2024 Football Roster

4 Malik Chavis

  • Ht/Wt 6-3 / 195
  • Exp TR
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Rison, AR
  • High School Rison HS
  • Prev School Arkansas

Biography

UNLV: A tall presence in the secondary who is reunited this fall with Barry Odom in Las Vegas ... One of six former Razorbacks on this year’s squad ...  Member of the 2020 Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll.

2024:

  • A versatile defensive back that plays cornerback and safety
  • Forced a fumble in a win against Houston
  • Gathered six tackles vs. Syracuse
  • Had a pass breakup in a victory at Oregon State

AT ARKANSAS: Spent first five years playing in 30 games, including nine starts, for the SEC school located in Fayetteville. 2023: Appeared in eight games, starting once ... Finished with five TT, including his first collegiate sack at Ole Miss. 2022: Started six games and played in 12, making 15 tackles … Matched his career-best with four tackles at Mississippi State … Made one tackle in AutoZone Liberty Bowl victory vs. Kansas. 2021: Played in 11 games with two starts … Finished with 14 tackles, including eight solo stops, and one interception … According to Pro Football Focus, played in 344 snaps with 198 on special teams and 146 on defense … Snagged his first career interception in win over UAPB … Carded a career-high four tackles against Mississippi State ... Tied his career high with four tackles at Alabama … Recorded one tackle against Penn State in the Outback Bowl. 2020: Played in seven games, registering one tackle … Saw action in two games on defense against Florida and Missouri. 2019: Played in two games in what turned into a redshirt season, seeing time against Mississippi State and Western Kentucky … Recorded two tackles, with a solo stop against the Bulldogs.

HIGH SCHOOL: A 2019 graduate of Rison HS ... A three-star prospect by Rivals, 247Sports and ESPN … No. 7 overall recruit in the state of Arkansas by Rivals and ESPN … Four-year varsity football letterwinner … Also lettered in basketball, baseball and track & field … Played on both sides of the ball as a defensive back and running back … Recorded 46 tackles along with six pass breakups … Rushed for 939 yards on 91 carries, scoring 11 touchdowns on the ground and two via TD receptions … Helped the Wildcats to a 14-1 overall record, with the only loss of the season coming in the Arkansas state 3A semifinal on Dec. 1 … Totaled 29 tackles and two interceptions as a junior, while rushing for 998 yards and 14 touchdowns and hauling in 13 passes for 201 yards and two touchdowns through the air.

PERSONAL: The son of Pamela and Johnny Chavis … Has one sibling, Aaliyah ... Already earned his bachelor’s degree from Arkansas and is pursuing his graduate certificate at UNLV.

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