Maleek Irons, 2019
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Running back, Ohio, 2014–⁠18

Maleek Irons

Number
No. 21
Height
6′0″
Weight
224 lb
Class (2018)
Senior
Hometown
Chilliwack, BC
Born
Jun 29, 1996, in Calgary

Maleek Irons played running back at Ohio (2014–⁠18).

Career highs

140rushing yards, career highvs. Massachusetts, 20182rushing touchdowns, career highfour times; last vs. Ball State, 2018

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2015Ohio331986.0444
2016Ohio954394.6560
2018Ohio1268316.6842
Career2541,4685.81760

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2015Ohio33311.0013
2016Ohio14966.9021
2018Ohio6416.8112
Career231707.4121

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2014Ohio21RBRS
2015Ohio21RBFr.
2016Ohio21RBSo.
2017Ohio21RBJr.
2018Ohio21RBSr.6′0″224

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
2015Ohio360.40––14.47%0.20
2016Ohio112-0.084th (n=259)0.13-8.917%-0.04
2018Ohio1350.3795th (n=300)0.1550.018%0.32

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

2018 Ohio 11 games, 831 rushing yards, 8 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 1vs.HowardW 38–⁠32952014––
Sep 15atVirginiaL 31–⁠45114321413
Sep 22atCincinnatiL 30–⁠341264022220
Sep 29vs.MassachusettsW 58–⁠421314024117
Oct 13atNorthern IllinoisL 21–⁠24113001114
Oct 20vs.Bowling GreenW 49–⁠1412116017––
Oct 25vs.Ball StateW 52–⁠1416102222––
Nov 1atWestern MichiganW 59–⁠14849018––
Nov 7atMiami (OH)L 28–⁠30417110––
Nov 14vs.BuffaloW 52–⁠171292142––
Nov 23vs.AkronW 49–⁠281812603417
2016 Ohio 9 games, 439 rushing yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 3vs.Texas StateL 54–⁠561462126554
Sep 10atKansasW 37–⁠218390231−5
Oct 1atMiami (OH)W 17–⁠718600916
Oct 8vs.Bowling GreenW 30–⁠241064230310
Oct 22atKent StateW 14–⁠101383160––
Nov 3vs.BuffaloW 34–⁠1012641201−1
Nov 22vs.AkronW 9–⁠31154021––
Dec 2vs.Western MichiganL 23–⁠295806211
Dec 23 ✦vs.TroyL 23–⁠284503121
2015 Ohio 7 games, 198 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 3atIdahoW 45–⁠28221117––
Oct 10vs.Miami (OH)W 34–⁠31149115226
Oct 17vs.Western MichiganL 14–⁠49390717
Oct 24atBuffaloL 17–⁠414714––
Nov 4atBowling GreenL 24–⁠62458144––
Nov 10vs.Kent StateW 27–⁠0422010––
Nov 17vs.Ball StateW 48–⁠31532014––

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

Other pro football

YearsLeagueTeam
2019–⁠22CFLHamilton Tiger-Cats
2022CFLEdmonton Elks

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

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