Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2017-2022UNLV
Tavis Malakius
DL • 6'2" • 300 lbs • Macon, GA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Tavis Malakius shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 11.8 disruption score.
Impact Production
21
Developing production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
12
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
31
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · UNLV
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 6
- Program Path
- UNLV
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Fresno State
Player Story
Tavis Malakius built his college career from 2017 through 2022 as a defensive lineman from Macon, GA wearing No. 55, spending time with UNLV. The clearest part of Tavis Malakius' career was his defensive production:...
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- Committed To
- Georgia State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2016
Tavis Malakius, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · UNLV. Tavis Malakius shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 11.8 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 74
- TFL
- 4
- Passes defended
- 1
Quick Answers
Tavis Malakius quick answers
- Latest team and position
- UNLV · DL
- Career Tackles
- 74
- Tracked sample
- 6 unique seasons · 6 entries · 31 games
- Best season
- 2020 Regular Season · UNLV
- Top game
- Fresno State
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Windsor Academy · Georgia State
- High school pipeline
- Windsor Academy · 2 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 55 · Senior
- 2022 Tackles rank
- 23 tackles · DL 274th (top 28%) · Mountain West 157th (top 30%) · National 1,727th (top 30%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | UNLV | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2018 Regular Season | UNLV | 4 | 7 | 0.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 14.8 |
| 2019 Regular Season | UNLV | 4 | 7 | 0.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 12.8 |
| 2020 Regular Season | UNLV | 6 | 20 | 2.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 48.6 |
| 2021 Regular Season | UNLV | 8 | 17 | 0.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 13 |
| 2022 Regular Season | UNLV | 9 | 23 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 17.4 |
Related Context
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Tavis Malakius played DL for UNLV. Across 6 tracked seasons, Tavis Malakius recorded 74 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2022 with UNLV.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season
UNLV paired 2.5 primary output with 18.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
2022 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 11.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2022 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Nevada
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2022 Regular Season · UNLV
Games
9
Havoc Plays / G
0.1
Efficiency
11.8
Usage
1.7
Consistency
3.7
Best Game by takeover score
Nevada
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. California: 0. North Texas: 0. Utah State: 0. New Mexico: 0. Air Force: 0. San Diego State: 0. Fresno State: 0. Hawai'i: 0. Nevada: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. California: 2 by 8.3. North Texas: 4 by 16.7. Utah State: 2 by 8.3. New Mexico: 1 by 4.2. Air Force: 3 by 12.5. San Diego State: 3 by 12.5. Fresno State: 4 by 16.7. Hawai'i: 1 by 4.2. Nevada: 3 by 22.5
Split Comparison
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Wins0.3 · Games = 4 · +0.3 vs Losses
Losses0 · Games = 5 · -0.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
9 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Nevada
Best efficiency game
22.5 vs Nevada
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/26 | vs Nevada | W 27-22 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 11/20 | @ Hawai'i | L 25-31 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/12 | vs Fresno State | L 30-37 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/5 | @ San Diego State | L 10-14 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/16 | vs Air Force | L 7-42 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/1 | vs New Mexico | W 31-20 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/24 | @ Utah State | W 34-24 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/17 | vs North Texas | W 58-27 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | @ California | L 14-20 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Tavis Malakius story
Tavis Malakius built his college career from 2017 through 2022 as a defensive lineman from Macon, GA wearing No. 55, spending time with UNLV. The clearest part of Tavis Malakius' career was his defensive production: 74 tackles, 4 tackles for loss, and 1 pass defended across 31 career games in the available record. That gives Tavis Malakius' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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UNLV
2017-2022
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201720182019202020212022
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | UNLV | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2018 Regular Season | UNLV | 0.5 | 8.5 | 2.7 | 0.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | UNLV | 0.5 | 8.5 | 1.7 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | UNLV | 2.5 | 18.1 | 4.8 | 2 |
| 2021 Regular Season | UNLV | 0.5 | 9.5 | 2.2 | -2 |
| 2022 Regular Season | UNLV | 1 | 11.8 | 1.7 | 0.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Fresno State
Week 10 · L 27-40 · Conference game
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
77.2 takeover
1 disruption/tackle impact with 77.2 takeover score.
#2
@ San Diego State
Week 8 · L 6-34 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
59.7 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 59.7 takeover score.
#3
vs San José State
Week 8 · L 20-27 · Conference game
0.5
Havoc Plays
46.4 takeover
Loss with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 46.4 takeover score.
#4
vs Nevada
Week 13 · W 27-22 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
45.3 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 45.3 takeover score.
#5
vs Fresno State
Week 10 · L 3-48 · Conference game
0.5
Havoc Plays
42.5 takeover
Loss with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 42.5 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2020 Regular Season · UNLV
2.5 primary output · 18.1 efficiency · 4.8 usage
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#2
2022 Regular Season · UNLV
17.4
1 primary · 11.8 efficiency · 1.7 usage
#3
2018 Regular Season · UNLV
14.8
0.5 primary · 8.5 efficiency · 2.7 usage
Milestones
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Impact games
0
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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