Player Profile

Malachi Lawrence

EDGE • 6'4" • 250 lbs • Louisville, KY, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Malachi Lawrence shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 28.8 disruption score.

Usage Score

10.6

Efficiency

28.8

Consistency

55

Season Value

40.8

Career Arc

Season-by-season value trend

Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season · UCF

2223232425

Quick Facts

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
5
Primary stop by seasons
UCF
Best season by value score
Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season · UCF
Peak game by takeover score
Peak game by takeover score: Baylor

Malachi Lawrence, EDGE. Best season Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season · UCF. Malachi Lawrence shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 28.8 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season

UCF paired 20 primary output with 28.8 efficiency.

Supporting note

2025 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 28.8 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.

Season Explorer

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2025 Regular Season · UCF

Games

11

Havoc Plays / G

1.8

Efficiency

28.8

Usage

10.6

Consistency

55

Best Game by takeover score

BYU

Hover a point or expand a game row to keep the active game context visible here.

Game-by-Game Trend

1234567891011

Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Jacksonville State: 2. Unknown: 2.5. North Carolina: 0. Kansas State: 3. Kansas: 0. Cincinnati: 0.5. West Virginia: 4. Baylor: 5. Houston: 2. Oklahoma State: 0. BYU: 1

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Jacksonville State: 1 by 24.2. Unknown: 3 by 37.5. North Carolina: 0 by 0. 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

Wins1.5 · n=4 · -0.4 vs Losses
Losses1.9 · n=6 · +0.4 vs Wins
First Half1.3 · n=6 · -1.1 vs Second Half
Second Half2.4 · n=5 · +1.1 vs First Half

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@ BYUL 21-4122100
Sat 11/22vs Oklahoma StateW 17-1410000
Sat 11/8vs HoustonL 27-3043110
Sat 11/1@ Baylor2+ sacks · Splash gameL 3-3074320
Sat 10/18vs West Virginia2+ sacks · Splash gameW 45-1343220
Sat 10/11@ CincinnatiL 11-20310.5000
Sat 10/4vs KansasL 20-2711000
Sat 9/27@ Kansas StateSplash gameL 20-3422210
Sat 9/20vs North CarolinaW 34-900000
Sat 9/6vs Unknown321.5010
Thu 8/28vs Jacksonville StateW 17-1010002

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    UCF

    2022-2025

    Opening stop

Season Progression

20222023202320242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2022 Regular SeasonUCF19.24
2023 PostseasonUCF1531.311.614
2023 Regular SeasonUCF1531.311.60
2024 Regular SeasonUCF1216.65.4-3
2025 Regular SeasonUCF2028.810.68

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Baylor

Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.

5

Primary metric

5 disruption/tackle impact with 69 takeover score.

#2

Cincinnati

3.5

Primary metric

Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 57.1 takeover score.

#3

Arizona

4

Primary metric

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 54.8 takeover score.

#4

Kansas

3

Primary metric

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 51.9 takeover score.

#5

West Virginia

4

Primary metric

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 51 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2025 Regular Season · UCF

20 primary output · 28.8 efficiency · 10.6 usage

40.8

#2

2023 Postseason · UCF

40.2

15 primary · 31.3 efficiency · 11.6 usage

#3

2023 Regular Season · UCF

40.2

15 primary · 31.3 efficiency · 11.6 usage

Milestones

1

Impact games

8

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.

Career Metric Focus

Switch the career lens without tearing down the page.

Quick Answers

Malachi Lawrence quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
EDGE
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
5
Career tackles
69