Malachi McLean
Position coaches (UConn, 2025): Dalton Hilliard, Kendrick Shaver, TJ Harkins
Manvel, TXJunior5'10"185 lb#7
HS recruit
Class
Junior
Last roster
2025, UConn
Malachi McLean is a 5'10", 185-lb Junior DB at UConn from Manvel, TX.
Updated Oct 26, 2026
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Advanced Statistics
2025 · 79 tklHavoc Plays
5
62nd
Ball Plays
2
47th
Solo Tackle Rate
48.1%
14th
Percentiles rank this season against every 2025 FBS and FCS DBs with the same minimum sample. Higher is better.
TVS History
Before past portal windows
| Window | Team | TVS | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | UConn | 52 Very high | Did not enter |
| 2025 | UConn | 12 Low | Did not enter |
| 2024 | New Mexico State | 23 Moderate | Entered portal |
Each score comes from a model trained only on seasons before that roster year, so it shows what TVS would have said at the time.
Season Statistics
| Season | Team | Tackles | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PBU | Fum Rec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | UConn | 79 | 38 | 2 | 1 | 2 | - |
| 2024 | UConn | 44 | 19 | 0.5 | 0 | 4 | - |
| 2023 | New Mexico State | 12 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | New Mexico State | 19 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
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