2026 games, tackles for loss per game. W and L: the team’s results.
Malachi Davis
The four seasons span two programs and three head coaches: Jason Candle, Robert Weiner and Greg Schiano. First career honor, 2025: All-MAC. One game to point at: 7 tackles against Michigan — Week 9, 2026.
23 tackles · 0.5 sacks
Play style
Disrupts the pocket from the interior.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
23 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 4 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.
Fans first named Malachi Davis vs USC.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 4 tackles for loss, in the 8 games with play by play.
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Last game (Wk 9): 7 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 21-37vs Massachusetts | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 21-28@ Boston College | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 35-42vs No. 12 USC | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 58-7vs Howard | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 15-47vs No. 6 Indiana | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 37-30@ Maryland | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 14-42@ No. 24 Northwestern | 6 | 2 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 21-28vs Michigan | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Total | 23 | 5 | 4.0 | 0.5 | — | 1 |
Ratings of the games shown run from -11 to +24 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
17%4 TFLSack rate
2%0 sacksHurry rate
17%4 hurries23 tackles · 4 for loss · 0.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| Road3g | 3.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 1.7 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 6.5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Greg Schiano
Pass share
44.0%
221 pass / 281 run
Plays / game
62.8
8 games
Team sack rate
7.8%
255 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2025
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
The No. 1,404 recruit in the country is starting on the defensive line in the Big Ten as a senior.
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 29 games over four seasons.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-MAC
All-MAC mention (2025)
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Jason Candle and Greg Schiano.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to Rutgers
