Malachi Dupre

WR · LSU 2016 · #15

Last confirmed: LSU, 2016. No 2026 box-score games on record.

6′4″ · New Orleans, LA · John Curtis

Malachi Dupre: WR · LSU · #15.

Players he’s like

Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

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Malachi Dupre

WR · LSU · #15

Moves the chains on third down. Malachi Dupre has been at LSU through two head coaches in three seasons. A game that shows it: 139 receiving yards and 7 receptions against Louisville — Bowl, 2016.

How he plays

Play style

Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.

News and fans

No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.

LSU in the news

Three-star RB decommits from LSULSU Wire Oct 22
Criminal investigation opens into LSU playerYahoo Sports Oct 21
SEC votes to dismiss LSU lawsuitOct 15
Kiffin calls out SEC officialsYahoo Sports Oct 12

Where to follow him

Career stats

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Season	Team
2016	LSU	41	593	14.5	3
2015	LSU	43	698	16.2	6
2014	LSU	14	318	22.7	5
Career		98	1,609	16.4	14

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2016 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	L 14-16@ Wisconsin	3	24	8.0	0	12	139-yard receiving day
Wk 3	W 23-20vs Mississippi State	4	54	13.5	0	17
Wk 4	L 13-18@ Auburn	4	21	5.3	0	10
Wk 5	W 42-7vs Missouri	4	37	9.3	0	14
Wk 7	W 45-10vs Southern Miss	3	100	33.3	2	63	2 TD catches
Wk 8	W 38-21vs No. 23 Ole Miss	5	52	10.4	0	18
Wk 10	L 0-10vs No. 1 Alabama	3	17	5.7	0	11
Wk 11	W 38-10@ Arkansas	2	60	30.0	0	48
Wk 12	L 10-16vs No. 21 Florida	2	39	19.5	0	33
Wk 13	W 54-39@ No. 22 Texas A&M	4	50	12.5	1	20
Bowl	W 29-9@ No. 15 Louisville	7	139	19.9	0	36
Total		41	593	14.5	3	63

Signature game

Bowl · 2016

W 29-9

vs Louisville · neutral site

7 rec · 139 yds

With D. Guice — 138 rush yds (26 car) · 1 TD · 3 rec · 11 yds · 1 TD · D. Etling — 217 yds · 2 TD · 1 INT · QBR 71.2

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 7 · Southern Miss · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +5.05Danny Etling pass complete to Malachi Dupre for 63 yds for a TD, (Colby Delahoussaye KICK)
Week 1 · Louisville · 3rd and 11 · Q2 · EPA +3.90Danny Etling pass complete to Malachi Dupre for 29 yds to the Lvile 35 for a
Week 11 · Arkansas · 2nd and 8 · Q2 · EPA +3.32Danny Etling pass complete to Malachi Dupre for 48 yds to the Ark 15 for a
Week 7 · Southern Miss · 3rd and 5 · Q4 · EPA +3.23Danny Etling pass complete to Malachi Dupre for 23 yds for a TD SOUTHERN MISS Penalty, Defensive pass interference ( Yards) declined, (Jack Gonsoulin KICK)
Week 3 · Mississippi State · 3rd and 9 · Q1 · EPA +3.03Danny Etling pass complete to Malachi Dupre for 15 yds to the MisSt 48 for a
Week 13 · Texas A&M · 2nd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.99Danny Etling pass complete to Malachi Dupre for 20 yds for a TD, (Colby Delahoussaye KICK)

4 more plays

Week 1 · Louisville · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +2.88Danny Etling pass complete to Malachi Dupre for 36 yds to the Lvile 37 for a
Week 3 · Mississippi State · 2nd and 22 · Q4 · EPA +2.38Danny Etling pass complete to Malachi Dupre for 17 yds to the MisSt 38
Week 1 · Louisville · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +2.32Danny Etling pass complete to Malachi Dupre for 26 yds to the Lvile 49 for a
Week 3 · Mississippi State · 3rd and 4 · Q2 · EPA +2.31Danny Etling pass complete to Malachi Dupre for 12 yds to the LSU 47 for a

Teams and coaches

2014LSU8-5HC: Les Miles · Run-heavy

2015LSU9-3HC: Les Miles · Run-heavy

2016LSU8-4HC: Ed Orgeron · Run-heavy

Our ratings

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Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

10 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: epa / target (89th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

EPA / target#78 / 674 · 89th pct

0.82

Yards / catch#179 / 674 · 74th pct

14.5

Explosive rate#251 / 674 · 63rd pct

13.6%

Catch rate#280 / 674 · 59th pct

69.5%

TD rate#289 / 674 · 57th pct

5.1%

Box-score rates (5)

Long catch#156 / 524 · 70th pct

Rec yards#161 / 524 · 69th pct

593

Receptions#171 / 524 · 67th pct

Yards / catch#171 / 524 · 67th pct

14.5

Rec TDs#199 / 524 · 56th pct

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

56th → 89th percentile

Explosive rate

82nd → 63rd percentile

Catch rate

12th → 59th percentile

TD rate

48th → 57th percentile

Yards / catch

77th → 74th percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2016 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home6g	3.5	49.8	15.3	0.3
Road3g	3.3	43.7	15.9	0.3

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-76g	4.2	62.5	14.9	0.3
Weeks 8+5g	3.2	43.6	15.6	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2016 season

Head Coach

Ed Orgeron

Pass share

39.6%

298 pass / 455 run

Plays / game

62.8

12 games

Team sack rate

5.9%

320 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-heavy.

Awards

Player standing · 2016

41 catches and 1 pass attempt in 11 games

About as many catches a game as a typical FBS receiver who plays every week.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Malachi Dupre

Players he’s like

How he plays

News and fans

LSU in the news

Where to follow him

Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

41 catches and 1 pass attempt in 11 games

Three seasons at LSU, drafted

His moves

2014 8 games

2017