Game Log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 1 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 14 | L 21-31vs Utah | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Total | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#11
Malachi Curvey
Returning to Kansas for 2026
Waukee, Iowa → Ankeny Centennial HS
via kuathletics.com ↗Malachi Curvey
The receipt on tape: 1 tackles against Utah, Week 14, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
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Career Arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Kansas
NFL
NFL Draft
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2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025Kansas5-7HC: Lance Leipold · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th).
Box-score production (6)
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
2025 season · 1 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home1g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 8+1g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lance Leipold
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Kansas | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Game log
How he plays
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th).
Box-score production (6)
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.
2026 Outlook
Kansas
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · Kansas
Returning around him
- 2 Kansas players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +5 net (31 in / 26 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Kansas · Last season: 5-7 · Talent rank #48 · 2026 recruiting class #61
Background
2025: Played in four games as a true freshman, recording one tackle... Utah: Recorded a solo tackle on special teams against the Utes. High School: Rated as a three-star recruit by Rivals and 247Sports … Coached by Jerry and Ryan Pezzetti at Ankeny Centennial high school … Rated the No. 3 prospec...
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology