Receiver, Wisconsin (from Nebraska, Minnesota), 2023–⁠26

Malachi Coleman

Number
No. 16
Height
6′5″
Weight
205 lb
Class (2026)
Junior
Hometown
Lincoln, NE

Malachi Coleman plays receiver for Wisconsin, after Nebraska (2023–⁠24) and Minnesota (2025). Last time out, against Michigan State: 1 catch, 46 yards, 1 TD.

2026 so far

5 catches, 122 yards, 2 TD

Last game: 1 catch, 46 yards, 1 TD vs. Michigan State, W 31–⁠3

Next game: vs. USC, Oct 24

Game by game this season, receiving yards
  1. 76ND
  2. 46MSU

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2023Nebraska813917.4144
2025Minnesota58316.6052
2026Wisconsin512224.4246
Career1834419.1352

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2023Nebraska16WRYr 1
2024Nebraska16WRYr 2
2025Minnesota16WRYr 3
2026Wisconsin16WRJr. (Yr 4)6′5″205

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2023Nebraska150.50––7.4–
2025Minnesota80.32––2.6–

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2026 Wisconsin 2 games, 5 catches, 122 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 6vs.Notre DameL 13–⁠41476128
Oct 3vs.Michigan StateW 31–⁠3146146
2025 Minnesota 5 games, 5 catches, 83 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 6vs.Northwestern StateW 66–⁠01606
Oct 17vs.NebraskaW 24–⁠6115015
Nov 1vs.Michigan StateW 23–⁠201606
Nov 22vs.NorthwesternL 35–⁠38152052
Nov 29vs.WisconsinW 17–⁠71404
2023 Nebraska 5 games, 8 catches, 139 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Oct 6atIllinoisW 20–⁠71505
Oct 21vs.NorthwesternW 17–⁠9144144
Nov 4atMichigan StateL 17–⁠20239030
Nov 18atWisconsinL 17–⁠24232026
Nov 24vs.IowaL 10–⁠13219015

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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