Running back, Rhode Island (from Sacred Heart), 2021–24
Malik Grant
- Number
- No. 4
- Height
- 5′9″
- Weight
- 200 lb
- Class (2024)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Bronx, NY
Malik Grant played running back at Sacred Heart (2021–23) and Rhode Island (2024).
Career highs
223rushing yards, career highvs. Central Connecticut, 20243rushing touchdowns, career highthree times; last at Bryant, 2024Team titles: Northeast champions, 2021; Coastal Athletic Association Football champions, 2024
Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Sacred Heart | 222 | 1,065 | 4.8 | 12 | 66 |
| 2023 | Sacred Heart | 177 | 724 | 4.1 | 4 | 32 |
| 2024 | Rhode Island | 260 | 1,387 | 5.3 | 11 | 75 |
| Career | 659 | 3,176 | 4.8 | 27 | 75 | |
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Sacred Heart | 20 | 154 | 7.7 | 2 | 31 |
| 2023 | Sacred Heart | 10 | 89 | 8.9 | 0 | 21 |
| 2024 | Rhode Island | 14 | 152 | 10.9 | 1 | 35 |
| Career | 44 | 395 | 9.0 | 3 | 35 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. * That team-season’s player lines are missing part of the team’s yards in our source, so these numbers may be short.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Sacred Heart | 4 | RB | So. | ||
| 2023 | Sacred Heart | 4 | RB | Jr. | ||
| 2024 | Rhode Island | 4 | RB | Sr. | 5′9″ | 200 |
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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Sacred Heart (FCS) | 134 | 0.23 | 73rd (n=470) | 0.14 | 30.6 | 32% |
| 2023 | Sacred Heart (FCS) | 143 | 0.05 | 18th (n=450) | 0.17 | 6.8 | 23% |
| 2024 | Rhode Island (FCS) | 229 | 0.08 | 28th (n=434) | 0.16 | 19.2 | 30% |
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
2024 Rhode Island 14 games, 1,387 rushing yards, 11 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. | W 20–17 | 11 | 39 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 4 |
| Sep 7 | at | L 0–48 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 11 |
| Sep 14 | vs. | W 21–9 | 16 | 47 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 6 |
| Sep 21 | vs. | W 28–21 | 20 | 141 | 3 | 22 | 1 | 18 |
| Oct 5 | at | W 46–44 | 20 | 180 | 1 | 55 | 1 | 18 |
| Oct 12 | vs. | W 31–21 | 16 | 28 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 10 |
| Oct 19 | at | W 26–9 | 25 | 127 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 47 |
| Oct 26 | vs. | W 24–14 | 22 | 87 | 1 | 22 | – | – |
| Nov 2 | vs. | W 37–28 | 25 | 126 | 1 | 16 | – | – |
| Nov 9 | at | L 21–24 | 12 | 64 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 16 |
| Nov 16 | vs. | W 20–17 | 12 | 79 | 1 | 42 | – | – |
| Nov 23 | at | W 35–21 | 37 | 204 | 3 | 47 | 2 | 16 |
| Nov 30 | vs. | W 21–17 | 29 | 223 | 0 | 75 | – | – |
| Dec 7 | at | L 10–17 | 13 | 36 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 6 |
2023 Sacred Heart 11 games, 724 rushing yards, 4 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. | L 14–19 | 21 | 65 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 19 |
| Sep 9 | at | L 10–27 | 11 | 78 | 0 | 22 | – | – |
| Sep 16 | vs. | L 10–17 | 27 | 133 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 40 |
| Sep 23 | atSaint Francis | W 37–34 | 20 | 118 | 1 | 32 | – | – |
| Sep 30 | vs. | L 7–17 | 12 | 37 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 5 |
| Oct 7 | at | L 13–23 | 15 | 44 | 0 | 15 | – | – |
| Oct 14 | at | L 3–31 | 17 | 58 | 0 | 11 | – | – |
| Oct 21 | at | L 19–22 | 21 | 61 | 1 | 12 | – | – |
| Oct 28 | vs. | L 0–27 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 4 | vs. | W 31–24 | 18 | 104 | 2 | 18 | – | – |
| Nov 18 | at | L 3–31 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 24 |
2022 Sacred Heart 11 games, 1,065 rushing yards, 12 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | at | L 0–6 | 21 | 46 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 14 |
| Sep 10 | at | W 14–10 | 25 | 109 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 17 |
| Sep 17 | at | L 9–24 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 21 |
| Sep 24 | vs. | W 38–31 | 20 | 103 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 24 |
| Oct 1 | vs. | W 31–14 | 24 | 132 | 1 | 20 | 3 | 26 |
| Oct 15 | vs. | W 40–27 | 25 | 104 | 1 | 12 | – | – |
| Oct 22 | at | L 25–31 | 12 | 97 | 0 | 66 | 1 | 7 |
| Oct 29 | vs.Saint Francis | L 14–44 | 19 | 104 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 4 |
| Nov 5 | at | L 28–35 | 18 | 87 | 1 | 29 | 3 | 32 |
| Nov 12 | at | W 38–28 | 20 | 165 | 2 | 64 | 2 | 9 |
| Nov 19 | vs. | L 34–37 | 27 | 105 | 2 | 19 | – | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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