Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume
| Defense | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Havoc plays | 2 | 1186th / 2575 |
| Tackles for loss | 2 | 628th / 1913 |
| Run stops | 4 | 1624th / 3263 |
| Sacks | 0 | — |
| Pass breakups | 0 | — |
| Interceptions | 0 | — |
| Forced fumbles | 0 | — |
| Tackles | 5 | — |
2 seasons since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play
| Season | Team | G | Snaps |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far | Kansas#38 · 2-4 | 4 | 17% |
| 2025 | Kansas#60 · 5-7 | 1 | 5% |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Malachi Curvey's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Malachi Curvey's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game
| Defense | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Hur | PD | INT | TD |
| 1 | W 51–6 | 5.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · | |
| 2 | L 21–38 | — | no stats recorded | ||||||||
| 3 | vs | L 17–24 | 4.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 5 | W 55–0 | — | no stats recorded | ||||||||
| 6 | @ | L 24–41 | 4.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 7 | @ | L 24–35 | 5.9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 2026 · 4 games | 4.9 | 6 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · | ||
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Defense | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Tackles | 6 | 2696th / 5410 |
| Solo | 2 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 1.5 | 1056th / 2452 |
| Sacks | 0 | — |
| QB hurries | 0 | — |
| Passes defended | 0 | — |
| Defensive TD | 0 | — |
Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works
| Game | Opp. plays | Est. snaps | Plays made | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · Long Island University | 53 | ~12 (0–53) | 1 | 23% |
| Wk 3 · Arizona State | 66 | ~7 (0–40) | 1 | 11% |
| Wk 6 · Utah | 78 | ~15 (2–27) | 2 | 19% |
| Wk 7 · Kansas State | 75 | ~32 (3–58) | 2 | 43% |
| Season | 385 | 66 (25–87) | 6 | 17% |
12 LBs on the Kansas roster, ordered by tkl
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Trey Lathan | LB | SR | 41 | 3.5 | 1 | — | 0 |
| 13 | Quincy Davis | LB | JR | 25 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 7 | Bam Crouch | LB | SR | 20 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 |
| 11 | Malachi Curvey | LB | FR | 6 | 1.5 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 18 | Joseph Credit | LB | FR | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 |
| 25 | Jibreel Al-Amin | LB | SR | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Ezra Vedral | LB | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | ||
| Jaron Willis | LB | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | ||
| 8 | Josh Galbreath | LB | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 30 | Parker Schwarz | LB | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 32 | Xander Blasing | LB | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 59 | Jett Kohanzo | LB | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes —+ plays per team game. Kansas depth chart →