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2025 The Citadel Football Roster

18 Malachi Taylor

  • Class Graduate Student
  • Position WR
  • Ht. / Wt. 6-3 / 190
  • Hometown Goose Creek, S.C.
  • High School Goose Creek HS
  • Prev School Coastal Carolina

Biography

2024: Saw the field in all 12 games…fourth amongst receivers with 95 receiving yards on the season…had two catches for 23 yards against North Greenville…recorded a season-high 36-yard catch against Mercer…also recorded a catch in games against South Carolina State, Furman, Samford and Wofford…totaled seven catches on the season.

2023: Appeared in all 11 games...had 18 receptions for 165 yards and a score...returned two kicks for 38 yards...had two solo tackles...caught a pass and returned two kicks for 38 yards against Campbell...hauled in two catches for 14 yards at South Carolina State...tallied a 12-yard catch against Western Carolina...posted two catches for 23 yards at Furman...recorded a six-yard catch at Samford...had three catches for 19 yards against Mercer...garnered a season-high seven catches for 86 yards and a score at ETSU. 

2022 (Coastal Carolina)
  • Did not see any game action on the season
  • Dressed out for multiple games for the year

2021 (Freshman)
  • Redshirt season
  • Played in one game on the year, lining up at wide receiver in the home win over ULM (Sept. 25)
  • Did not record a statistic on the year
  • Participated in spring practice
  • Named the team's Academic Player of the Week on April 4, 2022
  • Named to the Dean's List (3.25 GPA or higher) for the 2021 spring term
  • Enrolled at Coastal Carolina in January 2021

High School
  • A three-star recruit at wide receiver for the Class of 2021 by ESPN
  • A two-star recruit at wide receiver for the Class of 2021 by 247sports and Rivals
  • Ranked as high as the 35th-best prospect in the state of South Carolina for the Class of 2021 by ESPN
  • Rated as high as the 41st-best prospect in the state of South Carolina for the Class of 2021 by 247sports
  • A 2019 all-region selection
  • Lettered in football at Goose Creek High School and head coach Jason Winstead
  • Guided his team to a 5-3 record and a second-straight regional championship his senior season
  • Hauled in 21 passes for 381 yards and five touchdowns while missing some time due to an injury his senior year
  • Had three touchdown catches in the Gators’ playoff game against Carolina Forest
  • Caught 50 passes for close to 700 yards and 11 touchdowns his junior season
  • Helped lead the Gators to a 9-3 season and a regional championship title his junior year

Statistics

Season Statistics

Season Statistics

No statistics available for this season.

Career Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 5

    2023Sophomore

    Wide Receiver
    6'3" 200 lbs
    5
  • 5

    2024Redshirt Senior

    WR
    6'3" 190 lbs
    5
  • 18

    2025Graduate Student

    WR
    6'3" 190 lbs
    18

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