Malcom DeWalt IV is a defensive back who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Akron.
DeWalt hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away. Second year in the Akron secondary. On tape: 7 tackles against Central Michigan, Week 6, 2025.
Play style
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
51 tackles. 8 passes defended. 2 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.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 0-10vs Wyoming | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 2 | L 0-68@ Nebraska | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 28-31@ UAB | 7 | 5 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 4 | W 51-7vs Duquesne | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | L 3-45@ Toledo | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 28-22vs Central Michigan | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | L 7-20vs Miami (OH) | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 8 | L 28-42@ Ball State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 24-16@ Buffalo | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 35-42vs Kent State | 5 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 19-16@ Bowling Green | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 51 | 34 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 8 |
Week 4 · 2025
W 51-7
vs Duquesne
1 interception · 4 tackles · 1 pass breakup
Dominant 44-point win at home against Duquesne.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
16%8 pass breakupsInterceptions
2interceptionsTackle volume
51tackles this seasonTFL rate
5%2 TFL51 tackles · 2.5 for loss · 8 pass breakups · 2 interceptions.
2 seasons under Joe Moorhead — 9-15 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 4.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 1.2 |
| Road6g | 4.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 4.9 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 4.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Joe Moorhead
Pass share
48.7%
402 pass / 423 run
Plays / game
68.8
12 games
Team sack rate
7.5%
452 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2025
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Unranked recruit. Now #63 at the position.
2026 outlook
In the mix for All-MAC
Based on 2025: #6 of 40 Mid-American DBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 35% of returning players who ranked #4–10 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 31–38%).
