Defensive end, UCF, 2022–25
Malachi Lawrence
- Number
- No. 51
- Height
- 6′4″
- Weight
- 250 lb
- Class (2025)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Louisville, KY
- Born
- Jul 21, 2003
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Malachi Lawrence played defensive end at UCF (2022–25). The Dallas Cowboys took Lawrence in the first round, No. 23 overall in the 2026 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
2sacks, career highthree times; last at Baylor, 2025Honors
Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2025 UCF 11 games, 28 tackles, 7 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28 | vs. Jacksonville State | W 17–10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Sep 6 | vs. North Carolina A&T | W 68–7 | 3 | 2 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | vs. North Carolina | W 34–9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 27 | at Kansas State | L 20–34 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 4 | vs. Kansas | L 20–27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 11 | at Cincinnati | L 11–20 | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 18 | vs. West Virginia | W 45–13 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Nov 1 | at Baylor | L 3–30 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Nov 7 | vs. Houston | L 27–30 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 22 | vs. Oklahoma State | W 17–14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 29 | at BYU | L 21–41 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2024 UCF 10 games, 15 tackles, 5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | vs. New Hampshire | W 57–3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. Sam Houston | W 45–14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | at TCU | W 35–34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | vs. Colorado | L 21–48 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | at Florida | L 13–24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | vs.Cincinnati | L 13–19 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 19 | at Iowa State | L 35–38 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | vs. Arizona | W 56–12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | at Arizona State | L 31–35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | atWest Virginia | L 21–31 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
2023 UCF 8 games, 24 tackles, 5.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30 | vs.Baylor | L 35–36 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | atKansas | L 22–51 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | at Oklahoma | L 29–31 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | vs.West Virginia | L 28–41 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 4 | atCincinnati | W 28–26 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | vs.Oklahoma State | W 45–3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | vs.Houston | W 27–13 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Dec 22 ✦ | vs. Georgia Tech | L 17–30 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
2022 UCF 2 games, 2 tackles, 0.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. South Carolina State | W 56–10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | vs. Navy | L 14–17 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2026 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′4⅜″ |
| Weight | 253 lb |
| Arm length | 33⅝″ |
| Hand size | 9¼″ |
| Wingspan | 81⅝″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.52 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.59 s |
| Vertical jump | 40″ |
| Broad jump | 10′10″ |
Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).
In the NFL
1 season, 5 games with a stat; latest team: Dallas Cowboys.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (so far) | Dallas Cowboys | 5 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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