Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 20-33@ Houston | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 14 | Season-high 14 yds |
| Total | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 14 |
#17
Malachi Durant
Sophomore wide receiver for Oregon State. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′2″ · 190 lb · Seattle, WA · Graham Kapowsin
Returning to Oregon State for 2026
The numbers
14
receiving yards · 2026
1 catches · 14 per catch
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 rec, 14 yds, at Houston
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 wide receiver for Oregon State. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Oregon State in 2024.
Malachi Durant
Malachi Durant has been at Oregon State through two head coaches in two seasons. One game to point at: 14 rec yds, 1 receptions against Houston — Week 1, 2026.
14 REC YDS · 1 REC · 0 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2024
- Signed with Oregon State3-star out of Graham-Kapowsin
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Oregon State
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2025–2026
2 coaches2025
Trent Bray
Oregon State
2026era →
JaMarcus Shephard
Oregon State
Coaching transition mid-career: Trent Bray → JaMarcus Shephard. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025Oregon State2-10HC: Trent Bray · Balanced
2026Oregon State0-2HC: JaMarcus Shephard · Pass-heavy, fast tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rec 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: 1.0 REC/g, 14.0 YDS/g, 14.0 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
JaMarcus Shephard
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
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Oregon State | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | Oregon State | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 4 | 41 | 10.2 | 1 | -- |
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Oregon State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Wide receiver · Oregon State
Returning around him
- 58% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
- Transfer portal: -15 net (20 in / 35 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Oregon State · Last season: 2-10 · Talent rank #76 · 2026 recruiting class #100
Background
PRONOUNCED Mal-uh-kai 2025 • Played in 11 games • Tallied three catches for 27 yards and a touchdown • Caught a 10-yard touchdown at home against Fresno State • Totaled one reception apiece at Tulsa and Washington, going for 11 yards and 6 yards, respectively 2024 • Did not play. Redshirted GRAHA...
The receiver room · Oregon State
- #14Eddie Freauff139 receiving yards · 2025
- #5Karson Boschma89 receiving yards · 2025
- #12Zachary Card83 receiving yards · 2025
- #9Jamai East56 receiving yards · 2025
- #17Malachi Durant27 receiving yards · 2025
12 more on the roster · Oregon State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology