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WR Malachi Corley, NYJ (1 Viewer)
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Faust
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Tyler Knaeble
I can't stop watching Malachi Corley highlights...️
When he gets the ball in his hands it's an ANGER that he runs with that makes this guy one of my favorite prospects in the draft️
Watch these highlights and tell me you don't feel the same way
*Disclaimer, these highlights belong to the best YouTube editor in the game, @SEditzhd *
Great channel for anyone who loves CFB highlights like myself:
youtube.com/@SickEditzHD
Faust
MVP
Brett Whitefield
This is what a 30lbs difference looks like between a WR and a CB. Both players are 5’10” though.
Malachi Corley is a freaking tank
Zachary Smith
Malachi Corley can fit into any WR room. Some Deebo to his game. Could be Arthur Smith’s Cordarelle Patterson
Dense frame that operates like a RB with the ball
Corley is one of my favorite prospects. He and Ladd McConkey I think are 2 guys that are being grossly underrated by the media right now. I think both these guys are better than the likes of Brian Thomas, Keon Coleman, or Adonai Mitchell. The NFL is trending more toward guys that separate and do their work after the catch, and in a draft littered with more old school outside WRs with size, they are gonna stand out.
Corley is gonna get the Deebo comps (which is unfair, Deebo is 1 of 1) but he is that type of player. Its hard to come up with a true comp for him. I think he's faster than Shenault was. More polished as a WR than Patterson was, and slower than someone like Percy Harvin was. Bigger Golden Tate maybe?
Corley is gonna get the Deebo comps (which is unfair, Deebo is 1 of 1) but he is that type of player. Its hard to come up with a true comp for him. I think he's faster than Shenault was. More polished as a WR than Patterson was, and slower than someone like Percy Harvin was. Bigger Golden Tate maybe?
I was right there with ya til Tate
Faust
MVP
Jim Nagy
PRO-DAY UPDATE: Western Kentucky WR Malachi Corley (5105v, 207v), who wasn't able to participate in on-field testing at Combine, drew big crowd to @WKUFootball workout today.
Scouts from 31 teams were in attendance and 9 teams (!!!) sent WR coaches.
@CorleyMalachi ran two 40's, one with and one against a "pretty strong" wind. NFL scouts we spoke to had fastest times in mid-4.4 range (4.45-4.47). Only other thing he did besides position drills was short shuttle (4.26).
WR coaches present were from following teams:
𝙍𝙖𝙫𝙚𝙣𝙨, 𝘽𝙚𝙣𝙜𝙖𝙡𝙨, 𝘾𝙤𝙬𝙗𝙤𝙮𝙨, 𝘽𝙧𝙤𝙣𝙘𝙤𝙨, 𝘾𝙤𝙡𝙩𝙨, 𝙋𝙖𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙤𝙩𝙨, 𝙂𝙞𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙨, 𝙅𝙚𝙩𝙨, & 𝙎𝙩𝙚𝙚𝙡𝙚𝙧𝙨
Thatis significant interest for likely second-rounder who was voted Senior Bowl North squad WR Practice Player of Week by defensive backs in Mobile.
Corley's value might've increased today with NFL's new rule banning "hip drop tackle". #YAC
#BestoftheBest
#TheDraftStartsInMOBILE
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Scouts from 31 teams were in attendanceJim Nagy
PRO-DAY UPDATE: Western Kentucky WR Malachi Corley (5105v, 207v), who wasn't able to participate in on-field testing at Combine, drew big crowd to @WKUFootball workout today.
Scouts from 31 teams were in attendance and 9 teams (!!!) sent WR coaches.
@CorleyMalachi ran two 40's, one with and one against a "pretty strong" wind. NFL scouts we spoke to had fastest times in mid-4.4 range (4.45-4.47). Only other thing he did besides position drills was short shuttle (4.26).
WR coaches present were from following teams:
𝙍𝙖𝙫𝙚𝙣𝙨, 𝘽𝙚𝙣𝙜𝙖𝙡𝙨, 𝘾𝙤𝙬𝙗𝙤𝙮𝙨, 𝘽𝙧𝙤𝙣𝙘𝙤𝙨, 𝘾𝙤𝙡𝙩𝙨, 𝙋𝙖𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙤𝙩𝙨, 𝙂𝙞𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙨, 𝙅𝙚𝙩𝙨, & 𝙎𝙩𝙚𝙚𝙡𝙚𝙧𝙨
That
Corley's value might've increased today with NFL's new rule banning "hip drop tackle". #YAC
#BestoftheBest
#TheDraftStartsInMOBILEx.com
What team didn’t attend?
Seems like that team might regret it. Or maybe they know what they know already.
Faust
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massraider
Footballguy
The issue with a guy who you need to have "a plan" for, is that maybe the next coach isn't down with that plan.
Faust
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Harrison Glaser
"Malachi Corley is elite with the ball in his hands, he's an angry runner. He calls himself the YAC King, & he's deserving of it. We love his mindset. We love his style of play. He's gonna bring an added element that we don't have to our team."- Robert Saleh
#Jets
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markrc99
Footballguy
Really like the vertical he runs, the highlighted iso 2:37 into the video. The DB is up in press & gets himself only a handful of jersey in the 5yd window & never lets go. So there they are mixing it up, then right at the end, maintaining his focus, Corley extends the inside arm out to claim just a bit of space & makes the catch for the TD. Knowing the nuances like that are often the difference. Landing spot I'm not sure of, but a hybrid who can be used any number of ways. Really like him.
New besties? At least roommates to a degree. Brady x AB 2.0? Could be something could be nothing but certainly interesting they’re developing some sort of chemistry.
JohnnyU
Footballguy
Doesn't Rodgers hate rookie WRs?
Maybe he’s changed
I feel like Corley accepted the empty gesture.
TheWinz
Footballguy
I know it's been said Aaron Rodgers dislikes/doesn't trust rookie WR's, but in his 15 years as GB's starter, they did draft a few guys who turned out to be WR1's. Let's run through all the WR's drafted in the 4th round or earlier, and maybe we can figure out if he actually dislikes rookies, or if there is another reason they didn't explode in year 1.
2014 - Davante Adams (2.53) - I had to start with him, because he is without a doubt the best. In his rookie season, he had to compete with Jordy Nelson and Randall Cobb, who were both in their prime, and were also 2nd round picks. Nelson and Cobb finished as WR3 and WR8. Adams was still 3rd on the team in targets, but you can't fault Rodgers for Adams not breaking out. Adams finished WR73 with 38/446/3.
2008 - Jordy Nelson (2.36) - This was Rodgers' first season, as he held Favre's clipboard for 3 years. The top WR was Greg Jennings, who finished WR7. He was a 2nd round pick by GB in 2006, so there is no reason Jordy would be jumping him. Aging Donald Driver was the team's WR2, but he was still producing. He was coming off 4 straight 1000 yard seasons, and managed 2 more in 2008 and 2009. Jordy, like Davante above, just happened to join a team that already had 2 quality WR's. Still, he finished 3rd on the team in targets and was WR80 (33/366/2).
2011 - Randall Cobb (2.64) - Poor Randall picked a bad year to join the Packers. Rodgers finished as QB1, but he divvied his passes to many players. His top dog was 4th yr WR Jordy Nelson, who finished WR4. Next on the list was 6th yr Greg Jennings, who was outpacing Jordy before going down in week 14. Add in a TE10 finish for Jermichael Finley, as well as WR's Donald Driver & James Jones with 111 targets combined, and there was nothing left for Cobb. He finished the season WR92 with 24/369/1.
2022 - Christian Watson (2.34) - In Aaron's last season in GB, he didn't have many options. Sadly, 5th year "stud" Allen Lazard led the team with 100 targets. But Watson led the team in TD catches (7), and tied Lazard with 11.7 PPG. Others Aaron relied on were RB Aaron Jones & TE Robert Tonyan, who combined for 112/865/7, and 4th round pick WR Romeo Doubs. Watson finished with the highest rookie WR ranking of Rodgers' career, at WR41, with 41/611/7.
