#4
Wisconsin · 2026

Malachi Coleman

WRSenior6' 5", 205 lbsLincoln, NE
Wisconsin Badgers4-2 · TDC #27
Snap share
28%
likely 16–37%
Receptions
5
985th of 1995 in FBS
Rec. yards
122
558th of 1981 in FBS
Yards / catch
24.4
Rec. TD
2
172nd of 825 in FBS
EPA / play
+1.08
9 plays

Efficiency & Role

EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS WR/TE who qualifies

EPA per play by situation

9 plays · +9.7 total EPA · not enough plays to rank yet
All plays+1.08
Passing+1.08
1st down+1.19
2nd down+0.69
3rd down+1.19
Standard downs+1.05
Passing downs+1.19
ColemanWR/TE average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays4%
Pass plays10%
Run plays0%
1st down5%
2nd down3%
3rd down4%
Standard downs5%
Passing downs2%
ColemanWR/TE average

Advanced

Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume

ReceivingValueFBS rank
Targets8—
Target share9.8%—
Catch rate50.0%—
Success rate per target50.0%—
Yards per target13.6—
Explosive catches25.0%—
Deep-target rate25.0%—
3rd-down targets2—
Red-zone targets2—

Charting

Where Coleman's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play

Targets
9
5 caught (56%)
Avg. depth of target
16.0
air yards per target
YAC per catch
2.4
12 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
110
of 122 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
22%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted9 targets charted

56% comp16.0 avg. depth2.4 YAC/catch22% 20+ air yds2–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: noneLeft, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (11%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yLeft, 5–9 air yards: 2 targets (22%), 1 caught (50%), 18 yds, 9.0 per target250% · 18yLeft, 10–14 air yards: 1 targets (11%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yLeft, 15–19 air yards: 1 targets (11%), 1 caught (100%), 17 yds, 17.0 per target1100% · 17yLeft, 20–29 air yards: noneLeft, 30+ air yards: noneMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: noneMiddle, 5–9 air yards: noneMiddle, 10–14 air yards: noneMiddle, 15–19 air yards: 1 targets (11%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yMiddle, 20–29 air yards: noneMiddle, 30+ air yards: 1 targets (11%), 1 caught (100%), 46 yds, 46.0 per target1100% · 46yRight, Behind air yards: noneRight, 0–4 air yards: noneRight, 5–9 air yards: noneRight, 10–14 air yards: 1 targets (11%), 1 caught (100%), 13 yds, 13.0 per target1100% · 13yRight, 15–19 air yards: noneRight, 20–29 air yards: 1 targets (11%), 1 caught (100%), 28 yds, 28.0 per target1100% · 28yRight, 30+ air yards: none
fewer more targets
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.
2025 charting · Minnesota

2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (4 of Coleman’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.

Charted targets
5
3 caught (60%)
Avg. depth of target
24.6
air yards per target
YAC per catch
1.3
4 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
58
of 62 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
60%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted5 targets charted

63% comp24.6 avg. depth1.3 YAC/catch60% 20+ air yds0–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: noneLeft, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (20%), 1 caught (100%), 4 yds, 4.0 per target1100% · 4yLeft, 5–9 air yards: noneLeft, 10–14 air yards: noneLeft, 15–19 air yards: noneLeft, 20–29 air yards: 1 targets (20%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yLeft, 30+ air yards: noneMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (20%), 1 caught (100%), 6 yds, 6.0 per target1100% · 6yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: noneMiddle, 10–14 air yards: noneMiddle, 15–19 air yards: noneMiddle, 20–29 air yards: noneMiddle, 30+ air yards: 2 targets (40%), 1 caught (50%), 52 yds, 26.0 per target250% · 52yRight, Behind air yards: noneRight, 0–4 air yards: noneRight, 5–9 air yards: noneRight, 10–14 air yards: noneRight, 15–19 air yards: noneRight, 20–29 air yards: noneRight, 30+ air yards: none
fewer more targets
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.

Career

3 seasons at 3 schools since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play

SeasonTeamGSnapsRecRec ydsRec TDTgt share
2026 so farWisconsin#27 · 4-2428%512229.8%
2025Minnesota#63 · 8-5511%58303.7%
2023Nebraska#63 · 5-7523%8139111.8%

Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Malachi Coleman's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.

Game Log

Malachi Coleman's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game

7.3 avg. game scoreBest: 7.7 vs Notre Dame (Week 1)0 of 2 games at 8.0+
Receiving
WkOpponentResultGame scoreRecYdsY/RTDLong
1vsNotre DameL 13–417.747619.0128
2Western IllinoisW 36–9—no stats recorded
3Eastern MichiganW 54–10—no stats recorded
4@Penn StateW 24–20—no stats recorded
5Michigan StateW 31–36.814646.0146
7@UCLAL 7–17—no stats recorded
2026 · 2 games7.3512224.4246

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions5985th / 1995
Yards122558th / 1981
Yards / catch24.4—
Touchdowns2172nd / 825
Long46—

Snaps by Game

Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works

GameTeam playsEst. snapsPlays involvedPenaltiesSnap share
Wk 1 · Notre Dame61~37 (12–51)5·61%
Wk 2 · Western Illinois53~14 (4–23)1·26%
Wk 5 · Michigan State62~33 (11–45)2·53%
Wk 7 · UCLA48~15 (5–21)1231%
Season35399 (56–130)9228%

Position Room

15 WRs on the Wisconsin roster, ordered by rec

#PlayerPosClassRecYdsTDTgt shareEPA/play
0Tyrell HenryWRSR27343128%+0.35
2Chris Brooks Jr.WRSR12211212%+0.65
13Eugene Hilton Jr.WRSO10115113%+0.33
4Malachi ColemanWRSR5122210%+1.08
9Jaylon DomingeauxWRSR226012%+0.52
7Shamar RigbyWRJR11106%-0.70
11Kash BrockWRFR—————
12Zion KearneyWRJR—————
14Keeyshawn TabuteauWRFR—————
19Langdon NordgaardWRJR—————
22Dorsett SteckerWRFR—————
24Zion LegreeWRFR—————
26Eli AdamsWRJR—————
81Mason KelleyWRSO—————
87Jackson McGohanWRSR—————

Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes 4+ plays per team game. Wisconsin depth chart →