Malachi Holt-Bennett

#13 · WR · Sr. · UAB6′3″ · 200 lb · Birmingham, AL · Fairfield Preparatory School

Malachi Holt-Bennett: WR · UAB · #13.

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Malachi Holt-Bennett

WR · UAB · Sr · #13

Moves the chains on third down. Played for two head coaches across four seasons and two programs. A game that shows it: 74 receiving yards and 2 receptions against Memphis — Week 12, 2024.

Style of play

Play style

Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.

Fans

No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2024	UAB	16	241	15.1	1	71
2023	UAB	5	92	18.4	1	37
2022	Indiana	6	90	15.0	0	28
2021	Indiana	1	29	29.0	1	29
Career		28	452	16.1	3	71

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2024 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 41-3vs Alcorn State	1	22	22.0	0	22
Wk 2	L 6-32@ UL Monroe	1	5	5.0	0	5
Wk 3	L 27-37@ Arkansas	1	9	9.0	0	9
Wk 5	L 18-41vs Navy	1	20	20.0	0	20
Wk 6	L 20-71vs Tulane	2	28	14.0	0	21
Wk 7	L 10-44@ Army	1	8	8.0	0	8
Wk 8	L 25-35@ South Florida	1	22	22.0	0	22
Wk 10	W 59-21vs Tulsa	2	12	6.0	0	6
Wk 12	L 18-53@ Memphis	2	74	37.0	0	71	Season-high 74 yds
Wk 13	W 40-14vs Rice	1	5	5.0	1	5
Wk 14	L 27-29@ Charlotte	3	36	12.0	0	24
Total		16	241	15.1	1	71

Signature game

Week 12 · 2024

L 18-53

at Memphis

2 rec · 74 yds

With J. Kitna — 253 yds · 1 TD · 2 INT · QBR 32.5 · I. Hooks — 71 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 100.0 · 1 rec · 13 yds

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 12 · Memphis · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +4.39Iverson Hooks pass complete to Malachi Holt-Bennett for 71 yds for a
Week 1 · Alcorn State · 4th and 4 · Q4 · EPA +3.15Jacob Zeno pass complete to Malachi Holt-Bennett for a
Week 8 · South Florida · 2nd and 11 · Q2 · EPA +3.00Jalen Kitna pass complete to Malachi Holt-Bennett for 22 yds to the USF 42 for a
Week 3 · Arkansas · 3rd and 8 · Q4 · EPA +2.54Jacob Zeno pass complete to Malachi Holt-Bennett for 9 yds to the UAB 48 for a
Week 14 · Charlotte · 3rd and 6 · Q4 · EPA +2.36Jalen Kitna pass complete to Malachi Holt-Bennett for 7 yds to the CLT 38 for a Charlotte Penalty, Personal Foul (15 Yards) to the CLT 23 for a
Week 14 · Charlotte · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +2.15Jalen Kitna pass complete to Malachi Holt-Bennett for 24 yds to the CLT 46 for a

4 more plays

Week 5 · Navy · 2nd and 4 · Q3 · EPA +1.91Jacob Zeno pass complete to Malachi Holt-Bennett for 20 yds to the UAB 46 for a
Week 13 · Rice · 1st and 5 · Q1 · EPA +1.88Jalen Kitna pass complete to Malachi Holt-Bennett for 5 yds for a TD (Jonah Delange KICK)
Week 6 · Tulane · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +1.34Jalen Kitna pass complete to Malachi Holt-Bennett for 21 yds to the TULN 34 for a
Week 7 · Army · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +1.01Jalen Kitna pass complete to Malachi Holt-Bennett for 8 yds to the UAB 39

Teams and coaches

2021Indiana2-10HC: Tom Allen · Pass-heavy, slow tempo

2022Indiana4-8HC: Tom Allen · Pass-leaning

2023UAB4-8HC: Trent Dilfer · Balanced

2024UAB3-9HC: Trent Dilfer · Balanced

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 30 (#406 of 466). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score percentiles · 2024 season

30Below cohort / limited sample #406 of 466 · 2024?

5 metrics · season cumulative

2024 score: the 2026 sample is not big enough yet. The rows below are 2026 so far. Elite: long catch (86th percentile). Concern: receptions (15th percentile).

Box-score rates (5)

Long catch#76 / 541 · 86th pct

Yards / catch#153 / 541 · 71st pct

15.1

Rec TDs#369 / 541 · 23rd pct

Rec yards#423 / 541 · 22nd pct

241

Receptions#453 / 541 · 15th pct

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps in 2024, based on box-score rates.

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2024 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home5g	1.4	17.4	13.4	0.2
Road6g	1.5	25.7	15.5	0.0

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-76g	1.2	15.3	13.0	0.0
Weeks 8+5g	1.8	29.8	16.4	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2024 season

Head Coach

Trent Dilfer

Pass share

53.3%

445 pass / 390 run

Plays / game

69.6

12 games

Team sack rate

6.1%

491 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced.

Awards

Player standing · 2024

16 catches in 11 games

Fewer catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

30 · #406 of 466 WRs · 2024

Three-star recruit. Now #406 at the position.

Malachi Holt-Bennett

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Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

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Splits

Awards

16 catches in 11 games

Four seasons, two schools

Moves

2021

2023 5 games