2021 - Amari Rodgers (3.85) - Looks like GB picked a dud, as he was passed around to 3 NFL teams in 3 years before joining the United Football League about 6 months ago. Aaron smartly only gave this guy 8 targets as a rookie.
2015 - Ty Montgomery (3.94) - Are you really going to put Ty in front of guys that are producing? Like Randall Cobb in 2011, Ty joined a team with the likes of Davante Adams, Randall Cobb, James Jones, and TE12 Richard Rodgers. Ty was always viewed as a hybrid anyways, and after 9 seasons, has more career rushing yards (1187) than receiving yards (1159).
2022 - Romeo Doubs (4.132) - Aaron did haven't a choice. He had to throw to rookies, because his veteran WR's sucked! Here are all the GB WR veterans for 2022: Allen Lazard, a guy so bad he is currently WR5 at age 28 on the Jets, an old fogie whose last sniff inside the top 30 was 7 years earlier (Randall Cobb finished WR24 in 2015), a journeyman on his 5th team in 8 years, whose best finish the previous 5 years was WR50 (Sammy Watkins), Amari Rodgers, a 2nd yr guy who was already a known dud and only had 4 catches, and Juwann Winfree, a guy so good he has 9 career catches at age 27. Romeo finished 2022 with 67 targets, right next to rookie Watson's 66.
2018 - J'Mon Moore (4.133) - Recorded only 2 catches for 15 yards his rookie season, and spent the next 3 years trying to latch on to other NFL teams. Then in 2022, he transferred to the USFL, where he is also a dud and was released the following year.
After looking at the above 8 WR's, I find no fault in Aaron Rodgers avoiding his rookie WR's. Either they sucked, or the team had veterans that were still producing. In the lone season GB drafted WR's high and had garbage vets at WR (2022), Watson and Doubs were the only rookie WR's with 40+ receptions led by a team with Rodgers at the helm. He doesn't dislike rookie WR's - he dislikes crappy rookie WR's, and he's smart enough to know the difference.
Malachi Corley really does have a chance to shine, as he's behind a guy who gets injured sneezing.
2014 - Davante Adams (2.53) - I had to start with him, because he is without a doubt the best. In his rookie season, he had to compete with Jordy Nelson and Randall Cobb, who were both in their prime, and were also 2nd round picks. Nelson and Cobb finished as WR3 and WR8. Adams was still 3rd on the team in targets, but you can't fault Rodgers for Adams not breaking out. Adams finished WR73 with 38/446/3.
2008 - Jordy Nelson (2.36) - This was Rodgers' first season, as he held Favre's clipboard for 3 years. The top WR was Greg Jennings, who finished WR7. He was a 2nd round pick by GB in 2006, so there is no reason Jordy would be jumping him. Aging Donald Driver was the team's WR2, but he was still producing. He was coming off 4 straight 1000 yard seasons, and managed 2 more in 2008 and 2009. Jordy, like Davante above, just happened to join a team that already had 2 quality WR's. Still, he finished 3rd on the team in targets and was WR80 (33/366/2).
2011 - Randall Cobb (2.64) - Poor Randall picked a bad year to join the Packers. Rodgers finished as QB1, but he divvied his passes to many players. His top dog was 4th yr WR Jordy Nelson, who finished WR4. Next on the list was 6th yr Greg Jennings, who was outpacing Jordy before going down in week 14. Add in a TE10 finish for Jermichael Finley, as well as WR's Donald Driver & James Jones with 111 targets combined, and there was nothing left for Cobb. He finished the season WR92 with 24/369/1.
2022 - Christian Watson (2.34) - In Aaron's last season in GB, he didn't have many options. Sadly, 5th year "stud" Allen Lazard led the team with 100 targets. But Watson led the team in TD catches (7), and tied Lazard with 11.7 PPG. Others Aaron relied on were RB Aaron Jones & TE Robert Tonyan, who combined for 112/865/7, and 4th round pick WR Romeo Doubs. Watson finished with the highest rookie WR ranking of Rodgers' career, at WR41, with 41/611/7.
