#85

Will Mallory

Former tight end at Miami. 2022: 42 catches, 538 receiving yards, 3 TD.

TE · Miami · Sr. · #85

6′5″ · 245 lb · Jacksonville, FL

CFB Index 68 · #13 of 132 TEsMedium-low confidenceAll-ConferenceIndianapolis — drafted 2023, Rd 5, Pick 28, #162 overall

Recruiting

4★

TE recruit

No. 211 nationally · Signed with Miami

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former tight end at Miami. 2022: 42 catches, 538 receiving yards, 3 TD.

Signed as a 4-star recruit to Miami in 2018.
Drafted round 5 by the Indianapolis in 2023.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Five seasons at Miami, 1,544 receiving yards — drafted at #162 overall by Indianapolis.

His career

He arrived as a blue-chip recruit and played like one.

20183 games

Signed with Miami4-star out of Providence

202211 games

The role got bigger.

All-ACCsecond

2023

Drafted by Indianapolisround 5, pick 162

Career arc

Recruit

★★★★

#211 national

CFB

College

Miami

2018–2022

NFL

NFL Draft

R5 · #162

Indianapolis · 2023

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

1 honor

🎖

ALL-ACC · 2ND TEAM

All-ACC 2nd team (2022)

Coaching lineage · 2018–2022

4 coaches

2018

Mark Richt

Miami

2019–2020

Manny Diaz

Miami

era →

2021

Jess Simpson

Miami

era →

2022

Mario Cristobal

Miami

era →

Played under 4 different head coaches: Mark Richt, Manny Diaz, Jess Simpson, and Mario Cristobal. Multi-era developmental context.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

IndianapolisEntering 4th NFL season

#162Rd 5 · Pick 28

IndianapolisEntering 4th NFL season

View college career stats ↓

2022 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2018Miami7-6HC: Mark Richt · Run-leaning

2019Miami6-7HC: Manny Diaz · Balanced

2020Miami8-3HC: Manny Diaz · Balanced, fast tempo

2021Miami7-5HC: Jess Simpson · Balanced

2022Miami5-7HC: Mario Cristobal · Balanced

Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

68Quality starter #13 of 132?

Medium-low confidence11 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: explosive rate (92nd percentile). Strength: rec yards (93rd percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Explosive rate#51 / 636 · 92nd pct

24.0%

Catch rate#194 / 636 · 69th pct

84.0%

EPA / target#227 / 636 · 64th pct

0.80

Yards / catch#244 / 636 · 62nd pct

12.9

TD rate#333 / 636 · 48th pct

6.0%

Box-score rates (6)

Rec yards#11 / 158 · 93rd pct

538

Receptions#14 / 158 · 91st pct

Yards / catch#42 / 158 · 73rd pct

12.8

Long catch#57 / 158 · 63rd pct

Rec TDs#50 / 158 · 62nd pct

Fumbles lost#12 / 35 · 36th pct

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

59th → 64th percentile

Explosive rate

20th → 92nd percentile

Catch rate

39th → 69th percentile

TD rate

63rd → 48th percentile

Yards / catch

21st → 62nd 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

2022 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home6g	4.2	55.7	14.3	0.3
Road5g	3.4	40.8	14.0	0.2

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-75g	4.6	60.8	13.5	0.0
Weeks 8+6g	3.2	39.0	14.7	0.5

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Mario Cristobal

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

Awards

Player standing · 2022

All-Conference

Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

68 · #13 of 132 TEs

Former four-star. Now #13 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2022	Miami	42	538	12.8	3	--
2021	Miami	30	347	11.6	4	--
2020	Miami	22	329	15.0	4	--
2019	Miami	16	293	18.3	2	--
2018	Miami	5	37	7.4	1	--
Career		115	1,544	13.4	14	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2022

W 70–13

vs Bethune-Cookman

2 rec · 21 yds

Dominant 57-point win at home against Bethune-Cookman.

With K. Smith — 61 AVG · 72 LONG · 3 NO · T. Van Dyke — 193 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 63.6 · -3 rush yds (1 car)

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 7 · Virginia Tech · 3&26 · Q1 · EPA +4.40Tyler Van Dyke pass complete to Will Mallory for 28 yds to the VTech 26 for a 1ST down
Week 8 · Duke · 3&5 · Q3 · EPA +3.89Jake Garcia pass complete to Will Mallory for 34 yds for a TD, (Andres Borregales KICK)
Week 6 · North Carolina · 3&6 · Q2 · EPA +3.64Tyler Van Dyke pass complete to Will Mallory for 31 yds to the NCaro 41 for a 1ST down
Week 3 · Texas A&M · 3&10 · Q4 · EPA +3.44Tyler Van Dyke pass complete to Will Mallory for 21 yds to the TexAM 44 for a 1ST down
Week 7 · Virginia Tech · 2&24 · Q2 · EPA +3.42Tyler Van Dyke pass complete to Will Mallory for 20 yds to the MiaFl 34 for a 1ST down VIRGINIA TECH Penalty, Targeting on PEOPLES, Nasir enforced (Nasir Peoples) to the MiaFl 49 for a 1ST down
Week 6 · North Carolina · 4&4 · Q4 · EPA +2.85Tyler Van Dyke pass complete to Will Mallory for 12 yds to the MiaFl 47 for a 1ST down
Week 7 · Virginia Tech · 3&6 · Q1 · EPA +2.72Tyler Van Dyke pass complete to Will Mallory for 14 yds to the VTech 49 for a 1ST down
Week 4 · Middle Tennessee · 3&1 · Q3 · EPA +2.70Jake Garcia pass complete to Will Mallory for 23 yds to the MTnSt 40 for a 1ST down
Week 11 · Georgia Tech · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +2.65Jacurri Brown pass complete to Will Mallory for 22 yds for a TD, (Andres Borregales KICK)
Week 13 · Pittsburgh · 2&10 · Q1 · EPA +2.43Tyler Van Dyke pass complete to Will Mallory for 39 yds to the Pitt 11 for a 1ST down

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2022 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 70-13vs Bethune-Cookman	2	21	10.5	0	11
Wk 3	L 9-17@ Texas A&M	6	56	9.3	0	21
Wk 4	L 31-45vs Middle Tennessee	4	50	12.5	0	23
Wk 6	L 24-27vs North Carolina	8	115	14.4	0	31	Season-high 115 yds
Wk 7	W 20-14@ Virginia Tech	3	62	20.7	0	28
Wk 8	L 21-45vs Duke	2	45	22.5	1	34
Wk 9	W 14-12@ Virginia	3	22	7.3	0	8
Wk 10	L 3-45vs Florida State	—	—	—	—	—
Wk 11	W 35-14@ Georgia Tech	1	22	22.0	1	22
Wk 12	L 10-40@ Clemson	4	42	10.5	0	27
Wk 13	L 16-42vs Pittsburgh	9	103	11.4	1	39
Total		42	538	14.1	3	39