split Comparison

Wins0.7 · n=6 · +0.1 vs Losses
Losses0.6 · n=6 · -0.1 vs Wins
First Half0.7 · n=7 · -0.2 vs Second Half
Second Half0.9 · n=6 · +0.2 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

13 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Unknown

Best efficiency game

43.3 vs California

Result
Sun 12/17vs CaliforniaW 34-1487001
Sat 11/25@ TexasL 7-5721002
Sat 11/18vs UCFW 24-2322003
Sat 11/11@ KansasW 16-1322000
Thu 11/2vs TCUW 35-2822000
Sat 10/21@ BYUL 14-2722000
Sat 10/14vs Kansas StateL 21-38760.5000
Sun 10/8@ BaylorW 39-1411000
Sat 9/30vs HoustonW 49-2822000
Sat 9/23@ West VirginiaL 13-20110010
Sat 9/16vs UnknownSplash game220021
Sat 9/9vs OregonL 30-3820000
Sat 9/2@ WyomingL 33-3533000

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    NC State

    2018-2020

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Texas Tech

    2021-2023

    Final stop

Season Progression

2018201920202021202220232023
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2018 Regular SeasonNC State04.20.7
2019 Regular SeasonNC State9.519.82.19.5
2020 Regular SeasonNC State818.12.6-1.5
2021 Regular SeasonTexas Tech06.31.3-8
2022 Regular SeasonTexas Tech12.522.33.412.5
2023 PostseasonTexas Tech10.519.64.2-2
2023 Regular SeasonTexas Tech10.519.64.20

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Virginia

Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4

Primary metric

4 disruption/tackle impact with 56.8 takeover score.

#2

Wake Forest

3.5

Primary metric

Loss with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 55.3 takeover score.

#3

Unknown

3

Primary metric

Game with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 50.8 takeover score.

#4

NC State

4

Primary metric

Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 50 takeover score.

#5

UCF

3

Primary metric

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 46.6 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2021 Regular Season · Texas Tech

0 primary output · 6.3 efficiency · 1.3 usage

35.8

#2

2018 Regular Season · NC State

35

0 primary · 4.2 efficiency · 0.7 usage

#3

2022 Regular Season · Texas Tech

29.2

12.5 primary · 22.3 efficiency · 3.4 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

1

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2018 · Rating 0.8356

Harding University High · Charlotte, NC

Committed To
NC State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2018

Career Facts

2

Career teams

7

Seasons tracked

112

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 7 tracked seasons, 47 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Malik Dunlap quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
DB
Teams played for
2
Seasons tracked
7
Career tackles
112