Ryan Malleck

TE · Virginia Tech 2015 · #88

Last confirmed: Virginia Tech, 2015. No 2026 box-score games on record.

6′5″ · Point Pleasant, NJ

Ryan Malleck: TE · Virginia Tech · #88.

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Ryan Malleck

TE · Virginia Tech · #88

Shows up in the passing game from any alignment. He has spent two seasons in the Virginia Tech receiving corps. One game to point at: 66 receiving yards and 2 receptions against Virginia — Week 13, 2015.

How he plays

Play style

No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.

News and fans

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

Virginia Tech in the news

Clemson vs. Virginia Tech depth charts releasedTigerNet Oct 20

Where to follow him

Career stats

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Season	Team
2015	Virginia Tech	21	289	13.8	2
2014	Virginia Tech	24	195	8.1	2
Career		45	484	10.8	4

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2015 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	L 24-42vs No. 1 Ohio State	4	48	12.0	1	25
Wk 2	W 42-3vs Furman	2	11	5.5	0	6
Wk 3	W 51-24@ Purdue	1	40	40.0	0	40
Wk 4	L 28-35@ East Carolina	2	21	10.5	1	14
Wk 7	L 20-30@ Miami	2	35	17.5	0	22
Wk 8	L 43-45vs No. 23 Duke	4	43	10.8	0	19
Wk 9	W 26-10@ Boston College	1	0	0.0	0	0
Wk 11	W 23-21@ Georgia Tech	1	6	6.0	0	6
Wk 12	L 27-30vs No. 12 North Carolina	1	7	7.0	0	7
Wk 13	W 23-20@ Virginia	2	66	33.0	0	71	Season-high 66 yds
Bowl	W 55-52vs Tulsa	1	12	12.0	0	12
Total		21	289	13.8	2	71

Signature game

Week 1 · 2015

L 24-42

vs Ohio State

4 rec · 48 yds · 1 TD

With A. Hughes — 43.1 yards per punt · 7 punts · 59 long · M. Brewer — 156 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 84.6

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 13 · Virginia · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +4.39Michael Brewer pass complete to Ryan Malleck for 71 yds to the Virg 4 for a
Week 1 · Ohio State · 3rd and 14 · Q2 · EPA +3.90Michael Brewer pass complete to Ryan Malleck for 25 yds to the OhSt 35 for a
Week 4 · East Carolina · 2nd and 7 · Q1 · EPA +2.61Motley to Malleck: a 7-yard touchdown pass.
Week 1 · Ohio State · 3rd and 1 · Q2 · EPA +2.45Brewer to Malleck: a 1-yard touchdown pass.
Week 3 · Purdue · 2nd and 4 · Q1 · EPA +2.32Brenden Motley pass complete to Ryan Malleck for 40 yds to the Prdue 20 for a
Week 1 · Tulsa · 3rd and 6 · Q4 · EPA +1.98Michael Brewer pass complete to Ryan Malleck for 12 yds to the VTech 38 for a

4 more plays

Week 13 · Virginia · 2nd and 10 · Q4 · EPA −1.65Michael Brewer pass complete to Ryan Malleck for a loss of 5 yards to the Virg 32
Week 7 · Miami · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +1.25Michael Brewer pass complete to Ryan Malleck for 22 yds to the MiaFl 31 for a
Week 1 · Ohio State · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +1.25Michael Brewer pass complete to Ryan Malleck for 9 yds to the VTech 34
Week 1 · Ohio State · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +1.23Michael Brewer pass complete to Ryan Malleck for 13 yds to the VTech 48 for a

Teams and coaches

2 seasons under Frank Beamer — 14-12 over that span.

2014Virginia Tech7-6HC: Frank Beamer · Balanced

2015Virginia Tech7-6HC: Frank Beamer · Run-leaning

Our ratings

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Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

10 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: long catch (99th percentile). Concern: td rate (10th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Yards / catch#147 / 684 · 79th pct

14.8

Explosive rate#154 / 684 · 77th pct

15.4%

Catch rate#178 / 684 · 74th pct

73.1%

EPA / target#370 / 684 · 46th pct

0.46

TD rate#553 / 684 · 10th pct

0.0%

Box-score rates (5)

Long catch#2 / 119 · 99th pct

Yards / catch#31 / 119 · 74th pct

13.8

Rec yards#45 / 119 · 63rd pct

289

Receptions#45 / 119 · 59th pct

Rec TDs#58 / 119 · 45th pct

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

51st → 46th percentile

Explosive rate

9th → 77th percentile

Catch rate

85th → 74th percentile

TD rate

71st → 10th percentile

Yards / catch

12th → 79th 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

2015 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home4g	2.8	27.2	8.8	0.2
Road6g	1.5	28.0	17.8	0.2

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-76g	2.0	27.8	16.2	0.3
Weeks 8+5g	1.8	24.4	11.4	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2015 season

Head Coach

Frank Beamer

Pass share

42.4%

393 pass / 533 run

Plays / game

71.2

13 games

Team sack rate

7.4%

431 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-leaning.

Awards

Player standing · 2015

21 catches in 11 games

Fewer catches a game than most FBS tight ends who play every week.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Ryan Malleck

Players he’s like

How he plays

News and fans

Virginia Tech in the news

Where to follow him

Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

21 catches in 11 games

Five seasons at Virginia Tech

His moves

2011