Usage Score
8.2
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 42.8 disruption score.
Efficiency
42.8
Consistency
39.8
Season Value
24.6
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season · UConn
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Seasons Tracked
- 5
- Program Path
- New Mexico State • UConn
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Liberty
Scouting Read
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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.
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 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.
Analysis workspace
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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
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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
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins0.6 · Games = 8
First Half1 · Games = 5 · +0.8 vs Second Half
Second Half0.3 · Games = 4 · -0.8 vs First Half
All Games0.7 · Games = 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 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 State | W 31-25 | 9 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
New Mexico State
2022-2023
Opening stop
- 2
UConn
2024-2025
Final stop
Season Progression
20222023202420242025
| 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 | 9.1 | 1 |
| 2024 Postseason | UConn | 4.5 | 19 | 2.9 | 1.5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | UConn | 4.5 | 19 | 2.9 | 0 |
| 2025 Regular Season | UConn | 6 | 42.8 | 8.2 | 1.5 |
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.