Malachi Character is a tackling machine with instant role-player upside at UAB
In the 2024 season at Upson-Lee, Malachi Character posted 153 total tackles, 22 tackles for loss, 1 sack, 1 interception, and 1 forced fumble, earning first-team all-state honors as a linebacker[1]. UAB also noted he totaled 369 career tackles and 38 tackles for loss, with 20 double-digit tackle games and proven two-way production as a runner, which screams physicality, motor, and reliability[9]. He looks like the kind of downhill, tone-setting linebacker who shows up everywhere and fits a defense that values instinct, contact balance, and nonstop pursuit[1][9].
