Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 66-3vs New Hampshire | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | Season-high 4 yds |
| Total | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
#28
Malachi Coleman
Freshman running back for Syracuse. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
5′10″ · 190 lb · Roanoke, VA · William Flemming
Returning to Syracuse for 2026
The numbers
4
rushing yards · 2026
4 per carry
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 4 rush yds, vs New Hampshire
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
1 running back for Syracuse. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Syracuse in 2025.
Malachi Coleman
He has spent two seasons in the Syracuse backfield. One game to point at: 4 rush yds against New Hampshire — Week 1, 2026.
4 RUSH YDS · 0 RUSH TD · 1 CARRIES
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
20253 games
- Signed with Syracuse3-star out of William Fleming
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Syracuse
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Fran Brown — 4-10 over that span.
2025Syracuse3-9HC: Fran Brown · Balanced
2026Syracuse1-1HC: Fran Brown · Balanced, fast tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rush yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 4.0 YDS/g, 4.0 YPC, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Fran Brown
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 66–3
4 rush yds (1 car)
Dominant 63-point win at home against New Hampshire.
With S. Angeli — 263 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · -14 rush yds (3 car) · D. Samuel Jr. — 2 SOLO · 2 TOT · 42 AVG
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Syracuse
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Running back · Syracuse
Returning around him
- 35% of 2024 offensive production back (Moderate turnover)
- Transfer portal: -10 net (19 in / 29 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Syracuse · Last season: 3-9 · Talent rank #35 · 2026 recruiting class #35
Background
Redshirt Year (2025): Appeared in four games to preserve his redshirt ... Ran nine times for 31 yards on the season ... Made his collegiate debut against Colgate, carrying the ball three times for seven yards ... Had a season-high five carries for 17 yards at Notre Dame (11/22) ... Ran once for s...
The backfield · Syracuse
- #4Ju'Juan Johnson155 rushing yards · 2025
- #20Tylik Hill129 rushing yards · 2025
- #28Malachi Coleman31 rushing yards · 2025
- #3Davion Kerr-3 rushing yards · 2025
- #22Ahmad Miller1 game · 2026
1 more on the roster · Syracuse team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology