Player Dossier

2019-2024

UNLV

Malik Chavis

DB • 6'3" • 195 lbs • Rison, AR, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Malik Chavis shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 15.1 disruption score.

Usage / Role

26%

Rotational defensive role

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Impact Production

28

Developing production for a defensive back

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Reliability

15

Sporadic game-to-game production

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Star Power

30

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Arkansas

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Unique Seasons
6
Program Path
Arkansas • UNLV
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Ole Miss

Player Story

Malik Chavis built his college career from 2019 through 2024 as a defensive back from Rison, AR wearing No. 4, spending time with Arkansas and UNLV. The clearest part of Malik Chavis' career was his defensive...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2019 · Rating 0.8641

Rison · Rison, AR

Committed To
Arkansas
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2019

Malik Chavis, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Arkansas. Malik Chavis shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 15.1 disruption score.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Tackles
66
TFL
1.5
Sacks
1
Passes defended
1

Quick Answers

Malik Chavis quick answers

Latest team and position
UNLV · DB
Career Tackles
66
Tracked sample
6 unique seasons · 8 entries · 33 games
Best season
2022 Regular Season · Arkansas
Top game
Ole Miss
Recruit profile
3-star · Rison · Arkansas
High school pipeline
Rison · 4 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 4 · Senior
2024 Tackles rank
29 tackles · DB 350th (top 36%) · Mountain West 135th (top 25%) · National 1,477th (top 25%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTacklesTFLSacksQB HurPDTDOverall
2019 Regular SeasonArkansas22-0--036.3
2020 Regular SeasonArkansas11-0--036.4
2021 PostseasonArkansas91-0--019.3
2021 Regular SeasonArkansas914-0--019.3
2022 Regular SeasonArkansas814-0--039.2
2023 Regular SeasonArkansas4511--034.8
2024 PostseasonUNLV94-0--030.2
2024 Regular SeasonUNLV9250.50-1030.2

Related Context

Malik Chavis played DB for Arkansas and UNLV. Across 6 tracked seasons, Malik Chavis recorded 66 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2024 with UNLV.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season

Arkansas paired 0 primary output with 7.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

2024 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 15.1 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 Arkansas, UNLV.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Oregon State

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2024 Postseason · UNLV

Games

9

Havoc Plays / G

0.2

Efficiency

15.1

Usage

2.8

Consistency

7.4

Best Game by takeover score

Oregon State

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. California: 0. Houston: 0. Utah Tech: 0. Fresno State: 0. Syracuse: 0. Utah State: 0. Oregon State: 1. San José State: 0.5. Boise State: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. California: 4 by 16.7. Houston: 4 by 16.7. Utah Tech: 1 by 4.2. Fresno State: 3 by 12.5. Syracuse: 6 by 25. Utah State: 5 by 20.8. Oregon State: 3 by 22.5. San José State: 2 by 13.3. Boise 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.

Wins0.2 · Games = 7 · +0.2 vs Losses
Losses0 · Games = 2 · -0.2 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

Oregon State

Best efficiency game

25 vs Syracuse

Result
Thu 12/19vs CaliforniaW 24-1343000
Sat 12/7@ Boise StateL 7-2111000
Sat 11/23@ San José StateW 27-16200.5000
Sun 10/20@ Oregon StateW 33-2532001
Sat 10/12@ Utah StateW 50-3454000
Sat 10/5vs SyracuseL 41-4463000
Sat 9/28vs Fresno StateW 59-1431000
Sat 9/7vs Utah TechW 72-1411000
Sat 8/31@ HoustonW 27-744000

Player Story

Malik Chavis story

Malik Chavis built his college career from 2019 through 2024 as a defensive back from Rison, AR wearing No. 4, spending time with Arkansas and UNLV. The clearest part of Malik Chavis' career was his defensive production: 66 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, 1 sack, and 1 interception across 33 career games in the available record. That gives Malik Chavis' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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  1. 1

    Arkansas

    2019-2023

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    UNLV

    2024

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

20192020202120212022202320242024
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2019 Regular SeasonArkansas04.20.6
2020 Regular SeasonArkansas04.20.60
2021 PostseasonArkansas19.21.71
2021 Regular SeasonArkansas19.21.70
2022 Regular SeasonArkansas07.31.2-1
2023 Regular SeasonArkansas210.22.52
2024 PostseasonUNLV1.515.12.8-0.5
2024 Regular SeasonUNLV1.515.12.80

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Ole Miss

Week 6 · L 20-27 · Conference game

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2

Havoc Plays

63.6 takeover

2 disruption/tackle impact with 63.6 takeover score.

#2

vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff

Week 8 · W 45-3

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Havoc Plays

54.7 takeover

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 54.7 takeover score.

#3

@ Oregon State

Week 8 · W 33-25

1

Havoc Plays

45.8 takeover

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 45.8 takeover score.

#4

@ San José State

Week 13 · W 27-16 · Conference game

0.5

Havoc Plays

41.1 takeover

Win with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 41.1 takeover score.

#5

vs Syracuse

Week 6 · L 41-44

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Havoc Plays

17.8 takeover

Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 17.8 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2022 Regular Season · Arkansas

0 primary output · 7.3 efficiency · 1.2 usage

39.2

#2

2020 Regular Season · Arkansas

36.4

0 primary · 4.2 efficiency · 0.6 usage

#3

2019 Regular Season · Arkansas

36.3

0 primary · 4.2 efficiency · 0.6 usage

Milestones

1

Impact games

1

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games