BIOGRAPHY
Josh Malone was born March 21, 1996, in Chattanooga, Tennessee. He is a wide receiver for the New York Jets in the NFL.
Before the 2014 college football season, Malone committed to play for the University of Tennessee under head coach Butch Jones. The Cincinnati Bengals selected Malone in the fourth round (128th overall) of the 2017 NFL Draft. He was the 18th wide receiver and the fifth of six Tennessee Volunteers to be selected in the 2017 NFL Draft. On May 17, 2017, the Cincinnati Bengals signed Malone to a four-year, $2.99 million contract with a signing bonus of $599,241. He joined a deep wide receiver group with the Bengals and competed with John Ross, Brandon LaFell, Tyler Boyd, and Cody Core throughout training camp for a job as the starting wide receiver. Head coach Marvin Lewis named Malone the fifth wide receiver on the Bengals' depth chart behind A. J. Green, Brandon LaFell, Cody Core, and Tyler Boyd. Although Malone was healthy, he was inactive for the first five games of the 2017 season. On October 22, 2017, he made his professional regular-season debut during a 29–14 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers. The following week, Malone caught two receptions for 35-yards and scored his first career touchdown on a 25-yard pass from Andy Dalton during a 24–23 victory over the Indianapolis Colts. On September 1, 2019, Malone was waived by the Bengals.
On September 4, 2019, Malone was signed to the New York Jets practice squad. He was promoted to the active roster on December 19, 2019. He signed a reserve/future contract with the Jets on January 4, 2021.
