Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | L 10-26vs Fresno State | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 | Season-high 8 yds |
#11
Malachi Riley
Junior wide receiver for San José State. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′1″ · 170 lb · Moreno Valley, CA · Centennial HS
The numbers
8
receiving yards · 2026 · through week 3
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 rec, 8 yds, vs Fresno State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Junior wide receiver for San José State. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Arizona in 2023.
- Transferred from Arizona to San José State in 2025.
Malachi Riley
Malachi Riley has played for three head coaches across four seasons and two programs. The receipt on tape: 8 rec yds, 1 receptions against Fresno State, Week 3, 2026.
8 REC YDS · 1 REC · 0 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
20234 games
- Signed with Arizona3-star out of Corona Centennial
2025
The snaps went the other way.
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coaches2023
San José State
Coaching transition mid-career: Brent Brennan → Ken Niumatalolo. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | San José State | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | San José State | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2024 | Arizona | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2023 | Arizona | 4 | 90 | 22.5 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 8 | 115 | 14.4 | 0 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | San José State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | San José State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Arizona | 1 | 15 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Arizona | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 1 | 15 | -- | -- | -- |
Game log
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023Arizona10-3HC: Jedd Fisch · Balanced
2024Arizona4-8HC: Brent Brennan · Pass-leaning
2025San José State3-9HC: Ken Niumatalolo · Pass-leaning
2026San José State2-2HC: Ken Niumatalolo · Balanced
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rec yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 1.0 REC/g, 8.0 YDS/g, 8.0 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Ken Niumatalolo
Pass share
51.8%
144 pass / 134 run
Plays / game
69.5
4 games
Team sack rate
4.5%
155 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
The receiver room · San José State
- #1Carson Clark240 receiving yards · 2026
- #13Cooper Hoch239 receiving yards · 2026
- #10Anthony Ivey184 receiving yards · 2026
- #2Jerry McClure131 receiving yards · 2026
- #11Malachi Riley8 receiving yards · 2026
10 more on the roster · San José State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology