Running back, Boise State (from Fresno State), 2020–25
Malik Sherrod
- Number
- No. 23
- Height
- 5′8″
- Weight
- 177 lb
- Class (2025)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Oxnard, CA
Malik Sherrod played running back at Fresno State (2020–24) and Boise State (2025).
Career highs
138rushing yards, career highat San Diego State, 20233rushing touchdowns, career highat Utah State, 20238catches, career hightwice; last vs. New Mexico State, 202381receiving yards, career highvs. New Mexico State, 2023Team titles: Mountain West champions, 2022 and 2025
Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Fresno State | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2021 | Fresno State | 11 | 41 | 3.7 | 0 | 19 |
| 2022 | Fresno State | 81 | 433 | 5.3 | 2 | 32 |
| 2023 | Fresno State | 172 | 967 | 5.6 | 9 | 72 |
| 2024 | Fresno State | 60 | 196 | 3.3 | 4 | 48 |
| 2025 | Boise State | 85 | 418 | 4.9 | 4 | 44 |
| Career | 410 | 2,058 | 5.0 | 19 | 72 | |
Returns
| Season | Team | KR | Yds | TD | PR | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Fresno State | 9 | 177 | 0 | – | – | – |
| 2022 | Fresno State | 8 | 175 | 0 | – | – | – |
| 2023 | Fresno State | 8 | 236 | 1 | – | – | – |
| 2024 | Fresno State | 3 | 56 | 0 | – | – | – |
| 2025 | Boise State | 24 | 492 | 0 | 13 | 75 | 0 |
| Career | 52 | 1,136 | 1 | 13 | 75 | 0 | |
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Fresno State | 7 | 51 | 7.3 | 0 | 32 |
| 2023 | Fresno State | 43 | 262 | 6.1 | 1 | 29 |
| 2024 | Fresno State | 8 | 38 | 4.8 | 0 | 21 |
| 2025 | Boise State | 28 | 250 | 8.9 | 2 | 39 |
| Career | 86 | 601 | 7.0 | 3 | 39 | |
Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Fresno State | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Fresno State | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Boise State | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Fresno State | 23 | RB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2021 | Fresno State | 23 | RB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2022 | Fresno State | 23 | RB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2023 | Fresno State | 23 | RB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2024 | Fresno State | 23 | RB | Yr 5 | ||
| 2025 | Boise State | 23 | RB | Sr. (Yr 6) | 5′8″ | 177 |
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 | Adj. rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Fresno State | 1 | -0.28 | – | – | -0.3 | – | – |
| 2021 | Fresno State | 12 | -0.14 | – | – | -1.6 | – | – |
| 2022 | Fresno State | 86 | 0.05 | 24th (n=470) | 0.14 | 4.3 | 10% | 0.08 |
| 2023 | Fresno State | 215 | 0.19 | 59th (n=450) | 0.17 | 40.8 | 27% | 0.24 |
| 2024 | Fresno State | 66 | -0.10 | 3rd (n=434) | 0.16 | -6.4 | 24% | 0.07 |
| 2025 | Boise State | 114 | 0.10 | 49th (n=576) | 0.10 | 11.5 | 11% | 0.07 |
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.
Rushing detail
| Season | Team | Success | Line yards | Second level | Open field | Stuffed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Boise State | 33% | 2.60 | 1.00 | 1.40 | 22% |
Where his yards came from, per carry: line yards are the ones credited to the blockers (the first few, and losses), second level the yards 5 to 10 past the line, open field those beyond 10. Success: carries that kept the offense on schedule. Stuffed: carries stopped at or behind the line. From CollegeFootballData, FBS games, 2025 on.
Game by game
2025 Boise State 14 games, 418 rushing yards, 4 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28 | at | L 7–34 | 11 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 33 | – |
| Sep 5 | vs. | W 51–14 | 7 | 42 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 2 |
| Sep 20 | at | W 49–37 | 7 | 80 | 1 | 2 | 38 | 1 |
| Sep 27 | vs. | W 47–14 | 9 | 49 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 1 |
| Oct 4 | at | L 7–28 | 3 | 6 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 11 | vs. | W 41–25 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 1 |
| Oct 18 | vs. | W 56–31 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 61 | 2 |
| Oct 24 | at | W 24–3 | 7 | 27 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 1 | vs. | L 7–30 | 10 | 67 | 0 | 2 | 43 | – |
| Nov 15 | at | L 7–17 | 4 | 6 | 0 | – | – | 1 |
| Nov 22 | vs. | W 49–21 | 7 | 56 | 2 | 2 | 30 | – |
| Nov 28 | at | W 25–24 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 62 | 1 |
| Dec 5 | vs. | W 38–21 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 88 | 3 |
| Dec 13 ✦ | vs. | L 10–38 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 85 | 1 |
2024 Fresno State 4 games, 196 rushing yards, 4 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | at | L 10–30 | 14 | 24 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 7 | vs. | W 46–30 | 22 | 54 | 2 | 1 | 21 | – |
| Sep 14 | vs. | W 48–0 | 15 | 113 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Sep 28 | at | L 14–59 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 35 | – |
2023 Fresno State 12 games, 967 rushing yards, 9 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | at | W 39–35 | 8 | 17 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Sep 16 | at | W 29–0 | 6 | 42 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 23 | vs. | W 53–10 | 10 | 71 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 30 | vs. | W 27–9 | 12 | 123 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Oct 7 | at | L 19–24 | 11 | 48 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 13 | at | W 37–32 | 24 | 131 | 3 | – | – | – |
| Oct 28 | vs. | W 31–24 | 17 | 56 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 4 | vs. | W 37–30 | 21 | 132 | 1 | 1 | 95 | – |
| Nov 11 | at | L 18–42 | 15 | 68 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 18 | vs. | L 17–25 | 13 | 51 | 1 | 1 | 11 | – |
| Nov 25 | at | L 18–33 | 15 | 138 | 2 | 6 | 130 | – |
| Dec 16 ✦ | vs. | W 37–10 | 20 | 90 | 0 | – | – | – |
2022 Fresno State 14 games, 433 rushing yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. | W 35–7 | 8 | 69 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 10 | vs. | L 32–35 | 2 | 8 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 17 | at | L 17–45 | 8 | 47 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Oct 1 | at | L 14–19 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 54 | – |
| Oct 8 | at | L 20–40 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 21 | – |
| Oct 15 | vs. | W 17–10 | 10 | 46 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 22 | at | W 41–9 | 13 | 55 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Oct 29 | vs. | W 32–28 | 2 | 14 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 5 | vs. | W 55–13 | 10 | 74 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 11 | at | W 37–30 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 50 | – |
| Nov 19 | at | W 41–14 | 5 | 25 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 25 | vs. | W 30–0 | 9 | 48 | 0 | 1 | 50 | – |
| Dec 3 | at | W 28–16 | 2 | 6 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Dec 17 ✦ | vs. | W 29–6 | 8 | 24 | 0 | – | – | – |
2021 Fresno State 7 games, 9 returns, 177 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28 | vs. | W 45–0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 11 | vs. | W 63–10 | 3 | 12 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 30 | at | W 30–20 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Nov 6 | vs. | L 14–40 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 6 | 106 | – |
| Nov 13 | vs. | W 34–7 | – | – | – | 1 | 21 | – |
| Nov 25 | at | W 40–9 | 3 | 5 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Dec 18 ✦ | vs. | W 31–24 | – | – | – | 2 | 50 | – |
2020 Fresno State 1 game, 3 rushing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 5 | at | L 26–37 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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