Malik Dunlap: DB · Texas Tech · #24.
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Malik Dunlap
Erases the deep middle of the field. The six seasons span two programs and three head coaches: Dave Doeren, Matt Wells and Joey McGuire. On tape: 8 tackles against California, Bowl, 2023.
Play style
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
36 tackles. 7 passes defended. 3 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.
Yahoo Sports Nov 3
On3 Oct 28
Heartland College Sports Oct 24Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Texas Tech | 36 | 31 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 7 | 3 |
| 2022 | Texas Tech | 29 | 24 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 11 | 1 |
| 2021 | Texas Tech | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| 2020 | NC State | 20 | 15 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 6 | -- |
| 2019 | NC State | 20 | 10 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 8 | -- |
| 2018 | NC State | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 112 | 84 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 32 | 4 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 33-35@ Wyoming | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 30-38vs No. 13 Oregon | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 41-3vs Tarleton State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | L 13-20@ West Virginia | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 49-28vs Houston | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 39-14@ Baylor | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 21-38vs Kansas State | 7 | 6 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 14-27@ BYU | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 35-28vs TCU | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 16-13@ No. 19 Kansas | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 24-23vs UCF | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 | |
| Wk 13 | L 7-57@ No. 7 Texas | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
 Bowl | W 34-14vs California | 8 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 36 | 31 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 3 | 7 |
Week 3 · 2023
W 41-3
2 interceptions · 2 tackles · 1 pass breakup
Dominant 38-point win at home against Tarleton State.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
19%7 pass breakupsInterceptions
3interceptionsTackle volume
36tackles this seasonTFL rate
1%0 TFL36 tackles · 0.5 for loss · 7 pass breakups · 3 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 2.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| Road6g | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-78g | 3.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Joey McGuire
Pass share
50.3%
471 pass / 465 run
Plays / game
72.0
13 games
Team sack rate
5.1%
492 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2023
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #57 at the position.
How it ended
Six seasons, at NC State and Texas Tech, 112 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
The role got bigger.
Coaching lineage · 2018–2023
4 coachesPlayed for 4 head coaches at 2 schools: Dave Doeren, Matt Wells, Sonny Cumbie and Joey McGuire.
