Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 12 | W 48-6vs Murray State | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Malachi Wood
Senior offensive lineman for Kentucky. 2024: 1 tackle.
6′8″ · 329 lb · Richmond, KY
Returning to Kentucky for 2026
Recruiting
3★
OT recruit
No. 1203 nationally · Signed with Kentucky
No college snaps yet.
His full recruiting profileThe story
4 offensive lineman for Kentucky. 2024: 1 tackle.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Kentucky in 2023.
Buzz vs Tape
Every angle we can check here reads about where you'd expect this season.
26own fans
40national conversation
Malachi Wood
The receipt: 1 tackles against Murray State — Week 12, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- game log
His career
2023
- Signed with Kentucky3-star out of Madison Central
2024 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024Kentucky4-8HC: Mark Stoops · Run-leaning, slow tempo
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Not enough tracked stats yet to summarize this season.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Will Stein
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
A three-star recruit at offensive line for Kentucky -- now graded to hold down a real starting-caliber role.
Offensive line play doesn't show up in a box score. Here's what actually tells you whether he's good.
Quality starterThree-star HS recruit
Kentucky has produced 4 All-Conference offensive linemen and 1 All-American. 7 have gone on to the NFL Draft since 2019. Darian Kinnard was one of them, an All-American.
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Kentucky
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Offensive line · Kentucky
Returning around him
- 19% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
- 4 Kentucky players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +4 net (31 in / 27 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Kentucky · Last season: 5-7 · Talent rank #23 · 2026 recruiting class #60
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology