Joshua Khiry Malone (born March 21, 1996) is an American professional football wide receiver.

He played for the Cincinnati Bengals and New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL) and the DC Defenders of the XFL.

[1] His successful senior season warranted an invitation to play in the 2014 U.S. Army All-American Game.

[2] Before the 2014 college football season, Malone committed to play for the University of Tennessee under head coach Butch Jones.

[3] In 2014, as a true freshman, Malone played in all 12 regular season games and the 2015 TaxSlayer Bowl against Iowa.

[4] Against Southeastern Conference (SEC) East rival Georgia on September 27, he had five receptions for 43 yards and a 20-yard rush in the loss at Sanford Stadium.

[8] On October 10, he led the Vols in catches in their upset 38–31 victory over #19 Georgia at Neyland Stadium.

[12] He had a 67-yard receiving touchdown in the season opening 20–13 overtime victory against Appalachian State on September 1.

[15] He had four catches for 91 yards and a 42-yard touchdown in the 38–28 win against SEC East Rival Florida on September 24.

[18] In his final game with the Volunteers, he had five receptions for 120 yards and one touchdown in the 2016 Music City Bowl victory over Nebraska on December 30.

[21] Coming out of Tennessee, Malone was projected to be a third round pick by the majority of NFL draft experts and scouts.

On March 31, 2017, Malone participated at Tennessee's pro day, along with Joshua Dobbs, Alvin Kamara, Cameron Sutton, Jalen Reeves-Maybin, Derek Barnett, Jason Croom, former Saint's wide receiver Robert Meachem, and 17 other prospects.

Head coach Marvin Lewis named Malone the fifth wide receiver on the Bengals' depth chart behind A. J.

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.