Malcolm Gillie
Malcolm Gillie
Moves the chains on third down. Two head coaches in three seasons, at two different programs. The receipt on tape: 69 rec yds, 1 receptions against Marshall, Week 10, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Ryan Beard
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Coastal Carolina | 8 | 161 | 20.1 | 2 | -- |
| 2024 | Ball State | 19 | 267 | 14.1 | 2 | -- |
| 2023 | Ball State | 9 | 81 | 9.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 36 | 509 | 14.1 | 4 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Coastal Carolina | 2 | 17 | 467 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Ball State | 4 | 22 | 589 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Ball State | 4 | 25 | 304 | -- | -- |
| Career | 10 | 64 | 1,360 | -- | -- |
How he plays
Play style
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Coastal Carolina
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Wide receiver · Coastal Carolina
Returning around him
- 97% of 2024 offensive production back (Strong continuity)
- Transfer portal: -10 net (33 in / 43 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Coastal Carolina · Last season: 6-7 · Talent rank #80 · 2026 recruiting class #118
DNA match
Player DNA
Possession Receiver
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Javon Ivory’s 2020 season.
Matches Javon on
Through 1 college season, his career arc tracks closest to Quintin Morris’s path through Bowling Green.
Quintin Morris
Keith Corbin
Matches Quintin on
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Anthony Queeley's sophomore season at Syracuse (2021).
Matches Anthony on
Player DNA
Players who play like Malcolm Gillie
Development
Development Trajectory · receiving yards
2023–2025+99%
Up 99% from first season to most-recent.