Tywone Malone is a defensive tackle who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Ohio State.
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move. Played for two head coaches at two programs in five seasons: Lane Kiffin and Ryan Day. One game to point at: 4 tackles against Michigan — Week 14, 2025.
Play style
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
26 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 0 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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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Ohio State | 26 | 12 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| 2024 | Ohio State | 8 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2023 | Ohio State | 5 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2022 | Ole Miss | 8 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 |
| 2021 | Ole Miss | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -- |
| Career | 50 | 20 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 3 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | W 37-9vs Ohio | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 24-6@ Washington | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 42-3vs Minnesota | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | W 34-16@ No. 17 Illinois | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 8 | W 34-0@ Wisconsin | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | W 38-14vs Penn State | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 48-10vs UCLA | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 42-9vs Rutgers | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 27-9@ No. 15 Michigan | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 15 | L 10-13vs No. 2 Indiana | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 14-24vs No. 10 Miami | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 26 | 12 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 |
Week 10 · 2025
W 38-14
vs Penn State
3 tackles · 1 hurry
Dominant 24-point win at home against Penn State.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
0%0 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksHurry rate
4%1 hurry26 tackles.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road4g | 3.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 2.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Ryan Day
Pass share
47.0%
408 pass / 461 run
Plays / game
62.1
14 games
Team sack rate
3.3%
395 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2025
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #230 at the position.
2026 outlook
In the mix for All-Big Ten
Based on 2025: #7 of 7 Big Ten DTs
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%).
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
The role got bigger.
Coaching lineage · 2021–2025
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Lane Kiffin and Ryan Day.
