Usage / Role
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Major defensive role
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Player Dossier
2019-2024Rutgers
Malcolm Ray
DL • 6'2" • 291 lbs • Miami Gardens, FL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Malcolm Ray shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 14.1 disruption score.
Impact Production
93
Top-tier box-score impact for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
70
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Florida State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 6
- Program Path
- Florida State • Rutgers
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Clemson
Player Story
Malcolm Ray built his college career from 2019 through 2024 as a defensive lineman from Miami Gardens, FL wearing No. 9, spending time with Florida State and Rutgers. The clearest part of Malcolm Ray's career was his...
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- Committed To
- Georgia State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2025
Malcolm Ray, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Florida State. Malcolm Ray shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 14.1 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 80
- TFL
- 12
- Sacks
- 4.5
- QB hurries
- 9
- Passes defended
- 2
Quick Answers
Malcolm Ray quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Rutgers · DL
- Career Tackles
- 80
- Tracked sample
- 6 unique seasons · 8 entries · 41 games
- Best season
- 2021 Regular Season · Florida State
- Top game
- Clemson
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · J L Mann · Georgia State
- High school pipeline
- J L Mann · 7 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 9 · Senior
- 2024 Tackles rank
- 25 tackles · DL 248th (top 25%) · Big Ten 226th (top 28%) · National 1,687th (top 28%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Florida State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2020 Regular Season | Florida State | 1 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 40 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Florida State | 10 | 24 | 5.5 | 1.5 | 1 | - | 0 | 42.2 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Florida State | 9 | 13 | 2.5 | 2 | 3 | - | 0 | 40.6 |
| 2023 Postseason | Florida State | 9 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 30.1 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Florida State | 9 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 30.1 |
| 2024 Postseason | Rutgers | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 35 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Rutgers | 12 | 21 | 1.5 | 1 | 2 | - | 0 | 35 |
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Florida State to Rutgers | P4 to P4 | 81.4 | Dec 20, 2023 |
Malcolm Ray played DL for Florida State and Rutgers. Across 6 tracked seasons, Malcolm Ray recorded 80 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Florida State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season
Florida State paired 8 primary output with 18 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 14.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2024 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 Florida State, Rutgers.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Kansas State
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2024 Postseason · Rutgers
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
0.5
Efficiency
14.1
Usage
4
Consistency
11.1
Best Game by takeover score
Kansas State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Kansas State: 2. Howard: 0. Akron: 2. Virginia Tech: 1.5. Washington: 0. Nebraska: 0. Wisconsin: 0. USC: 0. Minnesota: 0. Maryland: 0. Illinois: 1. Michigan State: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Kansas State: 4 by 36.7. Howard: 4 by 16.7. Akron: 3 by 32.5. Virginia Tech: 1 by 19.2. Washington: 3 by 12.5. Nebraska: 1 by 4.2. Wisconsin: 2 by 8.3. USC: 3 by 12.5. Minnesota: 2 by 8.3. Maryland: 1 by 4.2. Illinois: 0 by 10. Michigan State: 1 by 4.2
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins0.5 · Games = 7 · -0.1 vs Losses
Losses0.6 · Games = 5 · +0.1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Kansas State
Best efficiency game
36.7 vs Kansas State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 12/26 | @ Kansas StateSplash game | L 41-44 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/30 | @ Michigan State | W 41-14 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/23 | vs Illinois | L 31-38 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/16 | @ Maryland | W 31-17 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/9 | vs Minnesota | W 26-19 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/26 | @ USC | L 20-42 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/12 | vs Wisconsin | L 7-42 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/5 | @ Nebraska | L 7-14 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/28 | vs Washington | W 21-18 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | @ Virginia Tech | W 26-23 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | vs AkronSplash game | W 49-17 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 8/29 | vs Howard | W 44-7 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Malcolm Ray story
Malcolm Ray built his college career from 2019 through 2024 as a defensive lineman from Miami Gardens, FL wearing No. 9, spending time with Florida State and Rutgers. The clearest part of Malcolm Ray's career was his defensive production: 80 tackles, 12 tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks, and 2 passes defended across 41 career games in the available record. That gives Malcolm Ray's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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- 1
Florida State
2019-2023
Opening stop
- 2
Rutgers
2024
Final stop
Season Value Progression
20192020202120222023202320242024
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Florida State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2020 Regular Season | Florida State | 0 | 8.3 | 1.4 | 0 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Florida State | 8 | 18 | 4.5 | 8 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Florida State | 7.5 | 14.4 | 5.2 | -0.5 |
| 2023 Postseason | Florida State | 5.5 | 13.5 | 3.2 | -2 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Florida State | 5.5 | 13.5 | 3.2 | 0 |
| 2024 Postseason | Rutgers | 6.5 | 14.1 | 4 | 1 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Rutgers | 6.5 | 14.1 | 4 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Clemson
Week 7 · L 28-34 · Conference game
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Havoc Plays
79.4 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 79.4 takeover score.
#2
@ Kansas State
Week 1 · L 41-44 · Postseason
2
Havoc Plays
78.9 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 78.9 takeover score.
#3
@ NC State
Week 6 · L 17-19 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
78.1 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 78.1 takeover score.
#4
@ Clemson
Week 9 · L 20-30 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
75.3 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 75.3 takeover score.
#5
vs Miami
Week 11 · W 27-20 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
70.5 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 70.5 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Regular Season · Florida State
8 primary output · 18 efficiency · 4.5 usage
42.2
#2
2022 Regular Season · Florida State
40.6
7.5 primary · 14.4 efficiency · 5.2 usage
#3
2020 Regular Season · Florida State
40
0 primary · 8.3 efficiency · 1.4 usage
Milestones
8
Impact games
9
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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