Malik Dunlap
Malik Dunlap
Erases the deep middle of the field. Across three seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Matt Wells and Joey McGuire. The receipt on tape: 8 tackles against California, Bowl, 2023.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at Texas Tech, 72 tackles — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2018–2023
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Matt Wells → Joey McGuire. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Joey McGuire
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR04 · Rotational
Rotational. Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Texas Tech | 36 | 31 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 7 | 3 | -- |
| 2022 | Texas Tech | 29 | 24 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 11 | 1 | -- |
| 2021 | Texas Tech | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2018 | NC State | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 72 | 59 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 18 | 4 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 11 · 2023
W 16–13
at Kansas
2 SOLO · 2 TOT
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 on the road.
How he plays
Play style
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Centerfielder
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
His 2023 production profile sits closest to Al Walcott’s 2021 season.
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