Running back, Florida, 2017–⁠21

Malik Davis

Number
No. 20
Height
5′10″
Weight
205 lb
Class (2021)
Junior
Hometown
Tampa, FL
Born
Nov 26, 1998

Malik Davis played running back at Florida (2017–⁠21).

Career highs

124rushing yards, career highvs. Vanderbilt, 20172rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Vanderbilt, 2017100receiving yards, career highvs. Georgia, 2020

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2017Florida795266.7274
2018Florida13614.7016
2019Florida34862.5112
2020Florida663104.7039
2021Florida924875.3532
Career2841,4705.2874

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2017Florida7588.3020
2018Florida33311.0019
2019Florida6416.8010
2020Florida3137712.2039
2021Florida232179.4249
Career7072610.4249

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2020Florida1220
2021Florida163190
Career173410

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2017Florida20RBYr 1
2018Florida20RBYr 2
2019Florida20RBYr 3
2020Florida20RBYr 4
2021Florida20RBJr. (Yr 5)5′10″205

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
2017Florida840.2786th (n=287)0.1223.019%0.15
2018Florida160.01––0.2––
2019Florida41-0.16––-6.45%–
2020Florida990.1553rd (n=212)0.1414.613%-0.02
2021Florida1220.2473rd (n=277)0.1629.414%0.25

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

2021 Florida 12 games, 487 rushing yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 4vs.Florida AtlanticW 35–⁠14141041–––
Sep 11atSouth FloridaW 42–⁠207220290
Sep 18vs.AlabamaL 29–⁠3110861150
Sep 25vs.TennesseeW 38–⁠14104512141
Oct 2atKentuckyL 13–⁠208220130
Oct 16atLSUL 42–⁠49480290
Oct 30vs.GeorgiaL 7–⁠3462104190
Nov 6atSouth CarolinaL 17–⁠406170130
Nov 13vs.SamfordW 70–⁠5263312651
Nov 20atMissouriL 23–⁠2461904460
Nov 27vs.Florida StateW 24–⁠2182404440
Dec 23 ✦vs.UCFL 17–⁠297861–––
2020 Florida 12 games, 310 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 26atOle MissW 51–⁠3574903330
Oct 3vs.South CarolinaW 38–⁠244902130
Oct 10atTexas A&ML 38–⁠4152103730
Oct 31vs.MissouriW 41–⁠17–––2360
Nov 7vs.GeorgiaW 44–⁠28921051000
Nov 14vs.ArkansasW 63–⁠3583701120
Nov 21atVanderbiltW 38–⁠1783802200
Nov 28vs.KentuckyW 34–⁠108210180
Dec 5atTennesseeW 31–⁠192003230
Dec 12vs.LSUL 34–⁠3778105250
Dec 19vs.AlabamaL 46–⁠521202150
Dec 30 ✦vs.OklahomaL 20–⁠5573102190
2019 Florida 11 games, 86 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 24vs.MiamiW 24–⁠203−90–––
Sep 7vs.UT MartinW 45–⁠03181–––
Sep 21vs.TennesseeW 34–⁠362003170
Sep 28vs.TowsonW 38–⁠06220–––
Oct 5vs.AuburnW 24–⁠135160–––
Oct 12atLSUL 28–⁠42250–––
Oct 19atSouth CarolinaW 38–⁠27100150
Nov 9vs.VanderbiltW 56–⁠03701100
Nov 16atMissouriW 23–⁠6230–––
Nov 30vs.Florida StateW 40–⁠17210–––
Dec 30 ✦vs.VirginiaW 36–⁠28130190
2018 Florida 3 games, 61 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 1vs.Charleston SouthernW 53–⁠66380180
Sep 8vs.KentuckyL 16–⁠2741502250
Sep 15vs.Colorado StateW 48–⁠10380–––
2017 Florida 7 games, 526 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 2vs.MichiganL 17–⁠33180–––
Sep 16vs.TennesseeW 26–⁠204940–––
Sep 23atKentuckyW 28–⁠27219301110
Sep 30vs.VanderbiltW 38–⁠24171242260
Oct 7vs.LSUL 16–⁠17149001130
Oct 14vs.Texas A&ML 17–⁠19189702220
Oct 28vs.GeorgiaL 7–⁠424200160

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

Before the draft

DrillPro day 2022
Height5′9⅞″
Weight202 lb
Arm length31⅜″
Hand size9¼″
Wingspan75″
40-yard dash4.66 s
10-yard split1.55 s
Vertical jump39½″
Broad jump10′7″
Bench press10 reps
3-cone drill7.11 s
20-yard shuttle4.25 s

Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

3 seasons, 17 games with a stat; latest team: Dallas Cowboys.

SeasonTeamGCarYdsTDRecRec yds
2022Dallas Cowboys6381611663
2023Dallas Cowboys100000
2025Dallas Cowboys10522502216
NFL career17904113879

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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