#55

Tavis Malakius

DL · UNLV · Sr. · #55

UNLV 2022 alumnus
This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

Tavis Malakius

DL · UNLV · Sr · #55

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★
#2568 national
CFB
College
UNLV
2021–2022
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021UNLV2-10HC: Marcus Arroyo · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2022UNLV5-7HC: Marcus Arroyo · Balanced

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2022UNLV2370.00.01----
2021UNLV1740.50.0------
Career40110.50.01----

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 4 · 2022

W 34–24

at Utah State

2 TOT  ·  2 SOLO  ·  1 REC

How he plays

Play style

Wins his gap play after play.

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 2022 production profile sits closest to Everitt Rogers’s 2021 season.

Tulsa · 2021

#2

Tavis Malakius

UNLV · 2021

94%
#3

Caleb Robinson

Wyoming · 2022

92%
#4

Marcus Brown

Cincinnati · 2021

90%
#5

Jordan Guerad

Florida International · 2021

89%

Matches Everitt on

Height
Weight
Class year

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Caleb Robinson's junior season at Wyoming (2022).

Wyoming · 2022

#2

T.J. Bollers

California · 2025

92%
#3

Devin Brandt-Epps

Old Dominion · 2023

90%
#4

Izeya Floyd

Rice · 2023

90%
#5

Michael Jordan Jr.

Fresno State · 2025

89%

Matches Caleb on

Class year
Height
Hurry rate