Receiver, Western Kentucky, 2020–⁠23

Malachi Corley

Number
No. 11
Height
5′11″
Weight
210 lb
Class (2023)
Junior
Hometown
Campbellsville, KY
Born
Mar 21, 2002

Malachi Corley played receiver at Western Kentucky (2020–⁠23). The New York Jets took Corley in round 3, No. 65 overall in the 2024 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
1,293
Receiving yards, 2022 (Western Kentucky, 9–⁠5)
Best game
207 yards
At Louisiana Tech, week 6, 2023: No. 1 receiving game in FBS that week
National rank
No. 4
In FBS in receiving yards, 2022
Drafted
No. 65
Round 3, 2024 NFL Draft (New York Jets)

Career highs

12catches, career highat Auburn, 2022207receiving yards, career highat Louisiana Tech, 20233receiving touchdowns, career hightwice; last at Louisiana Tech, 2023

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2020Western Kentucky66510.8017
2021Western Kentucky736919.5745
2022Western Kentucky1011,29312.81176
2023Western Kentucky7998412.51175
Career2593,03311.72976

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2020Western Kentucky11WRYr 1
2021Western Kentucky11WRYr 2
2022Western Kentucky11WRYr 3
2023Western Kentucky11WRJr. (Yr 4)5′11″210

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
2020Western Kentucky70.97––6.8–
2021Western Kentucky750.4520th (n=410)0.6734.09%
2022Western Kentucky1140.5934th (n=683)0.7167.313%
2023Western Kentucky970.7948th (n=681)0.8076.412%

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

2023 Western Kentucky 12 games, 79 catches, 984 yards, 11 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 2vs.South FloridaW 41–⁠24455039–
Sep 16atOhio StateL 10–⁠638881340
Sep 23atTroyL 24–⁠2791071316
Sep 28vs.Middle TennesseeW 31–⁠10881031–
Oct 5atLouisiana TechW 35–⁠2882073701
Oct 17atJacksonville StateL 17–⁠20647015–
Oct 24vs.LibertyL 29–⁠426622264
Nov 4atUTEPW 21–⁠1341015–
Nov 11vs.New Mexico StateL 29–⁠38678134–
Nov 18vs.Sam HoustonW 28–⁠2310171175–
Nov 25atFlorida InternationalW 41–⁠28652118–
Dec 18 ✦vs.Old DominionW 38–⁠3542609–
2022 Western Kentucky 14 games, 101 catches, 1,293 yards, 11 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 27vs.Austin PeayW 38–⁠27561325–
Sep 3atHawai’iW 49–⁠1741207–
Sep 17atIndianaL 30–⁠338770268
Sep 24vs.Florida InternationalW 73–⁠03123276–
Oct 1vs.TroyL 27–⁠3442309−1
Oct 8atUTSAL 28–⁠3111131038–
Oct 15atMiddle TennesseeW 35–⁠1710100147–
Oct 21vs.UABW 20–⁠175770251
Oct 29vs.North TexasL 13–⁠40897022–
Nov 5atCharlotteW 59–⁠7616216441
Nov 12vs.RiceW 45–⁠106900360
Nov 19atAuburnL 17–⁠41129902511
Nov 26atFlorida AtlanticW 32–⁠31812724624
Dec 21 ✦vs.South AlabamaW 44–⁠23111142393
2021 Western Kentucky 14 games, 73 catches, 691 yards, 7 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 2vs.UT MartinW 59–⁠21551140−6
Sep 11atArmyL 35–⁠38663015–
Sep 25vs.IndianaL 31–⁠33970119–
Oct 2atMichigan StateL 31–⁠48769025–
Oct 9vs.UTSAL 46–⁠52233124–
Oct 16atOld DominionW 43–⁠20760126–
Oct 23atFlorida InternationalW 34–⁠19765022–
Oct 30vs.CharlotteW 45–⁠13573045–
Nov 6vs.Middle TennesseeW 48–⁠21636111–
Nov 13atRiceW 42–⁠21537014–
Nov 20vs.Florida AtlanticW 52–⁠17317111–
Nov 27atMarshallW 53–⁠21476133–
Dec 3atUTSAL 41–⁠49540016–
Dec 18 ✦vs.App StateW 59–⁠382101–
2020 Western Kentucky 3 games, 6 catches, 65 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Nov 21vs.Florida InternationalW 38–⁠21216014–
Dec 6atCharlotteW 37–⁠19340017–
Dec 26 ✦vs.Georgia StateL 21–⁠391909–

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

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2024Pro day 2024
Height5′11″5′10⅝″W
Weight215 lb207 lbW
Arm length32⅛″32⅛″W
Hand size9⅛″9⅛″W
Wingspan75½″W
40-yard dash4.56 sW
10-yard split1.59 sW
20-yard shuttle4.22 sW

Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

3 seasons, 22 games with a stat; latest team: Cleveland Browns.

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2024New York Jets53160
2025Cleveland Browns1211790
2026 (so far)Cleveland Browns5000
NFL career2214950

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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