2021 - Amari Rodgers (3.85) - Looks like GB picked a dud, as he was passed around to 3 NFL teams in 3 years before joining the United Football League about 6 months ago. Aaron smartly only gave this guy 8 targets as a rookie.
2015 - Ty Montgomery (3.94) - Are you really going to put Ty in front of guys that are producing? Like Randall Cobb in 2011, Ty joined a team with the likes of Davante Adams, Randall Cobb, James Jones, and TE12 Richard Rodgers. Ty was always viewed as a hybrid anyways, and after 9 seasons, has more career rushing yards (1187) than receiving yards (1159).
2022 - Romeo Doubs (4.132) - Aaron did haven't a choice. He had to throw to rookies, because his veteran WR's sucked! Here are all the GB WR veterans for 2022: Allen Lazard, a guy so bad he is currently WR5 at age 28 on the Jets, an old fogie whose last sniff inside the top 30 was 7 years earlier (Randall Cobb finished WR24 in 2015), a journeyman on his 5th team in 8 years, whose best finish the previous 5 years was WR50 (Sammy Watkins), Amari Rodgers, a 2nd yr guy who was already a known dud and only had 4 catches, and Juwann Winfree, a guy so good he has 9 career catches at age 27. Romeo finished 2022 with 67 targets, right next to rookie Watson's 66.
2018 - J'Mon Moore (4.133) - Recorded only 2 catches for 15 yards his rookie season, and spent the next 3 years trying to latch on to other NFL teams. Then in 2022, he transferred to the USFL, where he is also a dud and was released the following year.
After looking at the above 8 WR's, I find no fault in Aaron Rodgers avoiding his rookie WR's. Either they sucked, or the team had veterans that were still producing. In the lone season GB drafted WR's high and had garbage vets at WR (2022), Watson and Doubs were the only rookie WR's with 40+ receptions led by a team with Rodgers at the helm. He doesn't dislike rookie WR's - he dislikes crappy rookie WR's, and he's smart enough to know the difference.
Malachi Corley really does have a chance to shine, as he's behind a guy who gets injured sneezing.
Birdie048
Footballguy
Nice write up and valid points on Rookie WR under ARodgers seeing limited fantasy value (early?).
Yeah, Big Mike Williams will miss time allowing Malichi opportunity. What he does with that is YTD. But don't you think Garrett Wilson & Breece Hall will see extra targets if Big Mike is hindered/out?
Not sure ARodgers will give any value to the TE Conklin so maybe other RBs will step up in targets ...
5-ish Finkle
Footballguy
I hadn't. I read your post. Now I have.
No, I do not think that is what Aaron Rodgers has realized.
Hot Sauce Guy
Footballguy
I had a choice between Burton & Corley yesterday at 3.02 and picked Burton.
Y’all have me second guessing myself now. Sigh.
Y’all have me second guessing myself now. Sigh.
Birdie048
Footballguy
I believe Aaron Rodgers doesn't know what Aaron Rodgers thinks before he opens his mouth.
Nothing he says can be taken as reliable or truthful.
Does Malachi have a chance to be a valuable WR for NYJ?? Absolutely, but odds favor AFTER ARodgers has departed from town.
TheWinz
Footballguy
Conklin is an underrated pass catcher. He has been a top-12 TE in catches for 3 straight seasons.
2021 - 3rd in team targets, behind Justin Jefferson and Adam Thielen
2022 - 2nd in team targets, behind Garrett Wilson
2023 - 3rd in team targets, behind Garrett Wilson and Breece Hall
Aaron Rodgers doesn't shy away from decent TE's. When he had Finley & Graham for 7 years, they were always no worse than 3rd in team targets. Sadly, from 2013 thru 2018, they had a TE carousel, with 6 different yearly leaders at TE. My guess is Conklin will finish 3rd in team targets once again.
KellysHeroes
Footballguy
Corley will probably out-perform Burton this yr as Burton is buried behind Higgins
The play is throw out some offers for him mid-season or get him as a toss in of a package
However Corley is also a good pick; you should be fine
