Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 27-24@ Florida State | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 56-10vs UC Davis | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 |
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Malcolm Alcorn-Crowder
Senior defensive lineman for SMU. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′6″ · 305 lb · Brockton, MA
CFB Index 59 · #124 of 330 interior linemenLow confidenceTransferred Kansas State → SMU for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
1
sack · 2026
1 TFL · 4 tackles · 2 hurries
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 sacks, 1 TFL, 3 tackles, at Florida State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive lineman for SMU. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Kansas State in 2024.
- Transferred from Kansas State to SMU in 2026.
Malcolm Alcorn-Crowder
Wins his gap play after play. Across two seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Chris Klieman and Rhett Lashlee. The receipt on tape: 3 tackles, 1 sacks against Florida State, Week 1, 2026.
4 TACKLES · 1 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2024
- Signed with Kansas State3-star out of Butler C.C.
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to SMU
2025Kansas State
2026SMU
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025Kansas State6-6HC: Chris Klieman · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2026SMU2-0HC: Rhett Lashlee · Pass-leaning, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Low confidence
Elite: qb hurries (96th percentile). Strength: sacks (87th percentile). Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
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 splits
Through 2 games: 2.0 TKL/g, 0.5 TFL/g, 0.5 SACK/g, 0.5 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Rhett Lashlee
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
59 · #124 of 330 interior linemen
Three-star recruit. Now #124 at the position.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | SMU | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Kansas State | 17 | 14 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Career | 21 | 16 | 4.5 | 2.5 | 2 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 27–24
3 TOT · 2 SOLO · 1 SACKS
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 on the road.
With K. Jennings — 430 yds · 3 TD · 2 INT · QBR 95.6 · 33 rush yds (5 car) · D. Green — 43 rush yds (13 car)
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Two-Gap Base
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
IDL
His 2025 production profile sits closest to James Thompson Jr.’s 2023 season.
83%match
Matches James on
Sack rate
TFL rate
Hurry rate
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Will Whitson's freshman season at Coastal Carolina (2024).
74%match
All-Sun Belt
Matches Will on
Weight
TFL rate
Height
Differs from Will on
Class year (lower)
Hurry rate (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like Malcolm Alcorn-Crowder
The defensive line · SMU
- #16Marques White10.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #5Malcolm Alcorn-Crowder3.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #97Christian Davis3 tackles for loss · 2025
- #9Ira Singleton3 tackles for loss · 2025
- #93Kevin Allen2.5 tackles for loss · 2025
14 more on the roster · SMU team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology