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, 2024

Team titles: Northeast champions, 2021; Coastal Athletic Association Football champions, 2024

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2022Sacred Heart2221,0654.81266
2023Sacred Heart1777244.1432
2024Rhode Island2601,3875.31175
Career6593,1764.82775

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2022Sacred Heart201547.7231
2023Sacred Heart10898.9021
2024Rhode Island1415210.9135
Career443959.0335

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

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2022Sacred Heart4RBSo.
2023Sacred Heart4RBJr.
2024Rhode Island4RBSr.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

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2022Sacred Heart (FCS)1340.2373rd (n=470)0.1430.632%
2023Sacred Heart (FCS)1430.0518th (n=450)0.176.823%
2024Rhode Island (FCS)2290.0828th (n=434)0.1619.230%

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
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 31vs.Holy CrossW 20–⁠17113901414
Sep 7atMinnesotaL 0–⁠482605211
Sep 14vs.CampbellW 21–⁠9164701116
Sep 21vs.Long Island UniversityW 28–⁠2120141322118
Oct 5atHamptonW 46–⁠4420180155118
Oct 12vs.BrownW 31–⁠21162817110
Oct 19atNew HampshireW 26–⁠925127022247
Oct 26vs.MaineW 24–⁠142287122––
Nov 2vs.MonmouthW 37–⁠2825126116––
Nov 9atDelawareL 21–⁠241264016216
Nov 16vs.UAlbanyW 20–⁠171279142––
Nov 23atBryantW 35–⁠2137204347216
Nov 30vs.Central ConnecticutW 21–⁠1729223075––
Dec 7atMercerL 10–⁠17133601416
2023 Sacred Heart 11 games, 724 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 2vs.LafayetteL 14–⁠192165022119
Sep 9atGeorgetownL 10–⁠271178022––
Sep 16vs.WagnerL 10–⁠1727133014340
Sep 23atSaint FrancisW 37–⁠3420118132––
Sep 30vs.MerrimackL 7–⁠1712370735
Oct 7atLong Island UniversityL 13–⁠231544015––
Oct 14atYaleL 3–⁠311758011––
Oct 21atStonehillL 19–⁠222161112––
Oct 28vs.DuquesneL 0–⁠276150711
Nov 4vs.Central ConnecticutW 31–⁠2418104218––
Nov 18atUConnL 3–⁠3191106224
2022 Sacred Heart 11 games, 1,065 rushing yards, 12 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 3atLafayetteL 0–⁠62146013314
Sep 10atCentral ConnecticutW 14–⁠1025109115117
Sep 17atMorgan StateL 9–⁠241113011321
Sep 24vs.DartmouthW 38–⁠3120103313324
Oct 1vs.Norfolk StateW 31–⁠1424132120326
Oct 15vs.StonehillW 40–⁠2725104112––
Oct 22atMerrimackL 25–⁠31129706617
Oct 29vs.Saint FrancisL 14–⁠441910411614
Nov 5atDuquesneL 28–⁠351887129332
Nov 12atWagnerW 38–⁠282016526429
Nov 19vs.Long Island UniversityL 34–⁠3727105219––

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

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