Malachi Lawrence
Malachi Lawrence
Turns pressure into sacks — when he gets there, he finishes. Malachi Lawrence has been at UCF through two head coaches in four seasons. His first career honor landed in 2025: All-Big 12. The receipt: 3 tackles, 0.5 TFL against Cincinnati — Week 7, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at UCF, 18 sacks — drafted at #23 overall by Dallas.
Career Arc
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2025)
All-Big 12
Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Gus Malzahn → Scott Frost. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · NFL
Dallas2026 NFL rookie season
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Scott Frost
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 3 · RecognizedR09 · All-Conference HM / 2nd team
All-Conference HM / 2nd team. Conference recognition has started.
Recognition
Production
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2025)
All-Big 12
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2025
W 68–7
vs North Carolina A&T
1 TFL · 1 SACKS · 2 SOLO
Dominant 61-point win at home against North Carolina A&T.
How he plays
Play style
Turns pressure into sacks — when he gets there, he finishes.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Finisher
Turns pressure into sacks — when he gets there, he finishes.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Andrew Edson’s 2022 season.
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Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Jordan Strachan's senior season at South Carolina (2023).
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