Usage Score
10.4
Player Dossier
2022-2025UCF
Malachi Lawrence
EDGE • 6'4" • 250 lbs • Louisville, KY, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Malachi Lawrence shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 29.7 disruption score.
Efficiency
29.7
Consistency
52.1
Season Value
48.1
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · UCF
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 5
- Program Path
- UCF
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Baylor
Scouting Read
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Malachi Lawrence, EDGE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · UCF. Malachi Lawrence shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 29.7 disruption score.
Malachi Lawrence played EDGE for UCF. Across 4 tracked seasons, Malachi Lawrence recorded 69 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with UCF.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason
UCF paired 20 primary output with 37.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 29.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2025 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Baylor
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
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2025 Regular Season · UCF
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
2.1
Efficiency
29.7
Usage
10.4
Consistency
52.1
Best Game by takeover score
Baylor
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Jacksonville State: 2. North Carolina A&T: 2.5. North Carolina: 1. Kansas State: 3. Kansas: 0. Cincinnati: 0.5. West Virginia: 4. Baylor: 7. Houston: 2. Oklahoma State: 0. BYU: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Jacksonville State: 1 by 24.2. North Carolina A&T: 3 by 37.5. North Carolina: 0 by 10. Kansas State: 2 by 38.3. Kansas: 1 by 4.2. Cincinnati: 3 by 17.5. West Virginia: 4 by 56.7. Baylor: 7 by 79.2. Houston: 4 by 36.7. Oklahoma State: 1 by 4.2. BYU: 2 by 18.3
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins1.9 · Games = 5 · -0.4 vs Losses
Losses2.3 · Games = 6 · +0.4 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Baylor
Best efficiency game
79.2 vs Baylor
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/29 | @ BYU | L 21-41 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/22 | vs Oklahoma State | W 17-14 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/8 | vs HoustonSplash game | L 27-30 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/1 | @ Baylor2+ sacks · Splash game | L 3-30 | 7 | 4 | — | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/18 | vs West Virginia2+ sacks · Splash game | W 45-13 | 4 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/11 | @ Cincinnati | L 11-20 | 3 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/4 | vs Kansas | L 20-27 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/27 | @ Kansas StateSplash game | L 20-34 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/20 | vs North Carolina | W 34-9 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/6 | vs North Carolina A&TSplash game | W 68-7 | 3 | 2 | — | 1.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 8/28 | vs Jacksonville StateSplash game | W 17-10 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
Career Arc
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UCF
2022-2025
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20222023202320242025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | UCF | 1 | 9.2 | 4 | — |
| 2023 Postseason | UCF | 20 | 37.5 | 13.9 | 19 |
| 2023 Regular Season | UCF | 20 | 37.5 | 13.9 | 0 |
| 2024 Regular Season | UCF | 16 | 20.2 | 6.6 | -4 |
| 2025 Regular Season | UCF | 23 | 29.7 | 10.4 | 7 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Baylor
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.
7
Primary metric
7 disruption/tackle impact with 69.2 takeover score.
#2
Cincinnati
4.5
Primary metric
Win with 4.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4.5 disruption/tackle impact with 61 takeover score.
#3
Houston
4
Primary metric
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 54.5 takeover score.
#4
Arizona
4
Primary metric
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 54.2 takeover score.
#5
Kansas
3
Primary metric
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 45.6 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2023 Postseason · UCF
20 primary output · 37.5 efficiency · 13.9 usage
53.2
#2
2023 Regular Season · UCF
53.2
20 primary · 37.5 efficiency · 13.9 usage
#3
2025 Regular Season · UCF
48.1
23 primary · 29.7 efficiency · 10.4 usage
Milestones
2
Impact games
16
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2026 · Rating 0.8467
Pittsburg · Pittsburg, CA
- Committed To
- Fresno State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2026
Career Facts
1
Career teams
5
Seasons tracked
69
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 32 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.
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