Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2025-2025Boise State
Malakai Williams
EDGE • 6'5" • 245 lbs • Chandler, AZ, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Malakai Williams shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 20.1 disruption score.
Impact Production
25
Developing production for an edge defender
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
26
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Boise State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 1
- Program Path
- Boise State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Air Force
Player Story
Malakai Williams built his college career in 2025 as an edge defender from Chandler, AZ wearing No. 15, spending time with Boise State. The clearest part of Malakai Williams' career was his defensive production: 11...
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- Committed To
- Idaho
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2021
Malakai Williams, EDGE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Boise State. Malakai Williams shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 20.1 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 11
- TFL
- 4
- Sacks
- 2.5
- QB hurries
- 7
Quick Answers
Malakai Williams quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Boise State · EDGE
- Career Tackles
- 11
- Tracked sample
- 1 unique seasons · 2 entries · 14 games
- Best season
- 2025 Postseason · Boise State
- Top game
- Air Force
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Lincoln · Idaho
- High school pipeline
- Lincoln · 28 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 15 · Senior
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 11 tackles · EDGE 32nd (top 66%) · Mountain West 233rd (top 45%) · National 2,839th (top 46%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Postseason | Boise State | 9 | 0 | - | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 58.1 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Boise State | 9 | 11 | 4 | 2.5 | 6 | - | 0 | 58.1 |
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Unlisted to Boise State | Unlisted to G5/FCS | 21.2 | Dec 23, 2024 |
Malakai Williams played EDGE for Boise State. Across 1 tracked season, Malakai Williams recorded 11 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with Boise State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason
Boise State paired 13.5 primary output with 20.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 20.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Air Force
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Postseason · Boise State
Games
9
Havoc Plays / G
1.5
Efficiency
20.1
Usage
7.7
Consistency
48.1
Best Game by takeover score
Air Force
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Washington: 1. Eastern Washington: 2. Air Force: 3. App State: 3. New Mexico: 1. UNLV: 0.5. Nevada: 1. Fresno State: 2. Utah State: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Washington: 0 by 10. Eastern Washington: 0 by 20. Air Force: 3 by 42.5. App State: 2 by 38.3. New Mexico: 0 by 10. UNLV: 2 by 13.3. Nevada: 1 by 14.2. Fresno State: 2 by 28.3. Utah State: 1 by 4.2
Split Comparison
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Wins1.5 · Games = 7 · +0 vs Losses
Losses1.5 · Games = 2 · +0 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
Air Force
Best efficiency game
42.5 vs Air Force
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 12/14 | @ Washington | L 10-38 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 11/28 | @ Utah State | W 25-24 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/1 | vs Fresno StateSplash game | L 7-30 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/25 | @ Nevada | W 24-3 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/18 | vs UNLV | W 56-31 | 2 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/12 | vs New Mexico | W 41-25 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/27 | vs App StateSplash game | W 47-14 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/20 | @ Air ForceSplash game | W 49-37 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/6 | vs Eastern WashingtonSplash game | W 51-14 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Malakai Williams story
Malakai Williams built his college career in 2025 as an edge defender from Chandler, AZ wearing No. 15, spending time with Boise State. The clearest part of Malakai Williams' career was his defensive production: 11 tackles, 4 tackles for loss, and 2.5 sacks across 14 career games in the available record. That gives Malakai Williams' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Boise State
2025
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20252025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Postseason | Boise State | 13.5 | 20.1 | 7.7 | — |
| 2025 Regular Season | Boise State | 13.5 | 20.1 | 7.7 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ No. 80 Air Force
Week 4 · W 49-37 · Conference game
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Havoc Plays
80.8 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 80.8 takeover score.
#2
vs No. 111 App State
Week 5 · W 47-14
3
Havoc Plays
76.9 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 76.9 takeover score.
#3
vs No. 66 Fresno State
Week 10 · L 7-30 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
61.4 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 61.4 takeover score.
#4
@ California
Week 3
1
Havoc Plays
57.1 takeover
Game with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 57.1 takeover score.
#5
vs Eastern Washington
Week 2 · W 51-14
2
Havoc Plays
45.3 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 45.3 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Postseason · Boise State
13.5 primary output · 20.1 efficiency · 7.7 usage
58.1
#2
2025 Regular Season · Boise State
58.1
13.5 primary · 20.1 efficiency · 7.7 usage
Milestones
3
Impact games
4
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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