Malachi Corley - WR Western Kentucky

Yep. Easy guy to like on tape. Even my daughter was like "that guy is really hard to tackle." No doubt a fun player to watch. I just don't see how he works with Deebo and CMC.

Alot of good fits out there for him. And this team has bigger needs, but would be fun to put him with Demeco Ryan and Slowick. Stroud has the big arm, Collins and Dell already taking the top off the defense. Get Corley as the 3rd WR to be the mini Deebo. Robert Woods would be a good mentor for Corley.

I don't know, yeah he's got that YAC alpha dog attitude. We all love that.

his route running is poop from what I saw and overall at the Senior Bowl. Deebo is actually better in that department.

if he's chilling on day 3 sure. Like others said we gotta be evolving, no just remaining status quo.

Corley will require either a team that wants to dedicate a chunk of their offense toward his skill set, or a team with a ton of speed that can open things up for him underneath as a change of pace. His skill set can be very productive, but will take a concerted effort to get him the ball in space. He will not be for everyone. I like him, a lot, but he would be a bit redundant here.

If we take him, to me, I'd hope it would signify Aiyuk is in the plan long term, and deebo likely to walk as Aiyuks money kicks in. Not sure how much he'd contribute year 1, and he's not as good as deebo, but he'd be able to replace that role

Originally posted by adrianlesnar:
Corley will require either a team that wants to dedicate a chunk of their offense toward his skill set, or a team with a ton of speed that can open things up for him underneath as a change of pace. His skill set can be very productive, but will take a concerted effort to get him the ball in space. He will not be for everyone. I like him, a lot, but he would be a bit redundant here.

If we take him, to me, I'd hope it would signify Aiyuk is in the plan long term, and deebo likely to walk as Aiyuks money kicks in. Not sure how much he'd contribute year 1, and he's not as good as deebo, but he'd be able to replace that role

Bingo. Honestly for me at this point I have no idea if he can really run routes because he wasn't asked to run a real route tree. I watched some of his 1-on-1 stuff at the senior bowl and it didn't excite me at all.

We s**t on deebo's route running skills, but coming out of SC he was much more polished. Wouldn't hate having him on the team. I just think we could use another legit WR they can win vs man.

What's needed is a WR who is a skilled route runner and reads defenses and adjusts accordingly

Originally posted by NYniner85:

4.45-4.47 in the 40, 27 reps on the bench… https://t.co/JmoTLveNZD

— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) March 25, 2024

27 reps! Better than the OL/DL 😂

Pretty unheard of for a WR to put up more than 25 reps. DK Metcalf and Nkeal Harry own the combine record at 27. Corley is a strong dude.

Originally posted by scooterhd:
Pretty unheard of for a WR to put up more than 25 reps. DK Metcalf and Nkeal Harry own the combine record at 27. Corley is a strong dude.

He kinda reminds me of Delanie Walker. Walker was a really unique/odd fit that dropped because of being a smaller school guy and a lot of teams weren't entirely sure what to make of him. He was an ultra physical receiver that tested well overall at the Combine but wasn't a great route runner and had issues with drops. While I definitely don't expect Corley to move to TE, Delanie greatly improved his route running in the NFL and I'd expect Corley to do the same.

If the 49ers extend Aiyuk, there's a possibility they'll need to move off of a WR next season.
From my understanding, the 49ers will have 39 FA at the end of the 2024 campaign.

Kyle rarely plays rookies … yet, Corley is one I'd love to see the FO select, and give a chance
to see what he brings to the offence. I understand that Deebo has become a polarising figure
to the 49ers Fanbase - and both sides of the argument have made valid points.

if Malachi -- who is younger, would be less expensive, and is slightly faster -- can step in and
mimic or exceed Deebo's rookie season, then IMO it would be a plus for the franchise moving
into a critical 2025 season.

