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, 2023

Team titles: Mountain West champions, 2022 and 2025

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2020Fresno State133.003
2021Fresno State11413.7019
2022Fresno State814335.3232
2023Fresno State1729675.6972
2024Fresno State601963.3448
2025Boise State854184.9444
Career4102,0585.01972

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTDPRYdsTD
2021Fresno State91770–––
2022Fresno State81750–––
2023Fresno State82361–––
2024Fresno State3560–––
2025Boise State24492013750
Career521,136113750

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2022Fresno State7517.3032
2023Fresno State432626.1129
2024Fresno State8384.8021
2025Boise State282508.9239
Career866017.0339

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2021Fresno State220000
2023Fresno State220000
2025Boise State220000
Career660000

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

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2020Fresno State23RBYr 1
2021Fresno State23RBYr 2
2022Fresno State23RBYr 3
2023Fresno State23RBYr 4
2024Fresno State23RBYr 5
2025Boise State23RBSr. (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

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2020Fresno State1-0.28––-0.3––
2021Fresno State12-0.14––-1.6––
2022Fresno State860.0524th (n=470)0.144.310%0.08
2023Fresno State2150.1959th (n=450)0.1740.827%0.24
2024Fresno State66-0.103rd (n=434)0.16-6.424%0.07
2025Boise State1140.1049th (n=576)0.1011.511%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

SeasonTeamSuccessLine yardsSecond levelOpen fieldStuffed
2025Boise State33%2.601.001.4022%

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
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYdsPR
Aug 28atSouth FloridaL 7–⁠3411270233–
Sep 5vs.Eastern WashingtonW 51–⁠1474211202
Sep 20atAir ForceW 49–⁠3778012381
Sep 27vs.App StateW 47–⁠1494902131
Oct 4atNotre DameL 7–⁠28360–––
Oct 11vs.New MexicoW 41–⁠2571601191
Oct 18vs.UNLVW 56–⁠313302612
Oct 24atNevadaW 24–⁠37270–––
Nov 1vs.Fresno StateL 7–⁠3010670243–
Nov 15atSan Diego StateL 7–⁠17460––1
Nov 22vs.Colorado StateW 49–⁠217562230–
Nov 28atUtah StateW 25–⁠2441603621
Dec 5vs.UNLVW 38–⁠2121104883
Dec 13 ✦vs.WashingtonL 10–⁠3841203851
2024 Fresno State 4 games, 196 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYdsPR
Aug 31atMichiganL 10–⁠3014240–––
Sep 7vs.Sacramento StateW 46–⁠3022542121–
Sep 14vs.New Mexico StateW 48–⁠0151131–––
Sep 28atUNLVL 14–⁠59951235–
2023 Fresno State 12 games, 967 rushing yards, 9 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYdsPR
Sep 2atPurdueW 39–⁠358171–––
Sep 16atArizona StateW 29–⁠06420–––
Sep 23vs.Kent StateW 53–⁠1010710–––
Sep 30vs.NevadaW 27–⁠9121231–––
Oct 7atWyomingL 19–⁠2411480–––
Oct 13atUtah StateW 37–⁠32241313–––
Oct 28vs.UNLVW 31–⁠2417560–––
Nov 4vs.Boise StateW 37–⁠30211321195–
Nov 11atSan José StateL 18–⁠4215680–––
Nov 18vs.New MexicoL 17–⁠2513511111–
Nov 25atSan Diego StateL 18–⁠331513826130–
Dec 16 ✦vs.New Mexico StateW 37–⁠1020900–––
2022 Fresno State 14 games, 433 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYdsPR
Sep 1vs.Cal PolyW 35–⁠78690–––
Sep 10vs.Oregon StateL 32–⁠35280–––
Sep 17atUSCL 17–⁠458471–––
Oct 1atUConnL 14–⁠192100354–
Oct 8atBoise StateL 20–⁠40130121–
Oct 15vs.San José StateW 17–⁠1010460–––
Oct 22atNew MexicoW 41–⁠913551–––
Oct 29vs.San Diego StateW 32–⁠282140–––
Nov 5vs.Hawai’iW 55–⁠1310740–––
Nov 11atUNLVW 37–⁠30140350–
Nov 19atNevadaW 41–⁠145250–––
Nov 25vs.WyomingW 30–⁠09480150–
Dec 3atBoise StateW 28–⁠16260–––
Dec 17 ✦vs.Washington StateW 29–⁠68240–––
2021 Fresno State 7 games, 9 returns, 177 yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYdsPR
Aug 28vs.UConnW 45–⁠0320–––
Sep 11vs.Cal PolyW 63–⁠103120–––
Oct 30atSan Diego StateW 30–⁠20––––––
Nov 6vs.Boise StateL 14–⁠4022206106–
Nov 13vs.New MexicoW 34–⁠7–––121–
Nov 25atSan José StateW 40–⁠9350–––
Dec 18 ✦vs.UTEPW 31–⁠24–––250–
2020 Fresno State 1 game, 3 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYdsPR
Dec 5atNevadaL 26–⁠37130–––

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

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