Nusi Malani
Nusi Malani
Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack. Nusi Malani has played for three head coaches across four seasons and two programs. The receipt: 4 tackles, 0.5 TFL against Boise State — Week 5, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at Washington State, 6 sacks — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2024
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Nick Rolovich, Jake Dickert, and Pete Kaligis. Multi-era developmental context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kirby Moore
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR04 · Rotational
Rotational. Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Washington State | 18 | 10 | 3.5 | 2.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Washington State | 25 | 10 | 4.5 | 3.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Washington State | 9 | 4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Virginia | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 55 | 25 | 9.0 | 6.0 | 3 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2024
W 70–30
vs Portland State
1 SOLO · 2 TOT
Dominant 40-point win at home against Portland State.
How he plays
Play style
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Versatile End
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Van Fillinger’s 2023 season.
Matches Van on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Khris Bogle's graduate season at Michigan State (2024).
Matches Khris on
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