Junior defensive lineman on Iowa State's 2025 roster.
6′4″ · 265 lb · Lake Jackson, TX
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
sacks · 2025
0.5 TFL · 5 tackles
Best game: 0.5 TFL, 1 tackles, vs South Dakota
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 defensive lineman on Iowa State's 2025 roster.
Vontroy Malone
Wins his gap play after play. Vontroy Malone has played for three head coaches across four seasons and two programs. The receipt: 2 tackles against Arkansas State — Week 3, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
The role got bigger.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2022–2025
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Matt Campbell.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 4 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 1.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jimmy Rogers
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2024
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Production · CFB Index Score
Unranked recruit. Now #255 at the position.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Iowa State | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Tulsa | 25 | 8 | 5.0 | 2.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Tulsa | 24 | 6 | 3.5 | 1.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Tulsa | 2 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 56 | 16 | 9.0 | 3.5 | -- | -- | -- |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 4 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 55-7vs South Dakota | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 24-16@ Arkansas State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 5 | W 39-14vs Arizona | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 17-24@ Colorado | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Iowa State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · Iowa State
Returning around him
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Iowa State · Last season: 8-4 (AP #22) · Talent rank #68 · 2026 recruiting class #54
Player DNA
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Kyle King’s 2022 season.
Matches Kyle on
Differs from Kyle on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Jacob Lane's junior season at Washington (2025).
Matches Jacob on
Player DNA