Usage Score
21.1
Player Dossier
2021-2025Georgia Tech
WR • 5'9" • 170 lbs • Miami, FL, USA
Malik Rutherford reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Usage Score
21.1
Efficiency
63.3
Consistency
48.9
Season Value
51.2
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason · Georgia Tech
Snapshot
Scouting Read
Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.
Malik Rutherford, WR. Best season Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason · Georgia Tech. Malik Rutherford reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Malik Rutherford played WR for Georgia Tech. Across 5 tracked seasons, Malik Rutherford recorded 153 rushing yards, 2,014 receiving yards, and 1 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2024 with Georgia Tech.
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason
Georgia Tech paired 702 primary output with 68.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
target-driven usage with 63.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Boston College
Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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Games
11
Receiving Yards / G
47.5
Efficiency
63.3
Usage
21.1
Consistency
48.9
Best Game by takeover score
BYU
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. BYU: 105. Colorado: 0. Unknown: 62. Clemson: 22. Temple: 33. Wake Forest: 38. Virginia Tech: 49. Duke: -2. Boston College: 121. Pittsburgh: 68. Georgia: 27
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. BYU: 8 by 87.5. Unknown: 5 by 82.7. Clemson: 4 by 36.7. Temple: 2 by 100. Wake Forest: 5 by 50.7. Virginia Tech: 6 by 54.4. Duke: 1 by 0. Boston College: 5 by 100. Pittsburgh: 6 by 75.6. Georgia: 4 by 45
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Boston College
Best efficiency game
100 vs Boston College
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/27 | @ BYU100 receiving yards · High volume | L 21-25 | — | 8 | 105 | 13.1 | 13.10 | 0 | 28 |
| Fri 11/28 | vs Georgia | L 9-16 | — | 4 | 27 | 6.6 | 6.80 | 0 | 9 |
| Sun 11/23 | vs Pittsburgh | L 28-42 | — | 6 | 68 | 11.3 | 11.30 | 0 | 20 |
| Sat 11/15 | @ Boston College100 receiving yards | W 36-34 | — | 5 | 121 | 20.3 | 24.20 | 1 | 71 |
| Sat 10/18 | @ Duke | W 27-18 | — | 1 | -2 | -2 | -2 | 0 | -2 |
| Sat 10/11 | vs Virginia Tech | W 35-20 | — | 6 | 49 | 8.2 | 8.20 | 1 | 16 |
| Sat 9/27 | @ Wake Forest | W 30-29 | — | 5 | 38 | 4.9 | 7.60 | 0 | 19 |
| Sat 9/20 | vs Temple | W 45-24 | — | 2 | 33 | 14 | 16.50 | 1 | 24 |
| Sat 9/13 | vs Clemson | W 24-21 | — | 4 | 22 | 5.5 | 5.50 | 0 | 9 |
| Sat 9/6 | vs Unknown | — | — | 5 | 62 | 12.4 | 12.40 | 0 | 26 |
| Sat 8/30 | @ Colorado | W 27-20 | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | — |
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
Georgia Tech
2021-2025
Opening stop
Season Progression
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | Georgia Tech | 62 | 82.7 | 20.8 | — |
| 2022 Regular Season | Georgia Tech | 225 | 56.7 | 13.4 | 163 |
| 2023 Postseason | Georgia Tech | 502 | 63.1 | 20.5 | 277 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Georgia Tech | 502 | 63.1 | 20.5 | 0 |
| 2024 Postseason | Georgia Tech | 702 | 68.9 | 24.3 | 200 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Georgia Tech | 702 | 68.9 | 24.3 | 0 |
| 2025 Postseason | Georgia Tech | 523 | 63.3 | 21.1 | -179 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Georgia Tech | 523 | 63.3 | 21.1 | 0 |
#1 Featured game
Georgia State
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
131
Primary metric
131 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
Louisville
85
Primary metric
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
85 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
Louisville
113
Primary metric
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
113 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
Boston College
121
Primary metric
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
121 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
North Carolina
83
Primary metric
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
83 receiving yards with a 92.2 efficiency score.
#1 Season by value score
2024 Postseason · Georgia Tech
702 primary output · 68.9 efficiency · 24.3 usage
60.9
#2
2024 Regular Season · Georgia Tech
60.9
702 primary · 68.9 efficiency · 24.3 usage
#3
2021 Regular Season · Georgia Tech
53
62 primary · 82.7 efficiency · 20.8 usage
4
100+ receiving yards
2
8+ catch outings
1
2+ TD games
Recruit Profile
Class 2026 · Rating 0.8567
The St. James · Springfield, VA
Career Facts
1
Career teams
8
Seasons tracked
2,014
Career Receiving Yards
Data Context
Coverage spans 8 tracked seasons, 48 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.