 Corley in 2024 | |
| Western Kentucky Hilltoppers – No. 11 | |
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| Position | Wide receiver |
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| Personal information | |
| Born: | March 21, 2002 Orange City, Florida, U.S. |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College |
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| High school | Campbellsville (Campbellsville, Kentucky) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Malachi Corley (born March 21, 2002) is an American football wide receiver. He played college football at Western Kentucky, earning all-conference honors in 2022 and 2023.
Corley initially grew up in Orange City, Florida.[1] He later moved to Kentucky and attended Campbellsville High School, where he played basketball and football.[2] As a junior, he had 95 tackles and two interceptions on defense as a cornerback while also rushing for 1,025 yards and nine touchdowns and catching 41 passes for 863 yards and 14 touchdowns on offense.[3]
Corley was recruited to play cornerback at Western Kentucky, but was moved to wide receiver during preseason practices.[4] He played in nine games and caught six passes for 65 yards during his freshman season at Western Kentucky, which did not count against his eligibility because of coronavirus pandemic.[5] He had 73 receptions for 691 yards and seven touchdowns in 2021.[6] Corley was named first-team All-Conference USA as a redshirt sophomore after catching 101 passes for 1,295 yards and 11 touchdowns.[7][8][9]
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
215 lb (98 kg) |
32+1⁄8 in (0.82 m) |
9+1⁄8 in (0.23 m) | |||||||||
| All values from NFL Combine[10] | ||||||||||||