Usage / Role
47%
Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2014-2018Ohio
Maleek Irons
RB • 6'0" • 224 lbs • Chilliwack, BC, Canada
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Maleek Irons leans balanced backfield option traits and 63.6 efficiency.
Impact Production
73
High-end production for a back
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Reliability
66
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
78
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · Ohio
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Ohio
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Akron
Player Story
Maleek Irons built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a running back from Chilliwack, BC wearing No. 21, spending time with Ohio. The clearest part of Maleek Irons' career was his backfield work: 1,468...
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- Committed To
- Ohio
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
Maleek Irons, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · Ohio. Maleek Irons leans balanced backfield option traits and 63.6 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 1,638
- Rushing yards
- 1,468
- Receiving yards
- 170
- Touchdowns
- 18
Quick Answers
Maleek Irons quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Ohio · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 1,638
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 27 games
- Best season
- 2018 Regular Season · Ohio
- Top game
- Akron
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · WJ Mouat Secondary · Ohio
- High school pipeline
- WJ Mouat Secondary · 2 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 21 · Senior
- 2018 Scrimmage yards rank
- 872 scrimmage yards · RB 105th (top 16%) · Mid-American 12th (top 5%) · National 181st (top 7%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Ohio | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Ohio | 7 | 231 | 198 | 33 | 4 | 39.2 |
| 2016 Postseason | Ohio | 9 | 26 | 5 | 21 | 0 | 60.8 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Ohio | 9 | 509 | 434 | 75 | 5 | 60.8 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Ohio | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2018 Regular Season | Ohio | 11 | 872 | 831 | 41 | 9 | 72.7 |
Related Context
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Maleek Irons played RB for Ohio. Across 5 tracked seasons, Maleek Irons recorded 1,468 rushing yards, 170 receiving yards, and 18 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Ohio.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season
Ohio paired 872 primary output with 63.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 63.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2018 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Akron
Win with 133 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 90.9th percentile of the selected season.
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2018 Regular Season · Ohio
Games
11
Scrimmage Yards / G
79.3
Efficiency
63.6
Usage
20.8
Consistency
67.7
Best Game by takeover score
Akron
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Howard: 52. Virginia: 46. Cincinnati: 84. Massachusetts: 147. Northern Illinois: 34. Bowling Green: 116. Ball State: 102. Western Michigan: 49. Miami (OH): 17. Buffalo: 92. Akron: 133
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Howard: 9 by 60.2. Virginia: 12 by 40.4. Cincinnati: 14 by 58.3. Massachusetts: 14 by 93.8. Northern Illinois: 12 by 28.9. Bowling Green: 12 by 90.3. Ball State: 16 by 66.4. Western Michigan: 8 by 63.8. Miami (OH): 4 by 44.3. Buffalo: 12 by 79.9. Akron: 19 by 72.9
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins98.7 · Games = 7 · +53.5 vs Losses
Losses45.3 · Games = 4 · -53.5 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Akron
Best efficiency game
93.8 vs Massachusetts
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 11/23 | vs Akron100 rush yards | W 49-28 | 18 | 126 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 |
| Thu 11/15 | vs Buffalo | W 52-17 | 12 | 92 | 7.70 | 1 | — | — | 7.7 |
| Thu 11/8 | @ Miami (OH) | L 28-30 | 4 | 17 | 4.30 | 1 | — | — | 4.3 |
| Thu 11/1 | @ Western Michigan | W 59-14 | 8 | 49 | 6.10 | 0 | — | — | 6.1 |
| Thu 10/25 | vs Ball State100 rush yards · 2+ TD | W 52-14 | 16 | 102 | 6.40 | 2 | — | — | 6.4 |
| Sat 10/20 | vs Bowling Green100 rush yards | W 49-14 | 12 | 116 | 9.70 | 0 | — | — | 9.7 |
| Sat 10/13 | @ Northern Illinois | L 21-24 | 11 | 30 | 2.70 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2.8 |
| Sat 9/29 | vs Massachusetts100 rush yards · 2+ TD | W 58-42 | 13 | 140 | 10.80 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10.5 |
| Sat 9/22 | @ Cincinnati | L 30-34 | 12 | 64 | 5.30 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 6 |
| Sat 9/15 | @ Virginia2+ TD | L 31-45 | 11 | 43 | 3.90 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3.8 |
| Sat 9/1 | vs Howard | W 38-32 | 9 | 52 | 5.80 | 0 | — | — | 5.8 |
Player Story
Maleek Irons story
Maleek Irons built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a running back from Chilliwack, BC wearing No. 21, spending time with Ohio. The clearest part of Maleek Irons' career was his backfield work: 1,468 rushing yards, 254 carries, 17 rushing touchdowns, and 170 receiving yards across 27 career games in the available record. His career also includes 170 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Maleek Irons' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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- 1
Ohio
2014-2018
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201420152016201620172018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Ohio | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | Ohio | 231 | 60.5 | 8.1 | 231 |
| 2016 Postseason | Ohio | 535 | 46.7 | 21.8 | 304 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Ohio | 535 | 46.7 | 21.8 | 0 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Ohio | 0 | — | — | -535 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Ohio | 872 | 63.6 | 20.8 | 872 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Akron
Week 13 · W 49-28 · Conference game
Win with 133 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
133
Scrimmage Yards
86.8 takeover
133 scrimmage yards and 33.9 usage.
#2
vs Massachusetts
Week 5 · W 58-42
147
Scrimmage Yards
84.5 takeover
Win with 147 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
147 scrimmage yards and 20.9 usage.
#3
vs Bowling Green
Week 8 · W 49-14 · Conference game
116
Scrimmage Yards
75.7 takeover
Win with 116 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
116 scrimmage yards and 20.3 usage.
#4
vs Texas State
Week 1 · L 54-56
116
Scrimmage Yards
74.3 takeover
Loss with 116 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
116 scrimmage yards and 24.4 usage.
#5
@ Kent State
Week 8 · W 14-10 · Conference game
83
Scrimmage Yards
72.4 takeover
Win with 83 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
83 scrimmage yards and 27.7 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2018 Regular Season · Ohio
872 primary output · 63.6 efficiency · 20.8 usage
72.7
#2
2016 Postseason · Ohio
60.8
535 primary · 46.7 efficiency · 21.8 usage
#3
2016 Regular Season · Ohio
60.8
535 primary · 46.7 efficiency · 21.8 usage
Milestones
4
100+ rush yards
0
150+ scrimmage yards
4
2+ TD games
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