Malachi Singleton

New school, new number, same question — and Malachi Singleton's early answer at App State is No.389 4★, national recruit.

QB · App State · Sr. · #3

6′1″ · 225 lb · Kennesaw, GA

Transferred Purdue → App State for 2026

Next upSat Sep 19 · 6 pm ETvs CharlotteKidd Brewer StadiumApp State by 17.5

How he plays

Completion %: 100th percentile.

The full scouting read

The numbers

558

passing yards · 2026

3 TD · 0 INT · 10.7 per attempt

2 games into 2026 so far

The play that turned itSwung App State from 27% to 70% to win.App State at East Carolina · 27-24

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 quarterback for App State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.

Signed as a 4-star recruit to Arkansas in 2023.
Transferred from Purdue to App State in 2026.

His career, year by year

Malachi Singleton

QB · App State · Sr · #3

Filling the Shoesas of 2026-09-15

Malachi Singleton arrives at App State with a new fit to prove and an old chapter behind him.

558PASS YDS3PASS TD-1RUSH YDS

4★ · NATIONAL RECRUIT

No.389

recruiting national rank

Read the story so far

Malachi Singleton arrived as a 4-star prospect, the No.389 recruit nationally. He lines up at QB for App State.

On the field, the headline is 558 pass yds, with 3 pass td.

He inherited the QB job from AJ Swann (4-star).

The number to watch: No.389 — 4★ · national recruit.

QB successionlow bar

Inherited fromAJ Swann 4★

Why nowHe changed programs heading into 2026 — a fresh fit to prove out.

season totals
recruiting national rank
throne-line + Filling-the-Shoes

AI-generated narrative · may contain errors · not journalism · updated 2026-09-15

2026 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2024Arkansas7-6HC: Sam Pittman · Run-leaning

2025Purdue2-10HC: Barry Odom · Balanced

2026App State2-0HC: Dowell Loggains · Run-leaning, fast tempo

Where this profile ranks vs the QB cohort

Box-score percentiles

8 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: completion % (100th percentile). Strength: yards / att (92nd percentile). Concern: pass yards (12th percentile).

Box-score rates (8)

Completion %#1 / 13 · 100th pct

80.8%

Yards / att#2 / 13 · 92nd pct

10.7

Interceptions#1 / 13 · 92nd pct

Rush yards#5 / 13 · 65th pct

-1

Rush TDs#3 / 13 · 62nd pct

Fumbles lost#3 / 11 · 50th pct

Pass TDs#7 / 13 · 38th pct

Pass yards#12 / 13 · 12th pct

558

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

Passing profile

Pass Profile · True throw depth (charted plays)

Adjusted ANY/A, sack rate, and where the yards came from

42/52 (80.8%) · 3 TD · 0 INT

52 of 52 attempts matched to play-by-play

52 of 52 attempts charted for true throw depth

Adjusted ANY/A

10.847 of 75 QBs

Sack rate

5.5%42 of 75 QBs

Sacked on 5.5% of dropbacks (42 of 75) — and still 7 of 75 in Adjusted ANY/A.

Adjusted ANY/A uses full-season box-score totals (attempts, yards, TDs, INTs); sack rate is play-by-play-derived.

Behind LOS · Negative air yds

27% of attempts (14)

79%comp

Air -2.1 · YAC 9.5 avg

Short · 0–9 air yds

46% of attempts (24)

83%comp

Air 3.8 · YAC 5.5 avg

Middle · 10–19 air yds

19% of attempts (10)

90%comp

Air 14.7 · YAC 10.1 avg

Deep · 20+ air yds

8% of attempts (4)

50%comp

Air 28.0 · YAC 2.5 avg

Overall 80.8% completion on 52 attempts · 46% of attempts thrown 0–9 air yds.

Splits & context

Splits

Per-game splits

Through 2 games: 279 YDS/g, 1.5 TD/g, 10.8 YPA, 0.0 INT/g — splits start at 3 games.

