Running back, James Madison, 2024–⁠25

Jobi Malary

Number
No. 28
Height
5′11″
Weight
236 lb
Class (2025)
Senior
Hometown
Gresham, OR

Jobi Malary played running back at James Madison (2024–⁠25).

Career highs

154rushing yards, career highat Coastal Carolina, 20253rushing touchdowns, career highvs. App State, 2025

Team titles: Sun Belt champions, 2025

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2024James Madison452696.0232
2025James Madison433498.1473
Career886187.0673

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2024James Madison28RBJr.
2025James Madison28RBSr.5′11″236

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
2024James Madison430.32––13.67%0.20
2025James Madison430.53––22.87%0.36

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.

Rushing detail

SeasonTeamSuccessLine yardsSecond levelOpen fieldStuffed
2025James Madison65%3.501.603.509%

Where his yards came from, per carry: line yards are the ones credited to the blockers (the first few, and losses), second level the yards 5 to 10 past the line, open field those beyond 10. Success: carries that kept the offense on schedule. Stuffed: carries stopped at or behind the line. From CollegeFootballData, FBS games, 2025 on.

Game by game

2025 James Madison 8 games, 349 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 30vs.Weber StateW 45–⁠10531016––
Oct 18vs.Old DominionW 63–⁠271101––
Oct 28atTexas StateW 52–⁠20310011––
Nov 15vs.App StateW 58–⁠108105359––
Nov 22vs.Washington StateW 24–⁠20617011––
Nov 29atCoastal CarolinaW 59–⁠1012154173––
Dec 5vs.TroyW 31–⁠1462507––
Dec 20 ✦atOregonL 34–⁠512605––
2024 James Madison 10 games, 269 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 21atNorth CarolinaW 70–⁠501303––
Sep 28vs.Ball StateW 63–⁠7550132––
Oct 10vs.Coastal CarolinaW 39–⁠731006––
Oct 19atGeorgia SouthernL 14–⁠28––––––
Oct 26vs.Southern MissW 32–⁠1521308––
Nov 9vs.Georgia StateW 38–⁠7960012––
Nov 16atOld DominionW 35–⁠3231306––
Nov 23atApp StateL 20–⁠34120216
Nov 30vs.MarshallL 33–⁠3516106127––
Dec 18 ✦vs.Western KentuckyW 27–⁠1751205––

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

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