Malcolm Koonce: DE · Buffalo · #50.
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Malcolm Koonce
Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack. Rated a two-star prospect, with four seasons of snaps at Buffalo since. That makes two straight seasons on the honors list: All-MAC again in 2020. One game to point at: 5 tackles against Miami (OH) — Week 11, 2020.
Play style
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2020 season · 6 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 10 | W 49-30@ Northern Illinois | 8 | 4 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 11 | W 42-10vs Miami (OH) | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 42-17@ Bowling Green | 4 | 3 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 1 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 13 | W 70-41vs Kent State | 5 | 5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 15 | W 56-7vs Akron | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 16 | L 28-38vs Ball State | 6 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 30 | 16 | 6.5 | 5.0 | — | 2 |
Week 12 · 2020
W 42-17
2 sacks · 2 tackles for loss · 4 tackles
Dominant 25-point win on the road against Bowling Green.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
17%5 sacksTFL rate
22%6 TFLHurry rate
13%4 hurriesPressure-to-sack conversion
56%5 of 9 pressures30 tackles · 6.5 for loss · 5 sacks.
4 seasons under Lance Leipold — 30-16 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2020 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 4.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Road2g | 6.0 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 8+6g | 5.0 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lance Leipold
Pass share
34.6%
156 pass / 295 run
Plays / game
75.2
6 games
Team sack rate
0.0%
163 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2020
First team in his league at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at Buffalo, 18 sacks, a first-team All-Conference season (2019) — drafted at #79 overall by the Las Vegas Raiders.
Recruited as a two-star, and honored since.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-MAC · 1ST TEAM
All-MAC 1st team (2020)
Coaching lineage · 2017–2020
1 coachPlayed every college season under Lance Leipold.
Next stop · NFL
Las Vegas RaidersEntering 6th NFL season
Las Vegas RaidersEntering 6th NFL season