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Dowell Loggains

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	App State	42	52	80.8%	558	10.7	3	0	189.9	67	--	--
2025	Purdue	38	64	59.4%	439	6.9	5	2	136.5	--	--	--
2024	Arkansas	21	28	75.0%	358	12.8	1	0	194.2	--	--	--
Career		101	144	70.1%	1,355	9.4	9	2	167.0	67	--	--

Season	Team
2026	App State	16	-1	-0.1	1	--
2025	Purdue	49	202	4.1	1	--
2024	Arkansas	16	67	4.2	3	--
Career		81	268	3.3	5	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026

W 55–3

vs Maine

291 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · -9 rush yds (5 car)

Dominant 52-point win at home against Maine.

With N. Branch — 44 rush yds (2 car) · 1 TD · J. Cross — 66 rush yds (7 car)

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 2 · East Carolina · 3&6 · Q1 · EPA +3.70(02:45) Shotgun #3 M.Singleton pass complete deep right to #0 S.Pickett III caught at ECU34, for 34 yards to the ECU29 (#11 D.Johnson Jr.), 1ST DOWN
Week 2 · East Carolina · 3&12 · Q3 · EPA +3.65(01:51) Shotgun #3 M.Singleton pass complete deep middle to #1 N.Branch caught at ECU45, for 27 yards to the ECU45, End Of Play, 1ST DOWN
Week 1 · Maine · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +3.45(04:18) No Huddle-Shotgun #3 M.Singleton pass complete short left to #87 D.Galloway caught at App35, for 49 yards to the MNE28 (#27 D.Berlitz), 1ST DOWN
Week 2 · East Carolina · 2&9 · Q4 · EPA +3.35(11:04) Shotgun #3 M.Singleton pass complete short middle to #0 S.Pickett III caught at APP46, for 33 yards to the ECU34 (#11 D.Johnson Jr.), 1ST DOWN
Week 1 · Maine · 3&6 · Q2 · EPA +2.99(04:23) No Huddle-Shotgun #3 M.Singleton pass complete short right to #0 S.Pickett III caught at MNE10, for 14 yards to the MNE00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 04:18, 1ST DOWN #83 J.London kick attempt good (H: #40 J.Dunn, LS: #34 P.Stone)
Week 1 · Maine · 2&7 · Q2 · EPA +2.61(00:10) No Huddle-Shotgun #3 M.Singleton pass complete short middle to #0 S.Pickett III caught at MNE00, for 7 yards to the MNE00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:07 #83 J.London kick attempt good (H: #40 J.Dunn, LS: #34 P.Stone)
Week 2 · East Carolina · 2&10 · Q2 · EPA +2.56(00:09) Shotgun #3 M.Singleton pass complete short left to #1 N.Branch caught at APP50, for 18 yards to the ECU41, out of bounds at ECU41, 1ST DOWN
Week 2 · East Carolina · 3&6 · Q3 · EPA +2.46(08:56) Shotgun #3 M.Singleton pass complete short left to #13 J.Grier caught at APP43, for 12 yards to the APP46 (#7 A.Levells-Mitchell), 1ST DOWN, PENALTY ECU Personal Foul (#7 A.Levells-Mitchell) 15 yards from APP46 to ECU39, 1ST DOWN
Week 1 · Maine · 2&5 · Q2 · EPA +2.44(09:38) No Huddle-Shotgun #3 M.Singleton pass complete short left to #7 D.Fugitt caught at MNE05, for 5 yards to the MNE00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 09:32 #83 J.London kick attempt good (H: #40 J.Dunn, LS: #34 P.Stone)
Week 2 · East Carolina · 2&4 · Q2 · EPA +2.33(14:19) Shotgun #3 M.Singleton rush middle for 4 yards gain to the ECU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 14:17 #83 J.London kick attempt good (H: #40 J.Dunn, LS: #34 P.Stone)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2026 season · 2 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	CMP/ATT	YDS	TD	YPA	QBR	Note
Wk 1	W 55-3vs Maine	22/24	291	3	12.1	—	Season-high 291 yds
Wk 2	W 27-24@ East Carolina	20/28	267	0	9.5	69.0
Total		42/52	558	3	10.8	69.0

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

Malachi Singleton

2023

202511 games

2026

2026 snapshot

Passing profile

Splits & context

Awards

Backup

Career stats

Signature game

Signature plays

Game log

Heisman trajectory

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