Malachi Corley WR

CLE — Week 1 at JAX, who allow the 20th-most points to WRs — recently Josh Downs put up 3.4 on them (W17), Elic Ayomanor put up 5 on them (W18).

Should you start Malachi Corley this week?

Malachi Corley projects 0.2 PPR points in week 1 at JAX — the 20th-ranked matchup for WRs, averaging 4.4 over his last three. Start him if that clears your other options at WR — run the exact head-to-head in Start/Sit below, or jump straight to a comparison.

The week 1 angle vs JAX: 231.4 passing yards a game allowed (6.19/attempt) · 1.5 TDs/gm through the air · 1.3 INTs/gm — all of it adding up to the 20th-most fantasy points allowed to WRs. Receipts and the full profile: how JAX defends WRs, linked under The matchup below.

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↑ snaps/gm 18 → 22 (+22%) · ↑ target share % 5 → 8 (+38%)
Trend reads volume — snaps, targets and carries — not fantasy points, which swing on touchdowns.
Week 1 proj
0.2
PPR · 0.2 std
Matchup
20th
JAX vs WRs
Form
4.4
PPR pts/gm, last 3 played

What Vegas expects (week 1): 4% anytime-TD — de-vigged sportsbook consensus, shown for information; we take no bets.

Usage & TD luck (2025): 24.9% offensive snaps · 5% target share · -0.7% air-yard share (aDOT -0.5). TD luck: 0 scored vs 0.9 expected — neutral. Usage moves before production — snaps and share shifts are the earliest real signal.

Compare Malachi Corley in Start/Sit Try in the Trade Analyzer

Upcoming schedule & projections

WkOppStd½ PPRPPRMatchup
W1@ JAX Sun, Sep 13 0.20.20.2 20th
W2@ TB Sun, Sep 20 0.60.70.8 16th
W3vs CAR Sun, Sep 27 0.60.70.8 25th · tough
W4vs PIT Thu, Oct 1 0.60.70.8 8th · soft
W5@ NYJ Sun, Oct 11 0.60.70.8 15th
W6vs BAL Sun, Oct 18 0.60.70.8 5th · soft

The matchup

2025 game log

WkOppStd½ PPRPPR
W18CIN3 car, 18 yd · 2/2 rec, 20 yd 3.84.85.8
W17PIT1/1 rec, 4 yd 0.40.91.4
W16BUF3 car, 30 yd · 2/4 rec, 11 yd 4.15.16.1
W15CHI1/1 rec, 10 yd 1.01.52.0
W14TEN1 car, 2 yd 0.20.20.2
W13SF1 car, 9 yd 0.90.90.9
W12LV1 car, -6 yd · 1/1 rec, 8 yd 0.20.71.2
W11BAL2/2 rec, 9 yd 0.91.92.9
W10NYJ2 car, 32 yd · 0/1 rec, 0 yd 3.23.23.2
W8NE1 car, 31 yd 3.13.13.1
W7MIA2/2 rec, 17 yd 1.72.73.7
W5MIN1 car, 11 yd 1.11.11.1
Game logs, matchup ranks and form are the 2025 season — 2026 hasn’t kicked off. Projections, schedule and trade values are current 2026 numbers, refreshed nightly. Matchup ranks read 1–32, where 1st allows the most points to the position — the matchup you want.