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Malachi Lawrence

UCF · Edge Rusher · 2022-25

SACKS
18
TFL
26
TKL
69

Career totals · 4 seasons with stats

Scouting Report

Lawrence was a first-team all-conference pick in 2025.

From 2022 to 2025, Lawrence recorded 69 tackles, 26 tackles for loss and 18 sacks.

Lawrence was the No. 23 overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft.

In 17-0 that career earns a 72 overall, the 2nd-highest edge rusher rating at UCF since 1990 and No. 19 among all edge rushers of the 2025-Present era.

Honors & Awards

  1. 2025
    • First-team all-conference
  2. 2026
    • No. 23 overall pick, NFL Draft

Season by Season

Malachi Lawrence season-by-season statistics at UCF
SeasonTklTFLSacksPD
202220.50.50
2023248.55.51
202415651
2025281172
Total6926184

Seasons with tracked stats at UCF. Coverage starts in 2006; tackles, sacks and passes defended start in 2016 (shown as – before then).

UCF Teammates

  1. 69Dylan Wade2025TE
  2. 68Cole Kozlowski2025LB
  3. 68Phillip Dunnam2025S
  4. 66Demari Henderson2022-25CB
  5. 66Myles Montgomery2024-25RB
  6. 66Tayven Jackson2025QB
  7. 65Lewis Carter2025LB
  8. 64Antoine Jackson2024-25S
  9. 64Duane Thomas Jr.2025WR
  10. 64Jaeden Gould2025S

Full UCF all-time roster

Top Edge Rushers of the 2025-Present Era

  1. 90Kayden McDonaldOhio State · 2023-25EDGE
  2. 90Cashius HowellTexas A&M · 2024-25EDGE
  3. 88Rueben Bain Jr.Miami · 2023-25EDGE
  4. 86Akheem MesidorMiami · 2022-25EDGE
  5. 86David BaileyTexas Tech · 2025EDGE
  6. 83Anthony SmithMinnesota · 2022-25EDGE
  7. 80Caden CurryOhio State · 2022-25EDGE
  8. 80A'Mauri WashingtonOregon · 2023-25EDGE

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Sources: Wikipedia (Malachi Lawrence) and its All-America, all-conference, award and program statistical-leader pages; season statistics and NFL Draft data from CollegeFootballData.com. Ratings are 17-0's own estimates, graded within each era. How ratings work.