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Will Mallory Indianapolis Colts · #86

Tight End · 6' 4", 239 lbs · Jacksonville, FL · Age 27

Will Mallory is a Tight End for the Indianapolis Colts, drafted 162nd overall, 2023. In 2025 he caught 1 passes for 16 yards and 0 touchdowns.

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Indianapolis Colts · #86 · Tight End

Will Mallory

Season avg1 rec · 16 yds · 0 td

Career avg23 rec · 252 yds · 0 td

Live win probabilitySeason

No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.

Tonight's projectionmodel

1rec

16yds

0td

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Scouting report

Will Mallory — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades are percentiles vs every active player at his position.

C+

Tight End · Rotation piece · Impact 50

Will Mallory is a Tight End for the Indianapolis Colts, drafted 162nd overall, 2023. In 2025 he caught 1 passes for 16 yards and 0 touchdowns.

Receiving

A-

Big-play

Scoring

C+

Receiving yards

Solid · offense

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Volume

Solid · offense

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Scoring

Solid · offense

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A-

Big-play

Excellent · offense

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C-

Target share

Solid · offense

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Act II

Where Will Mallory stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly

Jared Goff Detroit Lions▬

29%

Bryce Young Carolina Panthers▬

23%

Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ers▬

22%

Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints▬

11%

Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬

✦ Balladex Consensus: #809 of 1982 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.

Futures & chases

—MVP odds

50Impact index

31Star score

Career scoring average0.0 ppg

Seasons in the index0

Accolades on file0

Stat explorer

Will Mallory — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

Receiving

16 YDS

drill in ↓

C+

Volume

1 REC

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A+

Big-play

16.0 Y/R

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C-

Scoring

0 TD

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The engine

How the model sees Will Mallory

Projection = recency-weighted per-season production, nudged along a position aging curve, banded by his year-to-year volatility. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2026 modeled

rec

-2–12

rec yds

-24–129

0–0

targets

-2–18

games

2–10

Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 3-season history below.

What moves the rec line vs last season

Last season 1 → projected 5 rec

Baseline (recency-weighted)

+3.8

Age curve

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Net vs last season+3.8 rec

Everything it reads

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3 seasons of real box production

every game line, verified

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Recency × games weight

recent, healthy years anchor the baseline

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Year-over-year trend

his own trajectory, season to season

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Position aging curve

age 27 — applied to the projection

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Role & usage context

target / carry share and snaps fold in

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Availability signal

games last 3: 12 / 10 / 2

health

The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Will Mallory career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
Season	G	Rec	Yds	Tgt	Y/R
2023	12	18	207	26	11.5
2024	10	4	29	8	7.3
2025	2	1	16	1	16.0
Career	24	23	252	35

Source: Pro-Football-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers the report-card percentiles and the DNA radar — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.

Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = award / milestone season · hover any bar. Real season totals.

Player DNA + compssimilarity model

Closest comps

Brevyn Spann-Ford 100%Tyler Conklin 99%Cole Turner 98%Cade Stover 97%Luke Schoonmaker 97%Keleki Latu 96%

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Context

Are the Indianapolis Colts built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

10–7proj record

62off index

99def index

+27net

75%playoff odds

65roster

Roster delta · what changed

Offense grades C (62), defense A+ (99) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 38, pass rush 99, coverage 99.

How his role moves

Projected 10–7 on a 17-game slate — modeled from the current roster's production percentiles, not a calibrated Vegas line. His snaps, target/carry share and usage move with roster health.

Balladex Impact

50 of 99

Rotation piece tier.

Rarity

◆ Rated

Collectible tier.

Résumé

0 accolades

Career honors on file.

Act IV

The Ballad of Will Mallory

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

1999-06-22

The beginning

Will Mallory is a Tight End for the Indianapolis Colts, in his 4th NFL season.

Indianapolis Colts

Turning pro

Drafted 162nd overall, 2023 as a Tight End.

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Will Mallory is an Indianapolis Colts tight end, drafted 162nd overall, 2023.

Chapter

Across 3 seasons (2023–2025) he has caught 23 passes for 252 yards and 0 touchdowns.

Chapter

Most recently he caught 1 pass for 16 yards and 0 touchdowns in 2025.

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Mallory's story

The documentary, narrated

Highlights

▶ Will Mallory catches for a 43-yard Gain vs. Houston Texans ▶ Every Pass and Rush Attempt from Will Howard's Preseason Debut

Off the field

Measurables

Active

Height: 6' 4"
Weight: 239 lbs
Draft: 162nd overall, 2023
Born: Jacksonville, FL
Age: 27
Jersey: #86

Background

Will Mallory is from Jacksonville, FL and is 27 years old. He was drafted 162nd overall, 2023 and plays tight end at 6' 4", 239 lbs.

Over 3 seasons (2023–2025) he has caught 23 passes for 252 yards and 0 touchdowns. Mallory is currently on the Indianapolis Colts roster.

The person

Will Mallory is a blocking and depth tight end who has caught 23 passes for 252 yards and 0 touchdowns across 3 seasons (2023–2025).

Receiving23 career receptions for 252 yards and 0 touchdowns.

Best season18 catches for 207 yards in 2023.

Draft pedigree162nd overall, 2023.

Verified profiles & sources

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FAQ

Will Mallory — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Will Mallory, answered.

What position does Will Mallory play?

Will Mallory is a Tight End for the Indianapolis Colts.

When was Will Mallory drafted?

Will Mallory was drafted 162nd overall, 2023.

How many seasons has Will Mallory played?

3 (2023–2025).

What are Will Mallory's career stats?

He has caught 23 passes for 252 yards and 0 touchdowns.

Will Mallory career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.

Will Mallory Indianapolis Colts · #86

Will Mallory — the report card

Where Will Mallory stands

Will Mallory — every number, three levels deep

How the model sees Will Mallory

Will Mallory career stats, season by season

The Lab

Are the Indianapolis Colts built to win?

The Ballad of Will Mallory

The beginning

Turning pro

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Chapter

Chapter

Off the field

Will Mallory — frequently asked

Current role & opportunity

Weekly matchups

Injury history

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