Usage / Role
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Major defensive role
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Player Dossier
2018-2023Texas Tech
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.
Impact Production
86
Top-tier box-score impact for a defensive back
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
65
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Texas Tech
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 6
- Program Path
- NC State • Texas Tech
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Virginia
Player Story
Malik Dunlap built his college career from 2018 through 2023 as a defensive back from Charlotte, NC wearing No. 24, spending time with NC State and Texas Tech. The clearest part of Malik Dunlap's career was his...
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- Committed To
- NC State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2018
Malik Dunlap, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Texas Tech. Malik Dunlap shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 19.6 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 112
- TFL
- 3.5
- Sacks
- 1
- Passes defended
- 32
- Touchdowns
- 2
Quick Answers
Malik Dunlap quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Texas Tech · DB
- Career Tackles
- 112
- Tracked sample
- 6 unique seasons · 7 entries · 47 games
- Best season
- 2022 Regular Season · Texas Tech
- Top game
- Virginia
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Harding University High · NC State
- High school pipeline
- Harding University High · 7 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 24 · Senior
- 2023 Tackles rank
- 36 tackles · DB 247th (top 26%) · Big 12 104th (top 17%) · National 1,061st (top 18%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | NC State | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 36.7 |
| 2019 Regular Season | NC State | 9 | 20 | 1.5 | 0 | - | 8 | 0 | 43.3 |
| 2020 Regular Season | NC State | 9 | 20 | 1 | 1 | - | 6 | 0 | 29.7 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Texas Tech | 4 | 6 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 38.9 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Texas Tech | 11 | 29 | 0.5 | 0 | - | 11 | 0 | 49.6 |
| 2023 Postseason | Texas Tech | 13 | 8 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 37.6 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Texas Tech | 13 | 28 | 0.5 | 0 | - | 6 | 2 | 37.6 |
Related Context
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Malik Dunlap played DB for NC State and Texas Tech. Across 6 tracked seasons, Malik Dunlap recorded 112 tackles and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2023 with Texas Tech.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season
Texas Tech paired 12.5 primary output with 22.3 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: Tarleton State
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2023 Postseason · Texas Tech
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
0.8
Efficiency
19.6
Usage
4.1
Consistency
12.8
Best Game by takeover score
Tarleton State
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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. Tarleton State: 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
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. California: 8 by 43.3. Wyoming: 3 by 12.5. Oregon: 2 by 8.3. Tarleton State: 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
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins1 · Games = 7 · +0.4 vs Losses
Losses0.6 · Games = 6 · -0.4 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Tarleton State
Best efficiency game
43.3 vs California
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 12/17 | vs California | W 34-14 | 8 | 7 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/25 | @ TexasSplash game | L 7-57 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 11/18 | vs UCFSplash game | W 24-23 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | — | — |
| Sat 11/11 | @ Kansas | W 16-13 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 11/2 | vs TCU | W 35-28 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/21 | @ BYU | L 14-27 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/14 | vs Kansas State | L 21-38 | 7 | 6 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/8 | @ Baylor | W 39-14 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/30 | vs Houston | W 49-28 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | @ West Virginia | L 13-20 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | vs Tarleton StateSplash game | W 41-3 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/9 | vs Oregon | L 30-38 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/2 | @ Wyoming | L 33-35 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Malik Dunlap story
Malik Dunlap built his college career from 2018 through 2023 as a defensive back from Charlotte, NC wearing No. 24, spending time with NC State and Texas Tech. The clearest part of Malik Dunlap's career was his defensive production: 112 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, 1 sack, and 4 interceptions across 47 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2023 with Texas Tech. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Malik Dunlap's production has multiple signals. His career also includes 8 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 47 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across NC State and Texas Tech.
The arc is straightforward: Malik Dunlap moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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NC State
2018-2020
Opening stop
- 2
Texas Tech
2021-2023
Final stop
Season Value Progression
2018201920202021202220232023
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | NC State | 0 | 4.2 | 0.7 | — |
| 2019 Regular Season | NC State | 9.5 | 19.8 | 2 | 9.5 |
| 2020 Regular Season | NC State | 8 | 18.1 | 2.6 | -1.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Texas Tech | 0 | 6.3 | 1.3 | -8 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Texas Tech | 12.5 | 22.3 | 3.1 | 12.5 |
| 2023 Postseason | Texas Tech | 10.5 | 19.6 | 4.1 | -2 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Texas Tech | 10.5 | 19.6 | 4.1 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Virginia
Week 6 · W 38-21 · Conference game
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
85.6 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 85.6 takeover score.
#2
vs Tarleton State
Week 3 · W 41-3
3
Havoc Plays
79.4 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 79.4 takeover score.
#3
@ Wake Forest
Week 10 · L 10-44 · Conference game
3.5
Havoc Plays
68.1 takeover
Loss with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 68.1 takeover score.
#4
@ NC State
Week 3 · L 14-27
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Havoc Plays
53.9 takeover
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 53.9 takeover score.
#5
vs UCF
Week 12 · W 24-23 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
50.5 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 50.5 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2022 Regular Season · Texas Tech
12.5 primary output · 22.3 efficiency · 3.1 usage
49.6
#2
2019 Regular Season · NC State
43.3
9.5 primary · 19.8 efficiency · 2 usage
#3
2021 Regular Season · Texas Tech
38.9
0 primary · 6.3 efficiency · 1.3 usage
Milestones
3
Impact games
9
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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