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DeAngelo Malone

Former defensive end at Western Kentucky. 2021: 9 sacks, 17.5 tackles for loss, 94 tackles.

DE · Western Kentucky · Sr. · #10

6′4″ · 230 lb · Atlanta, GA

CFB Index 95 · #4 of 370 edge rushersMedium confidenceAll-Conf 1st teamAtlanta — drafted 2022, Rd 3, Pick 18, #82 overall

Recruiting

2★

WDE recruit

No. 2961 nationally · Signed with Western Kentucky

Statement game9 tackles · 4 TFL · 3 sacksat Old Dominion (FBS) · W 20-3

Top 1% tackles for loss game since 2021.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former defensive end at Western Kentucky. 2021: 9 sacks, 17.5 tackles for loss, 94 tackles.

Signed as a 2-star recruit to Western Kentucky in 2017.
Drafted round 3 by the Atlanta in 2022.
Named Conference USA Defensive Player of the Year in 2021.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Five seasons at Western Kentucky, 32 sacks, a first-team All-Conference season (2020) — drafted at #82 overall by Atlanta.

His career

Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.

201711 games

Signed with Western Kentucky2-star out of Cedar Grove

202010 games

All-Conference USAfirst

202113 games

Conference USA Defensive Player of the Yearwinner
All-Conference USAfirst

2022

Drafted by Atlantaround 3, pick 82

Career arc

Recruit

★★

#2961 national

CFB

College

Western Kentucky

2017–2021

NFL

NFL Draft

R3 · #82

Atlanta · 2022

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

8 honors · 1 category

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ALL-CONFERENCE USA · 1ST TEAM

All-Conference USA 1st team (2021)

Coaching lineage · 2017–2021

2 coaches

2017–2018

Mike Sanford Jr.

Western Kentucky

2019–2021

Tyson Helton

Western Kentucky

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Mike Sanford Jr. → Tyson Helton. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

AtlantaEntering 5th NFL season

#82Rd 3 · Pick 18

AtlantaEntering 5th NFL season

View college career stats ↓

2021 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2017Western Kentucky6-7HC: Mike Sanford Jr. · Pass-leaning

2018Western Kentucky3-9HC: Mike Sanford Jr. · Balanced

2019Western Kentucky9-4HC: Tyson Helton · Balanced

2020Western Kentucky5-7HC: Tyson Helton · Balanced

2021Western Kentucky9-5HC: Tyson Helton · Pass-heavy, fast tempo

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

95All-America level #4 of 370?

Medium confidence6 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: tackles for loss (99th percentile). Strength: sacks (99th percentile).

Box-score production (6)

Tackles for loss#13 / 2743 · 99th pct

17.5

Sacks#26 / 2743 · 99th pct

9.0

QB hurries#67 / 2743 · 97th pct

Tackles#81 / 2743 · 97th pct

Solo tackles#194 / 2743 · 93rd pct

Passes defended#310 / 2743 · 86th pct

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 & context

Splits · Per-game

2021 season · 13 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home6g	5.8	1.1	0.6	0.2
Road7g	7.6	1.4	0.6	0.3

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	8.5	1.3	0.4	0.2
Weeks 8+7g	5.3	1.2	0.8	0.3

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Tyson Helton

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2021

All-Conference 1st team

First team in his league at the position.

our read the All-Conference 1st team honor is earned — and the box score backs it up emphatically: #4 of 370 FBS edge rushers by CFB Index Score.2021 profile

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

95 · #4 of 370 edge rushers

Two-star recruit. Now #4 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2021	Western Kentucky	94	44	17.5	9.0	4	--	--
2020	Western Kentucky	71	45	11.0	6.0	1	--	--
2019	Western Kentucky	99	55	20.5	11.0	--	--	--
2018	Western Kentucky	59	30	8.0	5.0	1	1	--
2017	Western Kentucky	25	8	1.5	1.5	1	--	--
Career		348	182	58.5	32.5	7	1	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2021

W 59–21

vs UT Martin

2 TOT · 2 SOLO · 1 TFL

Dominant 38-point win at home against UT Martin.

With B. Zappe — 424 yds · 7 TD · 1 INT · QBR 92.1 · 24 rush yds (2 car) · J. Sterns — 7 rec · 107 yds · 2 TD

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2021 season · 13 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	W 59-21vs UT Martin	2	2	1.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 2	L 35-38@ Army	12	4	0.0	0.0	—	0	Season-high 12 tackles
Wk 4	L 31-33vs Indiana	9	2	1.5	1.5	—	0
Wk 5	L 31-48@ Michigan State	9	4	2.0	0.0	—	1
Wk 6	L 46-52vs UTSA	11	7	1.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 7	W 43-20@ Old Dominion	8	3	2.5	1.0	—	0	2.5 TFL
Wk 8	W 34-19@ Florida International	2	2	1.0	1.0	—	0
Wk 9	W 45-13vs Charlotte	5	3	1.5	1.0	—	0
Wk 10	W 48-21vs Middle Tennessee	4	1	0.5	0.0	—	1
Wk 11	W 42-21@ Rice	6	2	0.0	0.0	—	1
Wk 12	W 52-17vs Florida Atlantic	4	2	1.0	1.0	—	0
Wk 13	W 53-21@ Marshall	7	5	2.5	2.0	—	0	2 sacks
Wk 14	L 41-49@ UTSA	9	4	2.0	0.5	—	0
Total		88	41	16.5	8.0	—	3

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

DeAngelo Malone

201711 games

202010 games

202113 games

2022

2021 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

All-Conference 1st team

Career stats

Signature game

Game log

How he plays

DNA match

Versatile End

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