Player Dossier

2018-2023

Pittsburgh

Malcolm Epps

TE • 6'6" • 255 lbs • Houston, TX, USA

Reliable chain-moverPossession profile

Malcolm Epps reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Usage / Role

5%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

14

Developing production for a tight end

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Reliability

10

Sporadic game-to-game production

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Star Power

30

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2019 Regular Season · Texas

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Snapshot

Career Teams
3
Unique Seasons
6
Program Path
Texas • USC • Pittsburgh
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Syracuse

Player Story

Malcolm Epps built his college career from 2018 through 2023 as a tight end from Houston, TX wearing No. 7, spending time with Pittsburgh, Texas, and USC. The clearest part of Malcolm Epps' career was his receiving...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2018 · Rating 0.9137

Dekaney · Houston, TX

Committed To
Texas
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2018

Malcolm Epps, TE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Regular Season · Texas. Malcolm Epps reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Receiving yards
598
Receptions
46
Touchdowns
7

Quick Answers

Malcolm Epps quick answers

Latest team and position
Pittsburgh · TE
Career Receiving Yards
598
Tracked sample
6 unique seasons · 7 entries · 33 games
Best season
2019 Regular Season · Texas
Top game
Syracuse
Recruit profile
4-star · Dekaney · Texas
High school pipeline
Brentwood Academy · 43 FBS recruits · 3 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 7 · Senior
2023 Receiving yards rank
115 receiving yards · TE 173rd (top 40%) · ACC 97th (top 44%) · National 910th (top 44%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesRecRec YdsTDOverall
2018 Regular SeasonTexas1118055.7
2019 Regular SeasonTexas920232265.7
2020 PostseasonTexas5-0029.6
2020 Regular SeasonTexas5342229.6
2021 Regular SeasonUSC810173156.4
2022 Regular SeasonUSC3318228.2
2023 Regular SeasonPittsburgh79115044.4

Related Context

Transfer Portal History

Matched portal movement

SeasonPathMovementValueDate
2023USC to PittsburghP4 to P478.2Mar 22, 2023
2021Texas to USCP4 to P418.5Apr 27, 2021

Malcolm Epps played TE for Texas, USC, and Pittsburgh. Across 6 tracked seasons, Malcolm Epps recorded 60 rushing yards, 598 receiving yards, and 1 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Texas.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season

Texas paired 232 primary output with 66.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

2023 Regular Season role shape

target-driven usage with 60 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2023 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 3 team stops, with role shifts visible across Texas, USC, Pittsburgh.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Syracuse

Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2023 Regular Season · Pittsburgh

Games

7

Receiving Yards / G

16.4

Efficiency

60

Usage

8.8

Consistency

38.6

Best Game by takeover score

Syracuse

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Wofford: -1. West Virginia: 4. Notre Dame: 12. Florida State: 2. Syracuse: 52. Boston College: 24. Duke: 22

Volume vs Efficiency

Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.

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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Wofford: 1 by 0. West Virginia: 1 by 26.7. Notre Dame: 1 by 80. Florida State: 1 by 13.3. Syracuse: 3 by 100. Boston College: 1 by 100. Duke: 1 by 100

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins11.5 · Games = 2 · -6.9 vs Losses
Losses18.4 · Games = 5 · +6.9 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

7 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

Syracuse

Best efficiency game

100 vs Duke

Result
Sat 11/25@ DukeL 19-301222222022
Fri 11/17vs Boston CollegeW 24-161242424024
Sat 11/11@ SyracuseL 13-2835217.317.30036
Sat 11/4vs Florida StateL 7-24122202
Sat 10/28@ Notre DameL 7-581121212012
Sat 9/16@ West VirginiaL 6-17144404
Sat 9/2vs WoffordW 45-71-1-1-10-1

Player Story

Malcolm Epps story

Malcolm Epps built his college career from 2018 through 2023 as a tight end from Houston, TX wearing No. 7, spending time with Pittsburgh, Texas, and USC. The clearest part of Malcolm Epps' career was his receiving role: 46 catches, 598 receiving yards, 7 touchdowns, and 60 rushing yards across 33 career games in the available record. His career also includes 60 rushing yards and 1 tackle, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Malcolm Epps' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Texas

    2018-2020

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    USC

    2021-2022

    Peak year stop

  3. 3

    Pittsburgh

    2023

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

2018201920202020202120222023
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2018 Regular SeasonTexas181004.5
2019 Regular SeasonTexas23266.79.8214
2020 PostseasonTexas4255.65.9-190
2020 Regular SeasonTexas4255.65.90
2021 Regular SeasonUSC17379.24.7131
2022 Regular SeasonUSC18404.2-155
2023 Regular SeasonPittsburgh115608.897

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Syracuse

Week 11 · L 13-28 · Conference game

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

52

Receiving Yards

87.6 takeover

52 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

@ Rice

Week 3 · W 48-13

53

Receiving Yards

78.7 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

53 receiving yards with a 88.3 efficiency score.

#3

vs Utah

Week 6 · L 26-42 · Conference game

59

Receiving Yards

73.4 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

59 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#4

@ Kansas State

Week 14 · W 69-31 · Conference game

32

Receiving Yards

72.2 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

32 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#5

@ Texas Tech

Week 11 · W 41-34 · Conference game

18

Receiving Yards

71.7 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

18 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2019 Regular Season · Texas

232 primary output · 66.7 efficiency · 9.8 usage

65.7

#2

2021 Regular Season · USC

56.4

173 primary · 79.2 efficiency · 4.7 usage

#3

2018 Regular Season · Texas

55.7

18 primary · 100 efficiency · 4.5 usage

Milestones

0

100+ receiving yards

0

8+ catch outings

0

2+ TD games