Running back, Texas A&M, 2010–⁠13

Ben Malena

Number
No. 1
Height
5′9″
Hometown
Cedar Hill, TX
Born
May 29, 1992, in Cedar Hill, Texas

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Ben Malena played running back at Texas A&M (2010–⁠13).

Career highs

142rushing yards, career highat Ole Miss, 20122rushing touchdowns, career highfour times; last at Arkansas, 20136catches, career highvs. Northwestern, 2011

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2011Texas A&M672593.9419
2012Texas A&M1388085.9859
2013Texas A&M1155514.81025
Career3201,6185.12259

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2011Texas A&M10525.2113
2012Texas A&M181116.2122
2013Texas A&M211909.0131
Career493537.2331

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2010Texas A&M3460
2011Texas A&M3630
2013Texas A&M71060
Career132150

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2010Texas A&M1RB
2011Texas A&M1RB
2012Texas A&M1RB
2013Texas A&M1RB5′9″

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2013Texas A&M1220.1268th (n=226)0.0714.914%0.05

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2013 Texas A&M 13 games, 551 rushing yards, 10 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 31vs.RiceW 52–⁠31128211181
Sep 7vs.Sam HoustonW 65–⁠2896814440
Sep 14vs.AlabamaL 42–⁠49114213260
Sep 21vs.SMUW 42–⁠1313712150
Sep 28atArkansasW 45–⁠3312402140
Oct 12atOle MissW 41–⁠3816611360
Oct 19vs.AuburnL 41–⁠457230160
Oct 26vs.VanderbiltW 56–⁠2452401310
Nov 2vs.UTEPW 57–⁠74450–––
Nov 9vs.Mississippi StateW 51–⁠4192014390
Nov 23atLSUL 10–⁠343110–––
Nov 30atMissouriL 21–⁠286191150
Dec 31 ✦vs.DukeW 52–⁠488450160
2012 Texas A&M 13 games, 808 rushing yards, 8 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 8vs.FloridaL 17–⁠2032301120
Sep 15atSMUW 48–⁠38340–––
Sep 22vs.South Carolina StateW 70–⁠1411882–––
Sep 29vs.ArkansasW 58–⁠1085903111
Oct 6atOle MissW 30–⁠27181421290
Oct 13atLouisiana TechW 59–⁠5712340390
Oct 20vs.LSUL 19–⁠24128212210
Oct 27atAuburnW 63–⁠217631160
Nov 3atMississippi StateW 38–⁠131711212230
Nov 10atAlabamaW 29–⁠2414500–––
Nov 17vs.Sam HoustonW 47–⁠287190–––
Nov 24vs.MissouriW 59–⁠2913461290
Jan 4 ✦vs.OklahomaW 41–⁠1385612110
2011 Texas A&M 9 games, 259 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 4vs.SMUW 46–⁠14100–––
Sep 17vs.IdahoW 37–⁠7230–––
Oct 8atTexas TechW 45–⁠40––––––
Oct 15vs.BaylorW 55–⁠284330–––
Nov 5atOklahomaL 25–⁠411161–––
Nov 12atKansas StateL 50–⁠533150–––
Nov 19vs.KansasW 61–⁠78321–––
Nov 24vs.TexasL 25–⁠27258304161
Dec 31 ✦vs.NorthwesternW 33–⁠22237726360
2010 Texas A&M 2 games, 3 returns, 46 yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Nov 6vs.OklahomaW 33–⁠19––––––
Nov 13atBaylorW 42–⁠30––––––

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

Played in the 2014 East–West Shrine Game (West team, lost 13–⁠23).

Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

Other pro football

YearsLeagueTeam
2016–⁠17CFLToronto Argonauts

Leagues other than the NFL, from the infobox of his Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), as it names the teams.

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