Defensive back, UConn (from New Mexico State), 2022–25
Malachi McLean
- Number
- No. 7
- Height
- 5′10″
- Weight
- 185 lb
- Class (2025)
- Junior
- Hometown
- Manvel, TX
Malachi McLean played defensive back at New Mexico State (2022–23) and UConn (2024–25).
Career highs
13tackles, career highvs. Air Force, 2025Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | New Mexico State | 19 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | New Mexico State | 12 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | UConn | 44 | 19 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2025 | UConn | 79 | 38 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Career | 154 | 77 | 6.5 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | New Mexico State | 7 | DB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2023 | New Mexico State | 7 | DB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2024 | UConn | 7 | DB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2025 | UConn | 7 | DB | Jr. (Yr 4) | 5′10″ | 185 |
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 UConn 9 games, 79 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 20 | vs. Ball State | W 31–25 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 27 | at Buffalo | W 20–17 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 4 | vs. Florida International | W 51–10 | 8 | 5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 18 | at Boston College | W 38–23 | 10 | 6 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | at Rice | L 34–37 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 1 | vs. UAB | W 38–19 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 8 | vs. Duke | W 37–34 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 15 | vs. Air Force | W 26–16 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 22 | at Florida Atlantic | W 48–45 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2024 UConn 12 games, 44 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | at Maryland | L 7–50 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. Merrimack | W 63–17 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 14 | atDuke | L 21–26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | vs.Buffalo | W 47–3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 5 | vs. Temple | W 29–20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | vs. Wake Forest | L 20–23 | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 26 | vs.Rice | W 17–10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 1 | vs. Georgia State | W 34–27 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | atUAB | W 31–23 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | at Syracuse | L 24–31 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | at Massachusetts | W 47–42 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 28 ✦ | vs. North Carolina | W 27–14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 New Mexico State 4 games, 12 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Western Illinois | W 58–21 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | at Liberty | L 17–33 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 24 | at Louisiana Tech | W 27–24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | at Auburn | W 31–10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 New Mexico State 7 games, 19 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24 | vs. Hawai’i | W 45–26 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 15 | vs. New Mexico | W 21–9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | atMassachusetts | W 23–13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | vs. Lamar | W 51–14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | at Missouri | L 14–45 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | atLiberty | W 49–14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 3 | vs. Valparaiso | W 65–3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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