Breaking: Jets’ Hidden Gem Speaks Out: Malachi Corley Reveals Disappointment Over Lack Of Opportunities

New York Jets offensive play-caller Todd Downing acknowledged on Thursday that rookie wide receiver Malachi Corley has “certainly gone through the season wanting more opportunities.”

Later in the day, Corley was unable to give a solid answer regarding what it could take for him to have a bigger role in the offense as soon as next fall.

“I’m not really sure,” Corley directly said, as shared by Madeline Kenney of the New York Post.

Former Jets general manager Joe Douglas made Corley a third-round pick during this year’s draft, but the 22-year-old seemingly fell out of favor with head coach Robert Saleh before Jets owner Woody Johnson fired Saleh when the team was 2-3 and before Corley dropped the ball short of the goal line during New York’s win over the Houston Texans on Halloween night.

Johnson ultimately fired Douglas in November, and Corley has thus far recorded three receptions for 16 yards to go along with 26 rushing yards on two carries over eight games. Per Rich Cimini of ESPN, Jets interim head coach Jeff Ulbrich said that Corley did not play in last Sunday’s 19-9 loss to the Los Angeles Rams because the first-year pro “has a ways to go” in “maturity” and “from an offensive perspective.”

The good news for Corley and other younger Jets players is that they should receive fresh starts as soon as next month whenever a new general manager and new head coach take over. Additionally, the Jets could part ways with both quarterback Aaron Rodgers and veteran wide receiver Davante Adams this coming offseason as part of a roster rebuild regardless of whether or not receiver Garrett Wilson asks to be traded.

“Really having to hone in on your work every day, coming to work as if you are the starter, as if you are the guy. Because at any flip of the moment, you can go from playing no snaps to playing 50 plays in a single game,” Corley said Thursday about his mindset heading into this Sunday’s contest between the 4-11 Jets and 12-3 Buffalo Bills at Highmark Stadium. “So just staying prepared and mentally just being present every single day, taking the mental reps, being mindful of what I’m doing, and not just coming to work like…woe is me, whatever, just really attacking the day as if I’m really the guy and that this is my chance to really show people who I am.”

Those temporarily running the Jets don’t seem all that interested in seeing what Corley is today compared to what he was as recently as earlier this month. Perhaps more will be learned about his curious rookie campaign once a new regime is tasked with making personnel decisions for the organization.

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