Josh Malone
Role Player
Height6'3"
Weight205 lb
BornMar 21, 1996
Age30
CollegeTennesseeSee College Stats
ConferenceSoutheastern
Rookie yr2017
Draft2017 · Rd 4, Pick 128 · CIN
A wide receiver who contributed in a defined role. Their developmental reflects a career built on specific contributions rather than volume.
Combined Season Grid
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.
4 grids split in one view
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Receiving | Rushing | Snap Counts | Advanced (EPA) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | Pass EPA | Rush EPA | Rec EPA | Pass AirYd | Rec AirYd | |||||
| 2017 | — | CIN | 9 | — | 17 | 6 | 63 | 1 | 35.3% | 10.5 | 3.7 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 247 | 41.0% | — | 0.0% | 23 | 16.6% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -1.3 | -5.4 | 0 | 272 |
| 2018 | — | CIN | 3 | — | 5 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 20.0% | 12.0 | 2.4 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 68 | 12.2% | — | 0.0% | 27 | 15.3% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -7.4 | 0 | 36 |
| 2019 | — | NYJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 16.0% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020 | — | NYJ | 1 | — | 6 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 66.7% | 4.0 | 2.7 | — | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 80 | 62.0% | — | 0.0% | 37 | 32.8% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.5 | -4.1 | 0 | 17 |
| Career | — | 15 | — | 28 | 11 | 91 | 1 | 39.3% | 8.3 | 3.3 | — | 5 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 4.7 | 0.0 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | 416 | 32.8% | — | 0.0% | 87 | 21.6% | — | -0.8 | -16.9 | 0 | 325 | |
Career EPA-17.8·-1 rushing · -17 receiving·-5.9/season
Rushing
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 21 | CIN | 9 | 0* | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2.9 |
| 2020 | 24 | NYJ | 1 | 1* | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | — |
| Career | 10 | 1* | 3 | 14 | 0 | 4.7 | — | 1 | — | 0 | 2.9 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Receiving
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 21 | CIN | 9 | 0* | 17 | 6 | 63 | 1 | 35.3% | 10.5 | 3.7 | — | 3 |
| 2018 | 22 | CIN | 3 | 0* | 5 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 20.0% | 12.0 | 2.4 | — | 1 |
| 2020 | 24 | NYJ | 1 | 1* | 6 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 66.7% | 4.0 | 2.7 | — | 1 |
| Career | 13 | 1* | 28 | 11 | 91 | 1 | 39.3% | 8.3 | 3.3 | — | 5 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Snap Counts
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 21 | CIN | 11 | 0* | 247 | 41.0% | — | 0.0% | 23 | 16.6% |
| 2018 | 22 | CIN | 9 | 0* | 68 | 12.2% | — | 0.0% | 27 | 15.3% |
| 2019 | 23 | NYJ | 2 | — | 21 | 16.0% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2020 | 24 | NYJ | 4 | 2* | 80 | 62.0% | — | 0.0% | 37 | 32.8% |
| Career | 26 | 2* | 416 | — | — | — | 87 | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Advanced (EPA)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Pass EPA | Rush EPA | Rec EPA | Pass AirYd | Rec AirYd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 21 | — | — | 0* | — | -1.3 | -5.4 | 0 | 272 |
| 2018 | 22 | — | — | 0* | — | — | -7.4 | 0 | 36 |
| 2020 | 24 | — | — | 2* | — | 0.5 | -4.1 | 0 | 17 |
| Career | 2* | — | — | — | 0 | 325 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Advanced Rushing (2018+)
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Advanced Receiving (2018+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | ADOT | YBC/R | YAC/R | BrkTkl | Drops | Drop% | 1D | TgtRate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 22 | CIN | 9 | 0* | 7.2 | 12.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| 2020 | 24 | NYJ | 4 | 2* | 2.8 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.2 | 1 | 70.1 |
| Career | 13 | 2* | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | — | 2 | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 26 · Depth / RotationalA depth / rotational career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 26 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 1 scored season, with a short career trimming the score.
