Malachi Lawrence

Linebacker, Dallas Cowboys · #57.

Player facts

Team: Dallas Cowboys
Position: Linebacker
Number: 57
Born: Jul 21, 2003 (age 23)
Birthplace: Louisville, KY, USA
Height: 6' 4"
Weight: 253 lbs
College: UCF
Experience: Rookie
Status: Active

Stats

2026 Defense

	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	PD
Regular Season	12	6	6	1	1
Last 5 Games	12	6	6	1	1
Career	12	6	6	1	1

Recent games

			Tackles				Fumbles		Interceptions
Date	Opponent	Result	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD	KB
Thu, Oct 8	vs TB	L 24-16	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	1	0
Sun, Oct 4	@ HOU	W 34-30	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 27	vs BAL	L 34-31	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 20	vs WSH	W 37-20	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 13	@ NYG	L 28-20	5	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0

Last 5 games. Click a game for its box score.

About

Malachi Lawrence (born July 21, 2003) is an American professional football outside linebacker for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the UCF Knights and was selected by the Cowboys in the first round of the 2026 NFL draft.

From Wikipedia’s article on Malachi Lawrence, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.¹

Background

Early life

Lawrence attended duPont Manual High School in Louisville, Kentucky, where he played linebacker and tight end. He committed to the University of Central Florida to play college football in December 2020, originally under head coach Josh Heupel.

College career

Lawrence played at UCF from 2021 to 2025. Over his first two years he played in three games and had two tackles and 0.5 sacks. As a redshirt sophomore in 2023, he played in all 13 games and had 27 tackles and 7.5 sacks. As a junior in 2024, he started 10 of 11 games and recorded 15 tackles and five sacks. As a senior in 2025 Lawrence started all 12 games, while recording 28 tackles and seven sacks. Lawrence was named a first-team All-Big 12.

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