Malin White is a defensive end who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Buffalo.
White holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack. The two seasons at Buffalo span two head coaches: Maurice Linguist and Pete Lembo. A game that shows it: 7 tackles and 2 tackles for loss against Akron — Week 9, 2025.
Play style
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
55 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 8.5 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 · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 10-23@ Minnesota | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 45-6vs Saint Francis | 5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 31-28@ Kent State | 6 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 17-21vs Troy | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 17-20vs UConn | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 31-30vs Eastern Michigan | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 28-21@ Massachusetts | 7 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 9 | L 16-24vs Akron | 7 | 4 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 28-3@ Bowling Green | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 19-38@ Central Michigan | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 20-37vs Miami (OH) | 6 | 4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 26-31vs Ohio | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 55 | 25 | 8.5 | 4.0 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
7%4 sacksTFL rate
15%8 TFLHurry rate
7%4 hurriesPressure-to-sack conversion
50%4 of 8 pressures55 tackles · 8.5 for loss · 4 sacks.
2 seasons under Pete Lembo — 14-11 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 4.9 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 4.2 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 4.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 5.0 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Pete Lembo
Pass share
49.8%
409 pass / 413 run
Plays / game
68.5
12 games
Team sack rate
5.7%
442 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2025
55 tackles in 12 games, more tackles a game than nearly every FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
2026 outlook
In the mix for All-MAC
Based on 2025: #4 of 13 Mid-American DEs
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%).
