2026 games, tackles for loss per game. W and L: the team’s results.
Mackavelli Malotumau
Played for three head coaches across four seasons and two programs. One game to point at: 7 tackles and 2 tackles for loss against Delaware — Week 9, 2026.
14 tackles · 1.5 sacks
Play style
Disrupts the pocket from the interior.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Western Kentucky | 14 | 6 | 5.0 | 1.5 |
| 2025 | Western Kentucky | 33 | 12 | 7.0 | 1.5 |
| 2024 | Nevada | 14 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 | Nevada | 11 | 5 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Career | 72 | 26 | 13.0 | 4.0 |
Last game (Wk 9): 0.5 sacks, 2 tackles for loss, 7 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 5 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 14-49@ Nevada | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 0-38@ No. 4 Indiana | 3 | 2 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 52-7vs Mercyhurst | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 13-34@ New Mexico State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 21-35vs Delaware | 7 | 2 | 2.0 | 0.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Total | 14 | 6 | 5.0 | 1.5 | — | 0 |
Oct. 27 · L 21-35 vs Delaware, play by play
7 tackles, including 2 more for loss. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 5 of his 7, sacks included.
Sacked the quarterback for a 1-yard loss. Second quarter, tied 21-21.
Against his own season: tied for his best backfield disruption game of the season so far.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 5 tackles for loss, 1 of them a sack, in the 5 games with play by play.
How Western Kentucky’s defense played that day
Delaware’s 11 drives: 6 stopped (1 takeaway) · 5 scored. While the game was within a score they held 3 of 8. His sack came with the game tied.
2 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
0 tackles. He hurried the quarterback once.
No game thread archived for this game yet.
3 tackles, including 1 more for loss, 1 sack.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 4 for him; the box score credits 3.
Sacked the quarterback for a 3-yard loss. Second quarter, tied 0-0.
2 tackles, including 1 more for loss.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Ratings of the games shown run from -13 to +24 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
36%5 TFLSack rate
11%2 sacksHurry rate
14%2 hurries14 tackles · 5 for loss · 1.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 3.5 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 2.3 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 7.0 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tyson Helton
Pass share
53.4%
444 pass / 388 run
Plays / game
104.0
8 games
Team sack rate
5.9%
323 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2026
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Conference USA
Based on 2025: #24 of 45 Conference USA DLs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
The No. 2,150 recruit in the country is starting on the defensive line in the Conference USA.
2026 is in progress.
Played for three programs.
The role got bigger.
The role got bigger.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Ken Wilson, Jeff Choate and Tyson Helton.