36
Sustained
career value
×.6
36
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×0.72
Longevity
career length
Blend 36 × longevity 0.72 = KV-H 26· confidence 100%
What builds the career mark of 36
On-field 24.6
Availability 11.4
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rec yds/g)
2017bestavg 362017
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position6
Depth
of 100
Reached 1% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
1% of the all-time Receptions leader1
0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0
-5.92 EPA/season over 3 seasons48
A 0–100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data — career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence — so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite ≥ 85 · Strong ≥ 65 · Solid ≥ 45 · Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 91%.
Per-Snap Impact
Wide Receivers · proprietary · 2012+—
below snap floor
Yards/snap0.266Touch rate0.078EPA/snap-0.045Snap share38.4%Off snaps395Emerging
Production per snap — the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within wide receivers, shrinkage-regularized so small samples don't spike, over the NFL snap-count era (2012+).
Combine · 2017
Percentiles compare each raw measurement against position peers, the full combine pool, and the same draft class where enough samples exist.
4.40s
40-Yard
Strong · 80th pct
Pos 80thAll 93thClass Pos 92thClass All 96th
30.5"
Vertical
Low · 4th pct
Pos 4thAll 24thClass Pos 5thClass All 32th
121"
Broad Jump
Below avg · 44th pct
Pos 44thAll 70thClass Pos 40thClass All 62th
10 reps
Bench
Low · 11th pct
Pos 11thAll 3thClass Pos 26thClass All 5th
7.05s
3-Cone
Below avg · 31th pct
Pos 31thAll 64thClass Pos 19thClass All 52th
4.19s
Shuttle
Above avg · 55th pct
Pos 55thAll 75thClass Pos 54thClass All 81th
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Tennessee), but no parsed college box-score table is present in this profile artifact. The section stays here so every profile has a consistent college-stats landing point without fabricating unavailable rows.
Reference Graph
Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.
Top Teammates
Jordan WillisDE3yCarlos DunlapDE2yKevin HuberP2yAndy DaltonQB2yRandy BullockK2yA.J. GreenWR2yGeno AtkinsDT2yClark HarrisLS2yTyler BoydWR2yGiovani BernardRB2yThomas HennessyLS2yJamison CrowderWR2yNeville HewittLB2yFrankie LuvuLB2yNathan ShepherdDE2yQuinnen WilliamsDT2yJoe MixonRB2yDre KirkpatrickCB2yMarcus MayeFS2yC.J. UzomahTE2yNick VigilOLB2ySam DarnoldQB2yAndrew BillingsDT2yClint BolingG2y
2017 Draft Class· this player went #128
#117Josh ReynoldsWR#118Mack HollinsWR#119Tarik CohenRB#120Ben GedeonOLB#123Montae NicholsonFS#124Jalen Reeves-MaybinLB#125Samson EbukamDE#127Michael RobertsTE#129David SharpeOT#130Julie'n DavenportOT#131Deatrich WiseDE#133Ryan SwitzerWR#134Jamaal WilliamsRB#135Joshua DobbsQB#136Sean HarlowC#137Zach BannerOT
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2020final season
Last recorded season with NYJ
- 2019team change
Joined NYJ (from CIN)
- 2017draft
Drafted by CIN — Round 4, Pick 128
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'3" / 205 lb
Frame
208 lb at 4.40s
Size-speed
30.5" vert / 121" broad
Explosion
10 reps
Bench power
Injury History
4 career games missed (Out)From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.
| Season | Team | Games Out | Designations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | CIN | 4 | W10Out· HamstringW11Out· HamstringW12Out· HamstringW13Out· HamstringW14Questionable· Hamstring |
Knox
StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works →
Historical Knox · KV-H
Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 1-season peers. See all →
26
peak 36
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 4 seasons.
41%
20172020
2017 · cause not documented · 69%2018 · Hamstring · 56%
Era Translator
Rec Yds translated to the 2025NFL — each season's standing among its own-era peers, projected onto 2025's scoring environment. Modern-era (1999+) coverage.
| Season | Actual Rec Yds | Rec Yds/G | → 2025 Rec Yds | → 2025 /G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 63 | 7 | 0-63 | 0 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Draft OutcomeMiss ↓
Pick #128 (Rd 4) · CIN · 2017 · -7.5 vs expected KV-H
26actual
33.5 expected · Δ−7.5
Fan Rating
Rate Josh Malone — All-Time
Tap a star to rate
Explore More
Similar Players