Player Profile

Malachi McLean

DB • 5'10" • 185 lbs • Manvel, TX, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Malachi McLean shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 42.8 disruption score.

Usage Score

8.2

Efficiency

42.8

Consistency

39.8

Season Value

24.6

Career Arc

Season-by-season value trend

Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season · UConn

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Quick Facts

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
5
Primary stop by seasons
New Mexico State
Best season by value score
Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season · UConn
Peak game by takeover score
Peak game by takeover score: Liberty

Malachi McLean, DB. Best season Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season · UConn. Malachi McLean shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 42.8 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season

UConn paired 6 primary output with 42.8 efficiency.

Supporting note

2025 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 42.8 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2025 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

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.

Season Explorer

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2025 Regular Season · UConn

Games

9

Havoc Plays / G

0.7

Efficiency

42.8

Usage

8.2

Consistency

39.8

Best Game by takeover score

Florida Atlantic

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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: 0. Air Force: 0. Florida Atlantic: 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. 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 33.3. Air Force: 13 by 50. Florida Atlantic: 6 by 35

Split Comparison

Wins0.6 · n=8
First Half1 · n=5 · +0.8 vs Second Half
Second Half0.3 · n=4 · -0.8 vs First Half
All Games0.7 · n=9

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 AtlanticW 48-45610010
Sat 11/15vs Air Force10+ tacklesW 26-16137000
Sat 11/8vs DukeW 37-3481000
Sat 11/1vs UABW 38-1985000
Sat 10/25@ RiceL 34-3795001
Sat 10/18@ Boston College10+ tacklesW 38-231060.5000
Sat 10/4vs Florida InternationalW 51-10850.5001
Sat 9/27@ BuffaloW 20-1783000
Sat 9/20vs Ball StateW 31-2595110

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    New Mexico State

    2022-2023

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    UConn

    2024-2025

    Final stop

Season Progression

20222023202420242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2022 Regular SeasonNew Mexico State214.25.6
2023 Regular SeasonNew Mexico State3209.11
2024 PostseasonUConn4.5192.91.5
2024 Regular SeasonUConn4.5192.90
2025 Regular SeasonUConn642.88.21.5

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Liberty

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2

Primary metric

2 disruption/tackle impact with 59.5 takeover score.

#2

Ball State

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 58.3 takeover score.

#3

Missouri

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 48.4 takeover score.

#4

Wake Forest

1.5

Primary metric

Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 45.9 takeover score.

#5

Florida International

1.5

Primary metric

Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 43.8 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2025 Regular Season · UConn

6 primary output · 42.8 efficiency · 8.2 usage

24.6

#2

2023 Regular Season · New Mexico State

17.9

3 primary · 20 efficiency · 9.1 usage

#3

2024 Postseason · UConn

9.7

4.5 primary · 19 efficiency · 2.9 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

1

Splash games

2

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2022 · Rating 0.8107

Manvel · Manvel, TX

Committed To
New Mexico State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2022

Career Facts

2

Career teams

5

Seasons tracked

154

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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Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
DB
Teams played for
2
Seasons tracked
5
Career tackles
154