Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 52-0vs Mississippi Valley State | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 3-49@ Fresno State | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
#93
Malachi Kindle
Sophomore defensive lineman for Sacramento State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′0″ · 308 lb · Los Angeles, CA
Returning to Sacramento State for 2026
The numbers
1
sack · 2026
1.5 TFL · 2 tackles
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 sacks, 1 TFL, 1 tackles, vs Mississippi Valley State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 defensive lineman for Sacramento State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed with Sacramento State in 2025.
Malachi Kindle
The receipt: 1 tackles, 0.5 TFL against Fresno State — Week 2, 2026.
2 TACKLES · 1 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- game log
His career
2025
- Signed with Sacramento Stateout of Cathedral
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Sacramento State
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2026Sacramento State1-2HC: Alonzo Carter · Balanced
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: sacks (87th 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: 1.0 TKL/g, 0.8 TFL/g, 0.5 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Alonzo Carter
Pass share
54.4%
106 pass / 89 run
Plays / game
65.0
3 games
Team sack rate
1.7%
118 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Sacramento State | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 52–0
1 TOT · 1 SOLO · 1 SACKS
Dominant 52-point win at home against Mississippi Valley State.
With J. Sharman — 247 yds · 4 TD · 1 INT · QBR 20.1 · 1 rush yds (3 car) · M. Coleman — 6 rec · 141 yds · 3 TD
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Sacramento State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · Sacramento State
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: +4 net (26 in / 22 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Sacramento State · Last season: 7-5 · Talent rank #114 · 2026 recruiting class #125
The defensive line · Sacramento State
- #52Isiah Chala Jr.0 tackles for loss · 2025
- #99Melvin Swindle1 game · 2025
- #5Nick Dimitris2 games · 2026
- #45Xavier Williams2 games · 2026
- #93Malachi Kindle2 games · 2026
18 more on the roster · Sacramento State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology