Receiver, Southern, 2025–⁠26

Malachi Jackson

Number
No. 18
Height
6′3″
Weight
205 lb
Class (2026)
Junior
Hometown
Atlanta, GA

Malachi Jackson plays receiver for Southern. Last time out, against Kentucky State: 1 catch, 26 yards.

2026 so far

2 catches, 39 yards

Last game: 1 catch, 26 yards vs. Kentucky State, W 34–⁠15

Next game: at Texas Southern, Oct 24

Game by game this season, receiving yards
  1. 13ALST
  2. 26KYSU

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Receiving

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

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2025Southern2029014.5149
2026Southern23919.5026
Career2232915.0149

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2025Southern18WRSo.
2026Southern18WRJr.6′3″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
2025Southern (FCS)360.3026th (n=1040)0.4610.75%
2026Southern (FCS)31.19––3.6–

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 Southern 2 games, 2 catches, 39 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 29vs.Alabama StateL 17–⁠30113013–
Sep 5vs.Kentucky StateW 34–⁠15126026–
2025 Southern 9 games, 20 catches, 290 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 23vs.North Carolina CentralL 14–⁠311707–
Sep 6vs.Alabama StateL 7–⁠30119019–
Sep 13atFresno StateL 7–⁠56255028–
Oct 11atBethune-CookmanL 14–⁠45439115–
Oct 18vs.Prairie View A&ML 3–⁠24119019–
Oct 25vs.Florida A&ML 35–⁠43254049–
Nov 1atArkansas–Pine BluffL 21–⁠40533014–
Nov 8atAlcorn StateL 17–⁠35119019–
Nov 15vs.Texas SouthernL 30–⁠353450220

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

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