Running back, Montana State, 2025–⁠26

Malachi Claunch

Number
No. 26
Height
6′1″
Weight
204 lb
Class (2026)
Sophomore
Hometown
Billings, MT

Malachi Claunch plays running back for Montana State. Last time out, at Eastern Washington: 1 tackles.

2026 so far

1 tackle

Last game: 1 tackles at Eastern Washington, W 56–⁠20

Next game: vs. Weber State, Oct 24

Team titles: Big Sky champions, 2025

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2025Montana State155.005

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2026Montana State100000

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2025Montana State26RBFr.
2026Montana State26RBSo.6′1″204

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/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2025Montana State (FCS)10.31––0.3–

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). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2026 Montana State 1 game, 1 tackle
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDTklSacksPD
Oct 17atEastern WashingtonW 56–⁠20–––100
2025 Montana State 1 game, 5 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDTklSacksPD
Nov 8vs.Weber StateW 66–⁠14150–––

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

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