Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2022-2025UConn
Malachi McLean
DB • 5'10" • 185 lbs • Manvel, TX, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Malachi McLean shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 43.9 disruption score.
Impact Production
95
Top-tier box-score impact for a defensive back
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Reliability
88
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
86
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Regular Season · UConn
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- New Mexico State • UConn
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Ball State
Player Story
Malachi McLean built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a defensive back from Manvel, TX wearing No. 7, spending time with New Mexico State and UConn. The clearest part of Malachi McLean's career was his...
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- Committed To
- New Mexico State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2022
Malachi McLean, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Regular Season · UConn. Malachi McLean shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 43.9 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 154
- TFL
- 6.5
- Sacks
- 1
- QB hurries
- 1
- Passes defended
- 7
Quick Answers
Malachi McLean quick answers
- Latest team and position
- UConn · DB
- Career Tackles
- 154
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 32 games
- Best season
- 2025 Regular Season · UConn
- Top game
- Ball State
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Manvel · New Mexico State
- High school pipeline
- Manvel · 59 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 7 · Junior
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 79 tackles · DB 21st (top 3%) · FBS Independents 3rd (top 4%) · National 164th (top 3%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | New Mexico State | 7 | 19 | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 24.7 |
| 2023 Regular Season | New Mexico State | 4 | 12 | 3 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 39.6 |
| 2024 Postseason | UConn | 12 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 29.3 |
| 2024 Regular Season | UConn | 12 | 42 | 0.5 | 0 | - | 4 | 0 | 29.3 |
| 2025 Regular Season | UConn | 9 | 79 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 67.2 |
Related Context
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Malachi McLean played DB for New Mexico State and UConn. Across 4 tracked seasons, Malachi McLean recorded 154 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with UConn.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season
UConn paired 7 primary output with 43.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 43.9 efficiency.
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Career value is trending up
2025 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
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Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across New Mexico State, UConn.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Ball State
Win 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 · UConn
Games
9
Havoc Plays / G
0.8
Efficiency
43.9
Usage
8.2
Consistency
56.4
Best Game by takeover score
Ball State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Ball State: 2. Buffalo: 0. Florida International: 1.5. Boston College: 0.5. Rice: 1. UAB: 0. Duke: 1. Air Force: 0. Florida Atlantic: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Ball State: 9 by 57.5. Buffalo: 8 by 33.3. Florida International: 8 by 48.3. Boston College: 10 by 46.7. Rice: 9 by 47.5. UAB: 8 by 33.3. Duke: 8 by 43.3. Air Force: 13 by 50. Florida Atlantic: 6 by 35
Split Comparison
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Wins0.8 · Games = 8 · -0.3 vs Losses
Losses1 · Games = 1 · +0.3 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
Ball State
Best efficiency game
57.5 vs Ball State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/22 | @ Florida Atlantic | W 48-45 | 6 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/15 | vs Air Force10+ tackles | W 26-16 | 13 | 7 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/8 | vs Duke | W 37-34 | 8 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/1 | vs UAB | W 38-19 | 8 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/25 | @ Rice | L 34-37 | 9 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/18 | @ Boston College10+ tackles | W 38-23 | 10 | 6 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/4 | vs Florida International | W 51-10 | 8 | 5 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/27 | @ Buffalo | W 20-17 | 8 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/20 | vs Ball StateSplash game | W 31-25 | 9 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Malachi McLean story
Malachi McLean built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a defensive back from Manvel, TX wearing No. 7, spending time with New Mexico State and UConn. The clearest part of Malachi McLean's career was his defensive production: 154 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss, 1 sack, and 1 interception across 32 career games in the available record. His career also includes 49 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Malachi McLean's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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New Mexico State
2022-2023
Opening stop
- 2
UConn
2024-2025
Final stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | New Mexico State | 2 | 14.2 | 5.6 | — |
| 2023 Regular Season | New Mexico State | 3 | 20 | 6.8 | 1 |
| 2024 Postseason | UConn | 4.5 | 19 | 2.8 | 1.5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | UConn | 4.5 | 19 | 2.8 | 0 |
| 2025 Regular Season | UConn | 7 | 43.9 | 8.2 | 2.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs No. 132 Ball State
Week 4 · W 31-25
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
85.8 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 85.8 takeover score.
#2
@ Liberty
Week 2 · L 17-33 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
83.1 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 83.1 takeover score.
#3
@ Missouri
Week 12 · L 14-45
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Havoc Plays
72.8 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 72.8 takeover score.
#4
vs No. 107 Florida International
Week 6 · W 51-10
1.5
Havoc Plays
61.9 takeover
Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 61.9 takeover score.
#5
vs No. 44 Duke
Week 11 · W 37-34
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Havoc Plays
57.2 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 57.2 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Regular Season · UConn
7 primary output · 43.9 efficiency · 8.2 usage
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#2
2023 Regular Season · New Mexico State
39.6
3 primary · 20 efficiency · 6.8 usage
#3
2024 Postseason · UConn
29.3
4.5 primary · 19 efficiency · 2.8 usage
Milestones
4
Impact games
2
Splash games
2
10+ tackle games
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