Malcolm Ray: DL · Rutgers · #9.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Malcolm Ray
Wins the gap play after play. Played for two head coaches across five seasons and two programs. On tape: 4 tackles against Howard, Week 1, 2024.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
25 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 2.5 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
The Detroit News Oct 29
247Sports Oct 20Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Rutgers | 25 | 10 | 2.5 | 1.0 | -- |
| 2023 | Florida State | 16 | 5 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 2 |
| 2022 | Florida State | 13 | 6 | 2.5 | 2.0 | -- |
| 2021 | Florida State | 24 | 12 | 5.5 | 1.5 | -- |
| 2020 | Florida State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 80 | 35 | 12.0 | 4.5 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 44-7vs Howard | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 49-17vs Akron | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 26-23@ Virginia Tech | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 21-18vs Washington | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 7-14@ Nebraska | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 7-42vs Wisconsin | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 20-42@ USC | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 26-19vs Minnesota | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 31-17@ Maryland | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 31-38vs No. 24 Illinois | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 41-14@ Michigan State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 41-44vs Kansas State | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 25 | 10 | 2.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
10%2 TFLSack rate
4%1 sackHurry rate
12%3 hurries25 tackles · 2.5 for loss · 1 sack.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 2.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 1.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 2.6 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Greg Schiano
Pass share
43.6%
395 pass / 511 run
Plays / game
69.7
13 games
Team sack rate
3.9%
385 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2024
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Five seasons, at Florida State and Rutgers, 4 sacks — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2024
4 coachesPlayed for 4 head coaches at 2 schools: Willie Taggart, Odell Haggins, Mike Norvell and Greg Schiano.
