Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2014-2016Tennessee
Josh Malone
WR • 6'3" • Gallatin, TN, USA
Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher
Josh Malone reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a receiver
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
88
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Tennessee
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Tennessee
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Ole Miss
Player Story
Josh Malone built his college career from 2014 through 2016 as a wide receiver from Gallatin, TN wearing No. 3, spending time with Tennessee. The clearest part of Josh Malone's career was his receiving role: 104...
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- Committed To
- Tennessee
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2017
- Selection
- Round 4 · Pick 22
- Overall
- No. 128
- NFL Team
- Cincinnati Bengals
Josh Malone, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Tennessee. Josh Malone reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 1,608
- Receptions
- 104
- Touchdowns
- 14
Quick Answers
Josh Malone quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Tennessee · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 1,608
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 6 entries · 32 games
- Best season
- 2016 Postseason · Tennessee
- Top game
- Ole Miss
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Station Camp · Tennessee
- High school pipeline
- Southlake Carroll · 73 FBS recruits · 3 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2017 · Round 4 · Pick 22 · Cincinnati Bengals
- Latest roster
- No. 3 · Class 2016
- 2016 Receiving yards rank
- 972 receiving yards · WR 41st (top 5%) · SEC 3rd (top 2%) · National 41st (top 3%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Postseason | Tennessee | 9 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 45.2 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Tennessee | 9 | 22 | 227 | 1 | 45.2 |
| 2015 Postseason | Tennessee | 10 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 60.4 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Tennessee | 10 | 29 | 388 | 2 | 60.4 |
| 2016 Postseason | Tennessee | 13 | 5 | 120 | 1 | 85.8 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Tennessee | 13 | 45 | 852 | 10 | 85.8 |
Related Context
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Josh Malone played WR for Tennessee. Across 3 tracked seasons, Josh Malone recorded 11 rushing yards, 1,608 receiving yards, and 14 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Tennessee.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason
Tennessee paired 972 primary output with 93.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Postseason role shape
target-driven usage with 93.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2016 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Kentucky
Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 76.9th percentile of the selected season.
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2016 Postseason · Tennessee
Games
13
Receiving Yards / G
74.8
Efficiency
93.8
Usage
22.1
Consistency
75.7
Best Game by takeover score
Kentucky
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Nebraska: 120. App State: 81. Virginia Tech: 46. Ohio: 69. Florida: 91. Georgia: 23. Texas A&M: 31. Alabama: 61. South Carolina: 42. Tennessee Tech: 112. Kentucky: 92. Missouri: 83. Vanderbilt: 121
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 versus efficiency scatter chart. Nebraska: 5 by 100. App State: 2 by 100. Virginia Tech: 2 by 100. Ohio: 5 by 92. Florida: 4 by 100. Georgia: 2 by 76.7. Texas A&M: 2 by 100. Alabama: 5 by 81.3. South Carolina: 4 by 70. Tennessee Tech: 5 by 100. Kentucky: 4 by 100. Missouri: 3 by 100. Vanderbilt: 7 by 100
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins79.7 · Games = 9 · +15.9 vs Losses
Losses63.8 · Games = 4 · -15.9 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Kentucky
Best efficiency game
100 vs Nebraska
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 12/30 | vs Nebraska100 receiving yards | W 38-24 | — | 5 | 120 | 24 | 24 | 1 | 59 |
| Sun 11/27 | @ Vanderbilt100 receiving yards | L 34-45 | — | 7 | 121 | 17.3 | 17.30 | 1 | 27 |
| Sat 11/19 | vs Missouri | W 63-37 | — | 3 | 83 | 27.7 | 27.70 | 1 | 57 |
| Sat 11/12 | vs Kentucky | W 49-36 | — | 4 | 92 | 23 | 23 | 1 | 51 |
| Sat 11/5 | vs Tennessee Tech100 receiving yards · 2+ TD | W 55-0 | — | 5 | 112 | 22.4 | 22.40 | 2 | 43 |
| Sat 10/29 | @ South Carolina | L 21-24 | — | 4 | 42 | 10.5 | 10.50 | 0 | 18 |
| Sat 10/15 | vs Alabama | L 10-49 | — | 5 | 61 | 12.2 | 12.20 | 0 | 36 |
| Sat 10/8 | @ Texas A&M | L 38-45 | — | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 15.50 | 0 | 27 |
| Sat 10/1 | @ Georgia | W 34-31 | — | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 11.50 | 0 | 12 |
| Sat 9/24 | vs Florida | W 38-28 | — | 4 | 91 | 22.8 | 22.80 | 1 | 42 |
| Sat 9/17 | vs Ohio2+ TD | W 28-19 | — | 5 | 69 | 13.8 | 13.80 | 2 | 20 |
| Sun 9/11 | vs Virginia Tech | W 45-24 | — | 2 | 46 | 23 | 23 | 1 | 38 |
| Thu 9/1 | vs App State | W 20-13 | — | 2 | 81 | 40.5 | 40.50 | 1 | 67 |
Player Story
Josh Malone story
Josh Malone built his college career from 2014 through 2016 as a wide receiver from Gallatin, TN wearing No. 3, spending time with Tennessee. The clearest part of Josh Malone's career was his receiving role: 104 catches, 1,608 receiving yards, 14 touchdowns, and 11 rushing yards across 32 career games in the available record. His career also includes 11 rushing yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Josh Malone's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Tennessee
2014-2016
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201420142015201520162016
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Postseason | Tennessee | 231 | 64.2 | 11.4 | — |
| 2014 Regular Season | Tennessee | 231 | 64.2 | 11.4 | 0 |
| 2015 Postseason | Tennessee | 405 | 74.5 | 17.7 | 174 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Tennessee | 405 | 74.5 | 17.7 | 0 |
| 2016 Postseason | Tennessee | 972 | 93.8 | 22.1 | 567 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Tennessee | 972 | 93.8 | 22.1 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Ole Miss
Week 8 · L 3-34 · Conference game
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
75
Receiving Yards
95.9 takeover
75 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
@ Kentucky
Week 9 · W 52-21 · Conference game
103
Receiving Yards
94.4 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
103 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
vs Kentucky
Week 11 · W 49-36 · Conference game
92
Receiving Yards
92 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
92 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
@ Vanderbilt
Week 13 · L 34-45 · Conference game
121
Receiving Yards
91.8 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
121 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
vs Nebraska
Week 1 · W 38-24 · Postseason
120
Receiving Yards
90.5 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
120 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Postseason · Tennessee
972 primary output · 93.8 efficiency · 22.1 usage
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#2
2016 Regular Season · Tennessee
85.8
972 primary · 93.8 efficiency · 22.1 usage
#3
2015 Postseason · Tennessee
60.4
405 primary · 74.5 efficiency · 17.7 usage
Milestones
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100+ receiving yards
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8+ catch outings
2
2+ TD games
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