Nusi Malani: EDGE · Washington State · #15.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Nusi Malani
Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack. Played for three head coaches across five seasons and two programs. A game that shows it: 4 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Boise State — Week 5, 2024.
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
18 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 3.5 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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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Washington State | 18 | 10 | 3.5 | 2.0 | -- |
| 2023 | Washington State | 25 | 10 | 4.5 | 3.0 | 1 |
| 2022 | Washington State | 9 | 4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2 |
| 2021 | Virginia | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2020 | Virginia | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 58 | 26 | 9.0 | 6.0 | 3 |
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 70-30vs Portland State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 37-16vs Texas Tech | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 24-19vs Washington | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 54-52vs San José State | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 24-45@ No. 25 Boise State | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 9 | W 29-26@ San Diego State | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 49-28vs Utah State | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 14-15vs Wyoming | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 35-52vs No. 22 Syracuse | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 18 | 10 | 3.5 | 2.0 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
11%2 sacksTFL rate
19%4 TFLHurry rate
11%2 hurriesPressure-to-sack conversion
50%2 of 4 pressures18 tackles · 3.5 for loss · 2 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 1.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 3.0 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Pete Kaligis
Pass share
46.4%
399 pass / 461 run
Plays / game
66.2
13 games
Team sack rate
6.8%
413 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
Three-star recruit. Now #416 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons, at Virginia and Washington State, 6 sacks — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 29 games over five seasons.
The role got bigger.
Coaching lineage · 2020–2024
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Bronco Mendenhall and Jake Dickert.
