Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 21-37vs Massachusetts | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 21-28@ Boston College | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#11
Malachi Davis
Senior defensive lineman on Rutgers's 2026 roster.
6′4″ · 255 lb · Holt, MI · Holt
CFB Index 61 · #144 of 420 edge rushersLow confidenceTransferred Toledo → Rutgers for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
0
sacks · 2026
0.5 TFL · 4 tackles · 2 hurries
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 0.5 TFL, 3 tackles, vs Massachusetts
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive lineman on Rutgers's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Toledo in 2022.
- Transferred from Toledo to Rutgers in 2026.
Malachi Davis
Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack. Across four seasons and two programs, three head coaches: Jason Candle, Robert Weiner and Greg Schiano. His first career honor landed in 2025: All-MAC. One game to point at: 3 tackles, 0.5 TFL against Massachusetts — Week 1, 2026.
4 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
His career
Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.
2022
- Signed with Toledo3-star out of Holt Senior
202510 games
- All-MACthird
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
🎖
ALL-MAC
All-MAC mention (2025)
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coach2023–2026
Rutgers
Played his entire career under Greg Schiano.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Rutgers
2025Toledo
2026Rutgers
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023Toledo11-3HC: Jason Candle · Run-leaning
2024Toledo8-5HC: Jason Candle · Balanced
2025Toledo8-5HC: Robert Weiner · Run-leaning
2026Rutgers0-2HC: Greg Schiano · Balanced
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidenceBreakout
Elite: qb hurries (96th percentile). Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 2.0 TKL/g, 0.2 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Greg Schiano
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Game log
How he plays
Play style
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Versatile End
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
IDL
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Mitchell Melton’s 2024 season.
91%match
Matches Mitchell on
Sack rate
Weight
Height
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Emar'Rion Winston's junior season at Baylor (2025).
82%match
Matches Emar'Rion on
Sack rate
Weight
TFL rate
Differs from Emar'Rion on
Hurry rate (higher)
Player DNA
Players who play like Malachi Davis
Background
2025 Third Team All-MAC 2025 Academic All-MAC 2026 (Senior): Picked to the Shriners Children's 1000 watch list (7/22). Career: Enters 2026 having played in 28 games with 12 starts at defensive end over the past four seasons (2022-25) at Toledo ... owns 57 tackles with 14 for loss and eight sacks...
The defensive line · Rutgers
- #94J'Dan Burnett9.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #11Malachi Davis9.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #99Rondarius Porter5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #8Sekou Kromah4.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #90Farell Gnago2 tackles for loss · 2025
19 more on the roster · Rutgers team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology