Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2022-2025Massachusetts
Malachi Madison
DL • 6'3" • 290 lbs • Chester, VA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Malachi Madison shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 9.6 disruption score.
Impact Production
27
Developing production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
12
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
48
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · Virginia Tech
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Virginia Tech • Massachusetts
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Kent State
Player Story
Malachi Madison built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a defensive lineman from Chester, VA wearing No. 54, spending time with Massachusetts and Virginia Tech. The clearest part of Malachi Madison's...
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- Committed To
- Virginia Tech
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2022
Malachi Madison, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · Virginia Tech. Malachi Madison shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 9.6 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 11
- TFL
- 2
- Sacks
- 2
- QB hurries
- 1
Quick Answers
Malachi Madison quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Massachusetts · DL
- Career Tackles
- 11
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 9 games
- Best season
- 2024 Regular Season · Virginia Tech
- Top game
- Kent State
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Thomas Dale · Virginia Tech
- High school pipeline
- Thomas Dale · 11 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 54 · Junior
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 9 tackles · DL 663rd (top 62%) · Mid-American 284th (top 49%) · National 3,068th (top 50%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Virginia Tech | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 37.8 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Virginia Tech | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2024 Regular Season | Virginia Tech | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 59.6 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Massachusetts | 7 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | 36.6 |
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Massachusetts to Missouri State | G5/FCS to G5/FCS | 78.6 | Jan 13, 2026 |
| 2025 | Virginia Tech to Massachusetts | P4 to G5/FCS | 80 | Dec 19, 2024 |
Malachi Madison played DL for Virginia Tech and Massachusetts. Across 4 tracked seasons, Malachi Madison recorded 11 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with Massachusetts.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season
Virginia Tech paired 2 primary output with 24.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 9.6 efficiency.
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Career value cooled off
2025 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Virginia Tech, Massachusetts.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Kent 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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2025 Regular Season · Massachusetts
Games
7
Havoc Plays / G
0.4
Efficiency
9.6
Usage
3.3
Consistency
9.5
Best Game by takeover score
Kent State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Temple: 0. Bryant: 0. Iowa: 0. Missouri: 0. Kent State: 2. Buffalo: 1. Central Michigan: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Temple: 1 by 4.2. Bryant: 2 by 8.3. Iowa: 2 by 8.3. Missouri: 1 by 4.2. Kent State: 2 by 28.3. Buffalo: 0 by 10. Central Michigan: 1 by 4.2
Split Comparison
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First Half0 · Games = 4 · -1 vs Second Half
Second Half1 · Games = 3 · +1 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
7 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Kent State
Best efficiency game
28.3 vs Kent State
Player Story
Malachi Madison story
Malachi Madison built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a defensive lineman from Chester, VA wearing No. 54, spending time with Massachusetts and Virginia Tech. The clearest part of Malachi Madison's career was his defensive production: 11 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, and 2 sacks across 9 career games in the available record. That gives Malachi Madison's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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- 1
Virginia Tech
2022-2024
Opening stop
- 2
Massachusetts
2025
Final stop
Season Value Progression
2022202320242025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Virginia Tech | 0 | 4.2 | 1.1 | — |
| 2023 Regular Season | Virginia Tech | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Virginia Tech | 2 | 24.2 | 5.7 | 2 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Massachusetts | 3 | 9.6 | 3.3 | 1 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ No. 130 Kent State
Week 7 · L 6-42 · Conference game
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
76.1 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 76.1 takeover score.
#2
@ Stanford
Week 6 · W 31-7 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
57.2 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 57.2 takeover score.
#3
vs No. 95 Buffalo
Week 8 · L 21-28 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
35.6 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 35.6 takeover score.
#4
vs Bryant
Week 2 · L 26-27
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Havoc Plays
7.2 takeover
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 7.2 takeover score.
#5
@ No. 12 Iowa
Week 3 · L 7-47 · Ranked opponent
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Havoc Plays
6.7 takeover
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 6.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2024 Regular Season · Virginia Tech
2 primary output · 24.2 efficiency · 5.7 usage
59.6
#2
2022 Regular Season · Virginia Tech
37.8
0 primary · 4.2 efficiency · 1.1 usage
#3
2025 Regular Season · Massachusetts
36.6
3 primary · 9.6 efficiency · 3.3 usage
Milestones
1
Impact games
2
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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