#11

Malachi Corley

Former wide receiver at Western Kentucky. 2023: 79 catches, 984 receiving yards, 11 TD.

WR · Western Kentucky · Jr. · #11

5′11″ · 210 lb · Campbellsville, KY

CFB Index 84 · #25 of 497 WRsHigh confidenceAll-Conf 1st teamNew York — drafted 2024, Rd 3, Pick 1, #65 overall

Recruiting

2★

CB recruit

No. 3099 nationally · Signed with Western Kentucky

Statement game10 rec · 171 yds · 1 TDvs Sam Houston (FBS) · W 28-23

Top 1% receiving yards game since 2021.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former wide receiver at Western Kentucky. 2023: 79 catches, 984 receiving yards, 11 TD.

Signed as a 2-star recruit to Western Kentucky in 2020.
Drafted round 3 by the New York in 2024.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Four seasons at Western Kentucky, 3,033 receiving yards, a first-team All-Conference season (2022) — drafted at #65 overall by New York.

His career

Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.

2020

Signed with Western Kentucky2-star out of Campbellsville

202214 games

The role got bigger.

All-Conference USAfirst

202312 games

All-Conference USAfirst

2024

Drafted by New Yorkround 3, pick 65

Career arc

Recruit

★★

#3099 national

CFB

College

Western Kentucky

2020–2023

NFL

NFL Draft

R3 · #65

New York · 2024

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

5 honors · 1 category

🥈

ALL-CONFERENCE USA · 1ST TEAM

All-Conference USA 1st team (2023)

Coaching lineage · 2020–2023

1 coach

2020–2023

Tyson Helton

Western Kentucky

Played his entire career under Tyson Helton.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

New YorkEntering 3rd NFL season

#65Rd 3 · Pick 1

New YorkEntering 3rd NFL season

View college career stats ↓

2023 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

4 seasons under Tyson Helton — 31-22 over that span.

2020Western Kentucky5-7HC: Tyson Helton · Balanced

2021Western Kentucky9-5HC: Tyson Helton · Pass-heavy, fast tempo

2022Western Kentucky9-5HC: Tyson Helton · Pass-leaning

2023Western Kentucky8-5HC: Tyson Helton · Pass-leaning

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

84All-Conference level #25 of 497?

High confidence13 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: td rate (90th percentile). Strength: rec tds (98th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

TD rate#62 / 639 · 90th pct

12.4%

EPA / target#240 / 639 · 63rd pct

0.87

Explosive rate#244 / 639 · 62nd pct

15.7%

Yards / catch#256 / 639 · 60th pct

13.0

Catch rate#306 / 639 · 52nd pct

83.1%

Box-score rates (8)

Rec TDs#11 / 566 · 98th pct

Receptions#25 / 566 · 96th pct

Rec yards#38 / 566 · 93rd pct

984

Long catch#63 / 566 · 88th pct

Rush yards#139 / 294 · 52nd pct

Yards / catch#312 / 566 · 44th pct

12.5

Rush TDs#54 / 294 · 41st pct

Fumbles lost#93 / 227 · 35th pct

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

71st → 63rd percentile

Explosive rate

81st → 62nd percentile

Catch rate

84th → 52nd percentile

TD rate

83rd → 90th percentile

Yards / catch

66th → 60th percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2023 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home5g	6.8	89.4	12.9	0.8
Road7g	6.4	76.7	10.6	1.0

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-76g	6.8	94.0	13.2	0.8
Weeks 8+6g	6.3	70.0	9.9	1.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Tyson Helton

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2023

All-Conference 1st team

First team in his league at the position.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

84 · #25 of 497 WRs

Two-star recruit. Now #25 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2023	Western Kentucky	79	984	12.5	11	--
2022	Western Kentucky	101	1,293	12.8	11	--
2021	Western Kentucky	73	691	9.5	7	--
2020	Western Kentucky	6	65	10.8	0	--
Career		259	3,033	11.7	29	--

Season	Team
2023	Western Kentucky	4	11	--	--	--
2022	Western Kentucky	11	87	--	--	--
2021	Western Kentucky	1	-6	--	--	--
2020	Western Kentucky	--	--	--	--	--
Career		16	92	--	--	--

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 12 · Sam Houston · 2&7 · Q4 · EPA +6.53Austin Reed pass complete to Malachi Corley for 75 yds for a TD (Lucas Carneiro KICK)
Week 6 · Louisiana Tech · 2&5 · Q1 · EPA +5.98Austin Reed pass complete to Malachi Corley for 70 yds for a TD (Lucas Carneiro KICK)
Week 6 · Louisiana Tech · 3&6 · Q2 · EPA +5.32Austin Reed pass complete to Malachi Corley for 48 yds for a TD (Lucas Carneiro KICK)
Week 6 · Louisiana Tech · 2&24 · Q2 · EPA +4.62Austin Reed pass complete to Malachi Corley for 29 yds for a TD (Lucas Carneiro KICK)
Week 9 · Liberty · 4&13 · Q4 · EPA +4.60Austin Reed pass complete to Malachi Corley for 21 yds for a TD (Lucas Carneiro KICK)
Week 3 · Ohio State · 3&10 · Q1 · EPA +3.27Austin Reed pass complete to Malachi Corley for 17 yds to the OSU 39 for a 1ST down
Week 4 · Troy · 3&6 · Q3 · EPA +3.26Austin Reed pass complete to Malachi Corley for 22 yds for a TD (Lucas Carneiro KICK)
Week 12 · Sam Houston · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +2.79Austin Reed pass complete to Malachi Corley for 39 yds to the SHSU 30 for a 1ST down
Week 4 · Troy · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +2.66Austin Reed pass complete to Malachi Corley for 31 yds to the TROY 44 for a 1ST down
Week 13 · Florida International · 3&7 · Q1 · EPA +2.57Austin Reed pass complete to Malachi Corley for 14 yds to the FIU 35 for a 1ST down

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2023 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 41-24vs South Florida	4	55	13.8	0	39
Wk 3	L 10-63@ Ohio State	8	88	11.0	1	34
Wk 4	L 24-27@ Troy	9	107	11.9	1	31
Wk 5	W 31-10vs Middle Tennessee	8	81	10.1	0	31
Wk 6	W 35-28@ Louisiana Tech	8	207	25.9	3	70	Season-high 207 yds
Wk 8	L 17-20@ Jacksonville State	6	47	7.8	0	15
Wk 9	L 29-42vs Liberty	6	62	10.3	2	26	2 TD catches
Wk 10	W 21-13@ UTEP	4	10	2.5	1	5
Wk 11	L 29-38vs New Mexico State	6	78	13.0	1	34
Wk 12	W 28-23vs Sam Houston	10	171	17.1	1	75	171-yard receiving day
Wk 13	W 41-28@ Florida International	6	52	8.7	1	18
Bowl	W 38-35@ Old Dominion	4	26	6.5	0	9
Total		79	984	11.5	11	75

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology