Senior edge rusher for Boise State. 2025: 2.5 sacks, 4 tackles for loss, 11 tackles.
6′5″ · 245 lb · Chandler, AZ
How he plays
Collapses the pocket even when the sack doesn't come.
QB hurries: 97th percentile.
The full scouting readThe numbers
sacks · 2025
4 TFL · 11 tackles · 7 hurries
Best game: 1 sacks, 1 TFL, 3 tackles, at Air Force
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 edge rusher for Boise State. 2025: 2.5 sacks, 4 tackles for loss, 11 tackles.
Malakai Williams
Collapses the pocket even when the sack doesn't come. Idaho to Boise State — the move that set up everything since. One game to point at: 2 tackles, 1 TFL against Fresno State — Week 10, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
Career arc
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: qb hurries (97th percentile). Strength: sacks (85th percentile). Concern: tackles (6th percentile).
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 · Per-game
2025 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Spencer Danielson
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2025
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Boise State | 11 | 5 | 4.0 | 2.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 11 | 5 | 4.0 | 2.5 | -- | -- | -- |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2025
W 51–14
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 9 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 51-14vs Eastern Washington | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 49-37@ Air Force | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 5 | W 47-14vs App State | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 41-25vs New Mexico | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 56-31vs UNLV | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 24-3@ Nevada | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 7-30vs Fresno State | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 25-24@ Utah State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Bowl | L 10-38@ Washington | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 11 | 5 | 4.0 | 2.5 | — | 0 |
Play style
Collapses the pocket even when the sack doesn't come.
CFB Index positional classification
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
11 tackles. 0 passes 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.
2026 Outlook
Boise State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Edge · Boise State
Returning around him
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Boise State · Last season: 9-5 (AP #25) · Talent rank #74 · 2026 recruiting class #51
Player DNA
Collapses the pocket even when the sack doesn't come.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Vincent Anthony’s 2024 season.
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As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Jason Vaughn's senior season at South Florida (2023).
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Player DNA