Originally posted by FlayvaMeister:
If the 49ers extend Aiyuk, there's a possibility they'll need to move off of a WR next season.
From my understanding, the 49ers will have 39 FA at the end of the 2024 campaign.

Kyle rarely plays rookies … yet, Corley is one I'd love to see the FO select, and give a chance
to see what he brings to the offence. I understand that Deebo has become a polarising figure
to the 49ers Fanbase - and both sides of the argument have made valid points.

if Malachi -- who is younger, would be less expensive, and is slightly faster -- can step in and
mimic or exceed Deebo's rookie season, then IMO it would be a plus for the franchise moving
into a critical 2025 season.

No chance he comes in and has 800 yards as the #6 target after Aiyuk, Samuel, Kittle, McCaffrey, and Jennings.

He's not faster than Samuel. He ran a 4.47 at his pro day which translates to a mid-high 4.50s at the combine. That's slow for a WR, especially one that is 5'11.

We don't need to replace Deebo now that we have McCaffrey. Would hate Corley with our 2nd round pick, would be okay with him in 3rd round (late 3rd round picks are a crapshoot). If we're going to pick a raw WR in the 3rd (may take trade up), I'd rather take Devontez Walker who has long arms and freakish athleticism (4.36 40, 40.5" vertical at 6'2 193). Walker needs to improve at route running and catching but has a much higher ceiling.

I hope the 49ers don't try to find Deebo's replacement by drafting a fleamarket version of him. They should just focus on drafting a good player and not necessarily someone that can do what Deebo does. That's a good way to waste picks because Deebo is 1 of 1.

Originally posted by FlayvaMeister:
If the 49ers extend Aiyuk, there's a possibility they'll need to move off of a WR next season.
From my understanding, the 49ers will have 39 FA at the end of the 2024 campaign.

Kyle rarely plays rookies … yet, Corley is one I'd love to see the FO select, and give a chance
to see what he brings to the offence. I understand that Deebo has become a polarising figure
to the 49ers Fanbase - and both sides of the argument have made valid points.

if Malachi -- who is younger, would be less expensive, and is slightly faster -- can step in and
mimic or exceed Deebo's rookie season, then IMO it would be a plus for the franchise moving
into a critical 2025 season.

Corley can not run routes. He has subpar hands. Dude is a RB trying to play WR.


he is not remotely close to Deebo as a WR. Can we stop with the nonsense. Dude is more Amari Rogers than Deebo. he's also not faster than Deebo. Deebo can actually run routes and understands zone coverages (he's eats vs it).

we NEED more WRs that can beat man, not more gadget receivers that need to have plays schemed up for them to be protective.

Originally posted by Heroism:
I hope the 49ers don't try to find Deebo's replacement by drafting a fleamarket version of him. They should just focus on drafting a good player and not necessarily someone that can do what Deebo does. That's a good way to waste picks because Deebo is 1 of 1.

Thank you!

Originally posted by eastcoast49ersfan:

Originally posted by FlayvaMeister:
If the 49ers extend Aiyuk, there's a possibility they'll need to move off of a WR next season.
From my understanding, the 49ers will have 39 FA at the end of the 2024 campaign.

Kyle rarely plays rookies … yet, Corley is one I'd love to see the FO select, and give a chance
to see what he brings to the offence. I understand that Deebo has become a polarising figure
to the 49ers Fanbase - and both sides of the argument have made valid points.

if Malachi -- who is younger, would be less expensive, and is slightly faster -- can step in and
mimic or exceed Deebo's rookie season, then IMO it would be a plus for the franchise moving
into a critical 2025 season.

Would hate Corley with our 2nd round pick, would be okay with him in 3rd round (late 3rd round picks are a crapshoot) …

We all have our reasons why we like or dislike a certain player. I like Corley for his "What he might/could become".
The 49ers have one pick in the 5th round, at #176, and 2 picks #s 211 & 215 in the 6th. Based on more pressing needs,
this is where I wouldn't mind the team selecting him.