Player Dossier

2017-2021

Florida

Malik Davis

RB • 5'10" • 205 lbs • Tampa, FL, USA

Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover

Malik Davis leans balanced backfield option traits and 53.3 efficiency.

Usage / Role

30%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

81

High-end production for a back

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Reliability

100

Regular contributor with several takeover games

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Star Power

62

Useful peak profile

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · Florida

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
5
Program Path
Florida
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Vanderbilt

Player Story

Malik Davis built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a running back from Tampa, FL wearing No. 20, spending time with Florida. The clearest part of Malik Davis' career was his backfield work: 1,470 rushing...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2017 · Rating 0.8792

Jesuit · Tampa, FL

Committed To
Florida
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2017

Malik Davis, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · Florida. Malik Davis leans balanced backfield option traits and 53.3 efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Scrimmage yards
2,196
Rushing yards
1,470
Receiving yards
726
Touchdowns
10

Quick Answers

Malik Davis quick answers

Latest team and position
Florida · RB
Career Scrimmage Yards
2,196
Tracked sample
5 unique seasons · 8 entries · 45 games
Best season
2017 Regular Season · Florida
Top game
Vanderbilt
Recruit profile
3-star · Jesuit · Florida
High school pipeline
Jesuit · 33 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
Latest roster
No. 20 · Junior
2021 Scrimmage yards rank
704 scrimmage yards · RB 139th (top 21%) · SEC 30th (top 12%) · National 257th (top 11%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesScrimmageRush YdsRec YdsTDOverall
2017 Regular SeasonFlorida758452658272.2
2018 Regular SeasonFlorida3946133041.1
2019 PostseasonFlorida111239028.9
2019 Regular SeasonFlorida111158332128.9
2020 PostseasonFlorida12503119063.6
2020 Regular SeasonFlorida12637279358063.6
2021 PostseasonFlorida1286860167.1
2021 Regular SeasonFlorida12618401217667.1

Related Context

Malik Davis played RB for Florida. Across 5 tracked seasons, Malik Davis recorded 1,470 rushing yards, 726 receiving yards, and 2 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2020 with Florida.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season

Florida paired 584 primary output with 69.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

2021 Postseason role shape

backfield-heavy usage with 53.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2021 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Florida Atlantic

Win with 104 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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Season Workbench

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2021 Postseason · Florida

Games

12

Scrimmage Yards / G

58.7

Efficiency

53.3

Usage

16.2

Consistency

68.9

Best Game by takeover score

Florida Atlantic

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. UCF: 86. Florida Atlantic: 104. South Florida: 31. Alabama: 91. Tennessee: 59. Kentucky: 25. LSU: 17. Georgia: 40. South Carolina: 20. Samford: 98. Missouri: 65. Florida State: 68

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. UCF: 7 by 100. Florida Atlantic: 14 by 77.4. South Florida: 9 by 34. Alabama: 11 by 84.5. Tennessee: 12 by 48.6. Kentucky: 9 by 28.8. LSU: 6 by 24.3. Georgia: 10 by 38.5. South Carolina: 7 by 29.6. Samford: 8 by 84.4. Missouri: 10 by 46.9. Florida State: 12 by 42.4

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins72 · Games = 5 · +22.9 vs Losses
Losses49.1 · Games = 7 · -22.9 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

12 games

Featured metric

Scrimmage Yards

Top game by takeover score

Florida Atlantic

Best efficiency game

100 vs UCF

Result
Fri 12/24vs UCFL 17-2978612.30112.3
Sat 11/27vs Florida StateW 24-21824304445.7
Sat 11/20@ MissouriL 23-246193.2004466.5
Sat 11/13vs Samford2+ TDW 70-526335.50126512.3
Sat 11/6@ South CarolinaL 17-406172.800132.9
Sat 10/30vs GeorgiaL 7-346213.5004194
Sat 10/16@ LSUL 42-494820292.8
Sat 10/2@ KentuckyL 13-208222.800132.8
Sat 9/25vs Tennessee2+ TDW 38-1410454.5012144.9
Sat 9/18vs AlabamaL 29-3110868.601158.3
Sat 9/11@ South FloridaW 42-207223.100293.4
Sat 9/4vs Florida Atlantic100 rush yardsW 35-14141047.4017.4

Player Story

Malik Davis story

Malik Davis built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a running back from Tampa, FL wearing No. 20, spending time with Florida. The clearest part of Malik Davis' career was his backfield work: 1,470 rushing yards, 284 carries, 8 rushing touchdowns, and 726 receiving yards across 45 career games in the available record. His career also includes 726 receiving yards, 2 tackles, and 341 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Malik Davis' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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    Florida

    2017-2021

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20172018201920192020202020212021
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2017 Regular SeasonFlorida58469.322.2
2018 Regular SeasonFlorida9448.711-490
2019 PostseasonFlorida12727.86.433
2019 Regular SeasonFlorida12727.86.40
2020 PostseasonFlorida68755.114560
2020 Regular SeasonFlorida68755.1140
2021 PostseasonFlorida70453.316.217
2021 Regular SeasonFlorida70453.316.20

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Vanderbilt

Week 5 · W 38-24 · Conference game

Win with 130 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

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Scrimmage Yards

84.6 takeover

130 scrimmage yards and 27.9 usage.

#2

vs Texas A&M

Week 7 · L 17-19 · Conference game

119

Scrimmage Yards

82.3 takeover

Loss with 119 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

119 scrimmage yards and 33.9 usage.

#3

vs Florida Atlantic

Week 1 · W 35-14

104

Scrimmage Yards

79.3 takeover

Win with 104 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

104 scrimmage yards and 21.2 usage.

#4

vs LSU

Week 6 · L 16-17 · Conference game

103

Scrimmage Yards

79.1 takeover

Loss with 103 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

103 scrimmage yards and 31.3 usage.

#5

vs LSU

Week 15 · L 34-37 · Conference game

106

Scrimmage Yards

78.9 takeover

Loss with 106 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

106 scrimmage yards and 21.8 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2017 Regular Season · Florida

584 primary output · 69.3 efficiency · 22.2 usage

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#2

2021 Postseason · Florida

67.1

704 primary · 53.3 efficiency · 16.2 usage

#3

2021 Regular Season · Florida

67.1

704 primary · 53.3 efficiency · 16.2 usage

Milestones

2

100+ rush yards

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150+ scrimmage yards

3

2+ TD games