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Tennessee football: Draft grades for every Vol selected since 2017

By Dean Zulkofske

PHILADELPHIA, PA - OCTOBER 21: Derek Barnett #96 of the Philadelphia Eagles looks on prior to the game against the Carolina Panthers at Lincoln Financial Field on October 21, 2018 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images)
PHILADELPHIA, PA - OCTOBER 21: Derek Barnett #96 of the Philadelphia Eagles looks on prior to the game against the Carolina Panthers at Lincoln Financial Field on October 21, 2018 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images) /
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Nov 19, 2017; Denver, CO, USA; Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Josh Malone (80) in the second quarter against the Denver Broncos at Sports Authority Field at Mile High. Mandatory Credit: Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 19, 2017; Denver, CO, USA; Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Josh Malone (80) in the second quarter against the Denver Broncos at Sports Authority Field at Mile High. Mandatory Credit: Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY Sports /

Josh Malone. 7. Scouting Report. Pick Analysis. Wide Receiver. 2017 Round 4 No. 128. player. 56

Draft Grade: C+

The last of the former Tennessee football players on this list that are no longer with the team that drafted them, Josh Malone finds himself here at No. 7. A former five-star prospect in UT’s 2014 recruiting class, Malone caught over 1,600 yards and 14 touchdowns over three seasons with Tennessee football.

Malone joined a Cincinnati Bengals team in 2017 that was desperate for a No. 2 receiver. But it was Brandon Lafell who filled that role in the following season, not the rookie fourth-round receiver, Malone.  In 2017, Malone caught 6 passes for 63 yards while appearing in 11 games. He  had a touchdown in Cincy’s 24-23 Week 7 win over the Indianapolis Colts.

The Bengals waived Malone after two seasons. Days later, he was signed by the New York Jets, where the Chattanooga, Tenn. native has spent the last two seasons bouncing between the active and practice squad rosters. He’s currently signed to a reserve/futures contract with the club.

Malone didn’t work out as the receiver the Cincinnati Bengals envisioned him to be, but he wasn’t a complete bust there. He scored a touchdown with the team that drafted him, which may not seem like a big deal, but there are far more players who can’t say that much.

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