2024 Football Roster
Roster

Jersey Number 9
Malcolm Ray
- Position:
- DL
- Class:
- Senior
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-2 / 291
- Hometown:
- Miami Gardens, Fla.
- High School:
- Miami Carol City
- Major:
- Education (Grad)
Career: Played in 56 games with 19 starts at defensive tackle ... totaled 87 tackles with 12.5 for loss and 4.5 sacks ... added three pass breakups and two fumble recoveries ... saw action in three bowls and one conference championship game ... finished career playing final season at Rutgers (2024) after beginning at Florida State (2020-23).
2024 (Senior): Played in all 13 games with 12 starts at defensive tackle ... totaled 27 tackles with 2.5 for loss and a sack ... had eight games with multiple stops ... added a fumble recovery and pass breakup ... rated as the No. 18 defensive tackle in the Big Ten by Pro Football Focus ... had a tackle-for-loss on a career-high five stops in the Rate Bowl versus Kansas State (12/26) ... batted down a pass in the win at Maryland (11/16) ... collected three stops at USC (10/25) ... in on two tackles versus Wisconsin (10/12) and at Nebraska (10/5) ... added three stops in win over Washington (9/27) ... recovered a fumble at Virginia Tech (9/21) ... picked up a sack against Akron (9/7) ... recorded four tackles in Rutgers debut versus Howard (8/29).
2023 (Senior at Florida State): Played in all 14 games … totaled 19 tackles with two for loss … broke up two passes … in on a tackle-for-loss and knocked down a pass in the Orange Bowl versus No. 6 Georgia (12/30) … saw action in the ACC Championship Game against No. 15 Louisville (12/2) … posted two stops with one for loss versus Miami (11/11) … added two tackles at Wake Forest (10/28) … collected three stops against Syracuse (10/14) … recorded a pass breakup versus Virginia Tech (10/7) … had three tackles at Clemson (9/23) and against Southern Mississippi (9/9) … in on a stop versus No. 5 LSU (9/3).
2022 (Junior at Florida State): Played in all 13 games with five starts on the defensive line … totaled 15 tackles with two sacks and a fumble recovery … had two tackles in the Cheez-It Bowl win over Oklahoma (12/29) … in on a tackle-for-loss versus Florida (11/25) … recovered a fumble at Miami (11/5) … collected a sack against No. 4 Clemson (10/15) … posted a sack at No. 14 NC State (10/8) … recorded a season-high four tackles at Louisville (9/16).
2021 (Sophomore at Florida State): Played in 10 games with two starts on the defensive line … totaled 24 tackles with 5.5 for loss and 1.5 sacks … had a career-high two tackles-for-loss on three stops at Boston College (11/20) … notched a pair of stops versus Miami (11/13) … had three tackles with a sack versus NC State (11/6) … in on 1.5 tackles-for-loss at Clemson (10/30) … posted a season-high four stops with one for loss in first collegiate start at North Carolina (10/9) … collected three tackles at Wake Forest (9/18).
2020 (Sophomore at Florida State): Played in six games … picked up two tackles against Pittsburgh (11/7) … made collegiate debut versus Georgia Tech (9/12).
2019 (Freshman at Florida State): Did not see game action.
Prior to College: Played at Miami Carol City … as a senior, helped lead defense that posted five shutouts, including three in a row, while holding opponents to average of 9.8 points per game as team posted 9-3 overall record and advanced to regional semifinal round of FHSAA 6A state playoffs … as a junior, named Florida 6A first-team all-state by FloridaHSFootball … as a sophomore, helped lead Carol City to 6A state championship … rated as the nation’s No. 50 defensive tackle and Florida’s No. 94 overall prospect by 247Sports.
Major: Education (Grad)
2024 (Senior): Played in all 13 games with 12 starts at defensive tackle ... totaled 27 tackles with 2.5 for loss and a sack ... had eight games with multiple stops ... added a fumble recovery and pass breakup ... rated as the No. 18 defensive tackle in the Big Ten by Pro Football Focus ... had a tackle-for-loss on a career-high five stops in the Rate Bowl versus Kansas State (12/26) ... batted down a pass in the win at Maryland (11/16) ... collected three stops at USC (10/25) ... in on two tackles versus Wisconsin (10/12) and at Nebraska (10/5) ... added three stops in win over Washington (9/27) ... recovered a fumble at Virginia Tech (9/21) ... picked up a sack against Akron (9/7) ... recorded four tackles in Rutgers debut versus Howard (8/29).
2023 (Senior at Florida State): Played in all 14 games … totaled 19 tackles with two for loss … broke up two passes … in on a tackle-for-loss and knocked down a pass in the Orange Bowl versus No. 6 Georgia (12/30) … saw action in the ACC Championship Game against No. 15 Louisville (12/2) … posted two stops with one for loss versus Miami (11/11) … added two tackles at Wake Forest (10/28) … collected three stops against Syracuse (10/14) … recorded a pass breakup versus Virginia Tech (10/7) … had three tackles at Clemson (9/23) and against Southern Mississippi (9/9) … in on a stop versus No. 5 LSU (9/3).
2022 (Junior at Florida State): Played in all 13 games with five starts on the defensive line … totaled 15 tackles with two sacks and a fumble recovery … had two tackles in the Cheez-It Bowl win over Oklahoma (12/29) … in on a tackle-for-loss versus Florida (11/25) … recovered a fumble at Miami (11/5) … collected a sack against No. 4 Clemson (10/15) … posted a sack at No. 14 NC State (10/8) … recorded a season-high four tackles at Louisville (9/16).
2021 (Sophomore at Florida State): Played in 10 games with two starts on the defensive line … totaled 24 tackles with 5.5 for loss and 1.5 sacks … had a career-high two tackles-for-loss on three stops at Boston College (11/20) … notched a pair of stops versus Miami (11/13) … had three tackles with a sack versus NC State (11/6) … in on 1.5 tackles-for-loss at Clemson (10/30) … posted a season-high four stops with one for loss in first collegiate start at North Carolina (10/9) … collected three tackles at Wake Forest (9/18).
2020 (Sophomore at Florida State): Played in six games … picked up two tackles against Pittsburgh (11/7) … made collegiate debut versus Georgia Tech (9/12).
2019 (Freshman at Florida State): Did not see game action.
Prior to College: Played at Miami Carol City … as a senior, helped lead defense that posted five shutouts, including three in a row, while holding opponents to average of 9.8 points per game as team posted 9-3 overall record and advanced to regional semifinal round of FHSAA 6A state playoffs … as a junior, named Florida 6A first-team all-state by FloridaHSFootball … as a sophomore, helped lead Carol City to 6A state championship … rated as the nation’s No. 50 defensive tackle and Florida’s No. 94 overall prospect by 247Sports.
Major: Education (Grad)
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