Malachi McLean

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

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Malachi McLean shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 43.9 disruption score.

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Regular defensive contributor

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Top-tier box-score impact for a defensive back

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Reliability

Regular contributor with several takeover games

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Career Arc

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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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Class 2022 · Rating 0.8107

Manvel · Manvel, TX

Committed To: New Mexico State
Commit Date: Jan 1, 2022

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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%)

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.

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