Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2021-2025Georgia Tech
Malik Rutherford
WR • 5'9" • 170 lbs • Miami, FL, USA
Reliable chain-moverPossession profile
Malik Rutherford reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
89
Top-tier box-score impact for a receiver
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
66
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · Georgia Tech
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Georgia Tech
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Georgia State
Player Story
Malik Rutherford built his college career from 2021 through 2025 as a wide receiver from Miami, FL wearing No. 8, spending time with Georgia Tech. The clearest part of Malik Rutherford's career was his receiving...
Read the storyMalik Rutherford, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · Georgia Tech. Malik Rutherford reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 2,014
- Receptions
- 182
- Touchdowns
- 10
Quick Answers
Malik Rutherford quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Georgia Tech · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 2,014
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 8 entries · 48 games
- Best season
- 2024 Postseason · Georgia Tech
- Top game
- Georgia State
- High school pipeline
- The St. James · 2 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 8 · Senior
- 2025 Receiving yards rank
- 523 receiving yards · WR 202nd (top 19%) · ACC 33rd (top 12%) · National 214th (top 10%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | Georgia Tech | 1 | 5 | 62 | 0 | 65.2 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Georgia Tech | 10 | 23 | 225 | 0 | 42 |
| 2023 Postseason | Georgia Tech | 13 | 2 | 40 | 1 | 65.7 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Georgia Tech | 13 | 44 | 462 | 3 | 65.7 |
| 2024 Postseason | Georgia Tech | 13 | 3 | 32 | 0 | 76.1 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Georgia Tech | 13 | 59 | 670 | 3 | 76.1 |
| 2025 Postseason | Georgia Tech | 11 | 8 | 105 | 0 | 64.3 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Georgia Tech | 11 | 38 | 418 | 3 | 64.3 |
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Georgia Tech to Unlisted | P4 to Unlisted | 17.1 | Dec 23, 2024 |
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.
Player insights
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: BYU
Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 90th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Postseason · Georgia Tech
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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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. BYU: 105. Colorado: 0. Gardner-Webb: 62. Clemson: 22. Temple: 33. Wake Forest: 38. Virginia Tech: 49. Duke: -2. Boston College: 121. Pittsburgh: 68. Georgia: 27
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. BYU: 8 by 87.5. Gardner-Webb: 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
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins40.4 · Games = 8 · -26.3 vs Losses
Losses66.7 · Games = 3 · +26.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
BYU
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 Gardner-Webb | W 59-12 | — | 5 | 62 | 12.4 | 12.40 | 0 | 26 |
| Sat 8/30 | @ Colorado | W 27-20 | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | — |
Player Story
Malik Rutherford story
Malik Rutherford built his college career from 2021 through 2025 as a wide receiver from Miami, FL wearing No. 8, spending time with Georgia Tech. The clearest part of Malik Rutherford's career was his receiving role: 182 catches, 2,014 receiving yards, 10 touchdowns, and 153 rushing yards across 48 career games in the available record. His career also includes 153 rushing yards, 1 tackle, and 39 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Malik Rutherford's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Georgia Tech
2021-2025
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| 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 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Georgia State
Week 1 · W 35-12
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
131
Receiving Yards
97.8 takeover
131 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
vs Louisville
Week 1 · L 34-39 · Conference game
85
Receiving Yards
95.9 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
85 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
@ Louisville
Week 4 · L 19-31 · Conference game
113
Receiving Yards
95.4 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
113 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
vs North Carolina
Week 9 · W 46-42 · Conference game
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Receiving Yards
92.3 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
83 receiving yards with a 92.2 efficiency score.
#5
@ North Carolina
Week 12 · W 21-17 · Conference game
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Receiving Yards
91.9 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
68 receiving yards with a 75.6 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2024 Postseason · Georgia Tech
702 primary output · 68.9 efficiency · 24.3 usage
76.1
#2
2024 Regular Season · Georgia Tech
76.1
702 primary · 68.9 efficiency · 24.3 usage
#3
2023 Postseason · Georgia Tech
65.7
502 primary · 63.1 efficiency · 20.5 usage
Milestones
4
100+ receiving yards
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8+ catch outings
1
2+ TD games
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