Malachi Coleman
WR · Senior
6'5" · 205 lbs · Offense
Also wearing #4: Marvin Burks Jr. (S)
Background
- Hometown
- Lincoln, Neb.
- High school
- Lincoln East
- Previous school
- Minnesota
Recruiting
No recruiting profile matched — he transferred in from Minnesota.
2026 season
No 2026 stats recorded yet.
Season by season
2025tap to read
Played in eight games during his only season at Minnesota, making five catches for 83 yards … made a 52-yard catch against Northwestern, the longest catch of his career (Nov. 22) … caught a six-yard pass in the opener against Northwestern St. (Sept. 6) … made a catch for 15 yards against Nebraska (Oct. 17) … made a six-yard catch against Michigan State (Nov. 1) and a four yard catch against Wisconsin (Nov. 29)
2024tap to read
Redshirted, played in one game against Rutgers
2023tap to read
Played in 11 games with six starts as a true freshman … caught eight passes for 139 yards with one touchdown … caught the first pass of his career with a five-yard reception at Illinois … second career reception was a 44-yard touchdown grab against Northwestern … had the first multi-catch game of his career at Michigan State with two receptions for 39 yards, including a 30-yard catch … had two catches for 32 at Wisconsin and ended his first season with two catches for 19 yards against Iowa High School/Personal: Regarded as the No. 1 recruit in Nebraska and one of the top prospects in the country, Coleman was a standout on the football field and on the track for Lincoln East High School Selected to play in the 2023 All-American Bowl and the Polynesian Bowl As a junior, Coleman caught 17 passes for 561 yards, averaging 33 yards per reception Ten of his 17 catches went for touchdowns On defense, Coleman had 57 tackles, 7.5 sacks and four forced fumbles On the track, Coleman finished second in both the 100 and 200 meters at the 2022 Class A Nebraska Track and Field Championships before injuries cut his senior track season short in 2023 His ability was not limited to his speed, as Coleman finished third in the triple jump at the state meet as a junior and fourth as a sophomore Coleman also played basketball for Lincoln East. Coleman was ranked as the No. 60 overall prospect in the country by Rivals and in the On3 Consensus rankings The four-star prospect was a consensus pick as one of the top five athletes nationally. Coleman chose Nebraska over Colorado after receiving scholarship offers from many of the nation’s top programs Son of Craig and Miranda Coleman
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2025 Season (Redshirt sophomore at Minnesota): Played in eight games during his only season at Minnesota, making five catches for 83 yards … made a 52-yard catch against Northwestern, the longest catch of his career (Nov. 22) … caught a six-yard pass in the opener against Northwestern St. (Sept. 6) … made a catch for 15 yards against Nebraska (Oct. 17) … made a six-yard catch against Michigan State (Nov. 1) and a four yard catch against Wisconsin (Nov. 29)
2024 Season (Sophomore at Nebraska): Redshirted, played in one game against Rutgers
2023 Season (Freshman at Nebraska): Played in 11 games with six starts as a true freshman … caught eight passes for 139 yards with one touchdown … caught the first pass of his career with a five-yard reception at Illinois … second career reception was a 44-yard touchdown grab against Northwestern … had the first multi-catch game of his career at Michigan State with two receptions for 39 yards, including a 30-yard catch … had two catches for 32 at Wisconsin and ended his first season with two catches for 19 yards against Iowa
High School/Personal:
Regarded as the No. 1 recruit in Nebraska and one of the top prospects in the country, Coleman was a standout on the football field and on the track for Lincoln East High School
Selected to play in the 2023 All-American Bowl and the Polynesian Bowl
As a junior, Coleman caught 17 passes for 561 yards, averaging 33 yards per reception
Ten of his 17 catches went for touchdowns
On defense, Coleman had 57 tackles, 7.5 sacks and four forced fumbles
On the track, Coleman finished second in both the 100 and 200 meters at the 2022 Class A Nebraska Track and Field Championships before injuries cut his senior track season short in 2023
His ability was not limited to his speed, as Coleman finished third in the triple jump at the state meet as a junior and fourth as a sophomore
Coleman also played basketball for Lincoln East.
Coleman was ranked as the No. 60 overall prospect in the country by Rivals and in the On3 Consensus rankings
The four-star prospect was a consensus pick as one of the top five athletes nationally. Coleman chose Nebraska over Colorado after receiving scholarship offers from many of the nation’s top programs
Son of Craig and Miranda Coleman