Malik Chavis: DB · UNLV · #4.
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Malik Chavis
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. The six seasons span two programs and three head coaches: Chad Morris, Sam Pittman and Barry Odom. On tape: 6 tackles against Syracuse, Week 6, 2024.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
29 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 0.5 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.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 27-7@ Houston | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 72-14vs Utah Tech | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 59-14vs Fresno State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 41-44vs Syracuse | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 7 | W 50-34@ Utah State | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 33-25@ Oregon State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | W 27-16@ San José State | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 15 | L 7-21@ No. 10 Boise State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 24-13vs California | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 29 | 19 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
3%1 pass breakupsTackle volume
29tackles this seasonTFL rate
2%0 TFL29 tackles · 0.5 for loss · 1 pass breakup.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 3.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 3.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Barry Odom
Pass share
33.8%
308 pass / 604 run
Plays / game
65.1
14 games
Team sack rate
8.3%
336 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2024
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #449 at the position.
How it ended
Six seasons, at Arkansas and UNLV, 66 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 32 games over six seasons.
The role got bigger.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2024
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Chad Morris, Sam Pittman and Barry Odom.
