2026 games, tackles for loss per game. W and L: the team’s results.
Hunter Malecki
Wins the gap play after play. Second year in the same defensive front at Old Dominion. A game that shows it: 7 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Marshall — Week 9, 2026.
21 tackles · 0.5 sacks
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
21 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 3 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 3 tackles for loss, in the 9 games with play by play.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Old Dominion | 21 | 4 | 3.0 | 0.5 |
| 2025 | Old Dominion | 10 | 3 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| Career | 31 | 7 | 5.5 | 3.0 |
Last game (Wk 9): 0.5 sacks, 1 tackle for loss, 7 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 31-10vs Norfolk State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 21-44@ Virginia Tech | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 17-20vs East Carolina | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 20-46vs James Madison | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 10-42@ Georgia State | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 10-3@ App State | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 15-23vs Georgia Southern | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 0-26@ Louisiana Tech | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 23-36vs Marshall | 7 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Total | 21 | 4 | 3.0 | 0.5 | — | 0 |
Ratings of the games shown run from -11 to +11 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
14%3 TFLSack rate
2%0 sacksHurry rate
5%1 hurry21 tackles · 3 for loss · 0.5 sacks.
2 seasons under Ricky Rahne — 12-10 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 3.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 1.9 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 4.0 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Ricky Rahne
Pass share
43.6%
243 pass / 314 run
Plays / game
61.9
9 games
Team sack rate
13.3%
309 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #78 at the position.
The No. 2,445 recruit in the country is starting on the defensive line in the Sun Belt.
2026 is in progress.
