Running back, Missouri (from Montana), 2024–⁠26

Malae Fonoti

Number
No. 21
Height
5′10″
Weight
209 lb
Class (2026)
Junior
Hometown
Laie, HI

Malae Fonoti plays running back for Missouri, after Montana (2024–⁠25).

2026 so far

18 rushing yards

Last game: vs. Arkansas–Pine Bluff, W 54–⁠14

Next game: at Arkansas, Oct 31

Career highs

176rushing yards, career highvs. Morehead State, 2024

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2024Montana362346.5124
2025Montana481843.8412
2026Missouri3186.0010
Career874365.0524

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2024Montana3196.3010
2025Montana10979.7021
Career131168.9021

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2024Montana21RBFr.
2025Montana21RBSo.
2026Missouri21RBJr.5′10″209

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 (FCS)560.11––6.49%
2026Missouri30.28––0.8–

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 Missouri 1 game, 18 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 3vs.Arkansas–Pine BluffW 54–⁠143180–––
2025 Montana 9 games, 184 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 13vs.North DakotaW 24–⁠23130–––
Sep 20vs.Indiana StateW 63–⁠20105811170
Oct 18vs.Sacred HeartW 43–⁠2161503330
Oct 24atSacramento StateW 49–⁠35251160
Nov 1atWeber StateW 38–⁠1792501210
Nov 15atPortland StateW 63–⁠1710331120
Dec 6vs.South Dakota StateW 50–⁠295211–––
Dec 13vs.South DakotaW 52–⁠224210190
Dec 20 ✦atMontana StateL 23–⁠48130290
2024 Montana 3 games, 234 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 14vs.Morehead StateW 59–⁠2241761–––
Nov 30vs.Tennessee StateW 41–⁠278460–––
Dec 7atSouth Dakota StateL 18–⁠3541203190

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

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