Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 13-14vs Colorado | 6 | 14 | 2.3 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 2 | L 24-45vs Tennessee | 6 | 40 | 6.7 | 0 | 13 | Season-high 40 yds |
| Total | 12 | 54 | 4.5 | 0 | 13 |
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Malachi Hosley
Senior running back for Georgia Tech. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
5′10″ · 200 lb · Columbus, GA · Northside H.S.
CFB Index 66 · #47 of 326 RBsHigh confidenceReturning to Georgia Tech for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
54
rushing yards · 2026
4.5 per carry
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 40 rush yds, vs Tennessee
Swing playSwung Georgia Tech from 52% to 74% to win.Georgia Tech at Boston College · 36-34
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 running back for Georgia Tech. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed with Pennsylvania in 2023.
- Transferred from Pennsylvania to Georgia Tech in 2025.
Malachi Hosley
Hits the crease and outruns the angle. Pennsylvania to Georgia Tech — the move that set up everything since. The receipt on tape: 40 rush yds against Tennessee, Week 2, 2026.
54 RUSH YDS · 0 RUSH TD · 12 CARRIES
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- portal record
- game log
His career
2023
- Signed with Pennsylvaniaout of Northside
202513 games
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Georgia Tech
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Brent Key — 9-6 over that span.
2025Georgia Tech9-4HC: Brent Key · Run-leaning
2026Georgia Tech0-2HC: Brent Key · Balanced, slow tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
High confidence
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 2 games: 27.0 YDS/g, 4.5 YPC, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Brent Key
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.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
2026 outlook
In the mix for All-ACC
Based on 2025: #7 of 38 ACC RBs
How the All-ACC estimate is computed
35% estimated, 95% confidence interval 31–38%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Georgia Tech | 12 | 54 | 4.5 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | Georgia Tech | 98 | 697 | 7.1 | 7 | -- |
| Career | 110 | 751 | 6.8 | 7 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Georgia Tech | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Georgia Tech | 14 | 119 | 8.5 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 14 | 119 | 8.5 | 0 | -- |
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 1 · Colorado · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA -1.16Shotgun #0 M.Hosley rush right for 0 yards to the GT 46 (#17 L.Lefau)
- Week 2 · Tennessee · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +1.09(01:21) No Huddle-Shotgun #0 M.Hosley rush left for 13 yards gain to the UT 45 (#1 T.Metcalf), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Tennessee · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +0.96(01:09) No Huddle-Shotgun #0 M.Hosley rush middle for 9 yards gain to the UT 36 (#22 J.Telander; #24 D.Lewis). #2 X.Gilliam injured on the play
- Week 1 · Colorado · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA -0.70(04:23) Shotgun #0 M.Hosley rush middle for 0 yards to the GT 25 (#88 S.Taumanupepe; #35 T.Martinez)
- Week 1 · Colorado · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA -0.65(04:46) #0 M.Hosley rush middle for 2 yards loss to the CU 26 (#97 S.Hopper; #53 T.Anene)
- Week 1 · Colorado · 2&5 · Q4 · EPA -0.40(03:03) Shotgun #0 M.Hosley rush middle for 2 yards gain to the CU 29 (#17 L.Lefau)
- Week 2 · Tennessee · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA -0.39(07:38) Shotgun #0 M.Hosley rush left for 1 yard gain to the GT 17 (#13 E.Spillman; #18 T.Weathersby)
- Week 1 · Colorado · 2&10 · Q3 · EPA +0.31Shotgun #0 M.Hosley rush middle for 7 yards gain to the GT 32 (#4 N.Mitchell)
- Week 2 · Tennessee · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA -0.24(00:42) No Huddle-Shotgun #0 M.Hosley rush middle for 2 yards gain to the UT 23 (#17 E.Utley)
- Week 1 · Colorado · 2&10 · Q1 · EPA +0.22(07:30) Shotgun #0 M.Hosley rush middle for 7 yards gain to the CU 12 (#7 R.Fontenette)
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Cuts upfield fast. Designed to find the crease, not run through the line.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Georgia Tech
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Running back · Georgia Tech
Returning around him
- 13% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
- 2 Georgia Tech players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -1 net (19 in / 20 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Georgia Tech · Last season: 9-4 (AP #24) · Talent rank #34 · 2026 recruiting class #41
DNA match
Player DNA
Speed Merchant
Cuts upfield fast. Designed to find the crease, not run through the line.
RB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Eli Sanders’s 2024 season.
78%match
All-Mountain West
Matches Eli on
Total rush EPA (college ability)
Weight
Receiving share
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Caden Durham's freshman season at LSU (2024).
Matches Caden on
Yards / carry
Height
Receiving share
Differs from Caden on
Class year (higher)
Rush TD rate (higher)
Player DNA
Players who play like Malachi Hosley
The backfield · Georgia Tech
- #22Justice Haynes857 rushing yards · 2025
- Malachi Hosley697 rushing yards · 2025
- #20J.P. Powell72 rushing yards · 2025
- #1Trelain Maddox38 rushing yards · 2025
- #24Shane Marshall10 rushing yards · 2025
2 more on the roster · Georgia Tech team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology