Player Dossier

2020-2025

Boise State

Malik Sherrod

RB • 5'8" • 177 lbs • Oxnard, CA, USA

Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover

Malik Sherrod leans balanced backfield option traits and 50.7 efficiency.

Usage / Role

24%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

16

Developing production for a back

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Reliability

15

Sporadic game-to-game production

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Star Power

22

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · Fresno State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Unique Seasons
6
Program Path
Fresno State • Boise State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: San Diego State

Player Story

Malik Sherrod built his college career from 2020 through 2025 as a running back from Oxnard, CA wearing No. 23, spending time with Boise State and Fresno State. The clearest part of Malik Sherrod's career was his...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2020 · Rating 0.8204

Pacifica · Oxnard, CA

Committed To
Fresno State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2020

Malik Sherrod, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · Fresno State. Malik Sherrod leans balanced backfield option traits and 50.7 efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Scrimmage yards
2,659
Rushing yards
2,058
Receiving yards
601
Touchdowns
24

Quick Answers

Malik Sherrod quick answers

Latest team and position
Boise State · RB
Career Scrimmage Yards
2,659
Tracked sample
6 unique seasons · 10 entries · 52 games
Best season
2023 Postseason · Fresno State
Top game
San Diego State
Recruit profile
3-star · Pacifica · Fresno State
High school pipeline
Pacifica · 14 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
Latest roster
No. 23 · Senior
2025 Scrimmage yards rank
668 scrimmage yards · RB 143rd (top 20%) · Mountain West 28th (top 13%) · National 286th (top 11%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesScrimmageRush YdsRec YdsTDOverall
2020 Regular SeasonFresno State1330033.8
2021 PostseasonFresno State7000019.2
2021 Regular SeasonFresno State741410019.2
2022 PostseasonFresno State1427243042
2022 Regular SeasonFresno State1445740948242
2023 PostseasonFresno State121719081078.6
2023 Regular SeasonFresno State121,0588771811278.6
2024 Regular SeasonFresno State423419638449.3
2025 PostseasonBoise State1418126050.3
2025 Regular SeasonBoise State14650406244650.3

Related Context

Transfer Portal History

Matched portal movement

SeasonPathMovementValueDate
2025Fresno State to Boise StateG5/FCS to G5/FCS76.1Dec 24, 2024

Malik Sherrod played RB for Fresno State and Boise State. Across 6 tracked seasons, Malik Sherrod recorded 2,058 rushing yards, 601 receiving yards, and 6 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2023 with Fresno State.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason

Fresno State paired 1,229 primary output with 56.8 efficiency.

Supporting note

2025 Postseason role shape

backfield-heavy usage with 50.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

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Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Fresno State, Boise State.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Air Force

Win with 116 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

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2025 Postseason · Boise State

Games

14

Scrimmage Yards / G

47.7

Efficiency

50.7

Usage

13.9

Consistency

56.7

Best Game by takeover score

Air Force

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Washington: 18. South Florida: 33. Eastern Washington: 42. Air Force: 116. App State: 70. Notre Dame: 28. New Mexico: 34. UNLV: 24. Nevada: 28. Fresno State: 70. San Diego State: 6. Colorado State: 56. Utah State: 72. UNLV: 71

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Washington: 6 by 31.3. South Florida: 14 by 25.2. Eastern Washington: 7 by 62.5. Air Force: 9 by 100. App State: 12 by 58.3. Notre Dame: 6 by 31.9. New Mexico: 10 by 28.5. UNLV: 5 by 26.3. Nevada: 8 by 38.7. Fresno State: 11 by 68.4. San Diego State: 4 by 15.6. Colorado State: 7 by 83.3. Utah State: 10 by 55. UNLV: 4 by 84.4

Split Comparison

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

Wins57 · Games = 9 · +26 vs Losses
Losses31 · Games = 5 · -26 vs Wins

Game Log

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

14 games

Featured metric

Scrimmage Yards

Top game by takeover score

Air Force

Best efficiency game

100 vs Air Force

Result
Sun 12/14@ WashingtonL 10-3841230263
Sat 12/6vs UNLVW 38-212115.50026017.8
Fri 11/28@ Utah StateW 25-24416406567.2
Sun 11/23vs Colorado State2+ TDW 49-21756828
Sun 11/16@ San Diego StateL 7-17461.5001.5
Sat 11/1vs Fresno StateL 7-3010676.700136.4
Sat 10/25@ NevadaW 24-37273.900113.5
Sat 10/18vs UNLVW 56-3133102214.8
Sun 10/12vs New MexicoW 41-257162.3003183.4
Sat 10/4@ Notre DameL 7-2836203224.7
Sat 9/27vs App StateW 47-149495.4003215.8
Sat 9/20@ Air ForceW 49-3778011.40123612.9
Sat 9/6vs Eastern WashingtonW 51-14742616
Thu 8/28@ South FloridaL 7-3411272.500362.4

Player Story

Malik Sherrod story

Malik Sherrod built his college career from 2020 through 2025 as a running back from Oxnard, CA wearing No. 23, spending time with Boise State and Fresno State. The clearest part of Malik Sherrod's career was his backfield work: 2,058 rushing yards, 410 carries, 19 rushing touchdowns, and 601 receiving yards across 52 career games in the available record. His career also includes 601 receiving yards, 6 tackles, and 1,211 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Malik Sherrod's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Fresno State

    2020-2024

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Boise State

    2025

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

2020202120212022202220232023202420252025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2020 Regular SeasonFresno State331.31.3
2021 PostseasonFresno State4140.42.638
2021 Regular SeasonFresno State4140.42.60
2022 PostseasonFresno State48451.710.7443
2022 Regular SeasonFresno State48451.710.70
2023 PostseasonFresno State1,22956.834.5745
2023 Regular SeasonFresno State1,22956.834.50
2024 Regular SeasonFresno State23433.530.1-995
2025 PostseasonBoise State66850.713.9434
2025 Regular SeasonBoise State66850.713.90

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ San Diego State

Week 13 · L 18-33 · Conference game

Loss with 182 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

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Scrimmage Yards

96 takeover

182 scrimmage yards and 50 usage.

#2

@ No. 80 Air Force

Week 4 · W 49-37 · Conference game

116

Scrimmage Yards

85.7 takeover

Win with 116 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

116 scrimmage yards and 20 usage.

#3

vs Boise State

Week 10 · W 37-30 · Conference game

160

Scrimmage Yards

84.6 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

160 scrimmage yards and 46.3 usage.

#4

vs New Mexico State

Week 3 · W 48-0

113

Scrimmage Yards

84.5 takeover

Win with 113 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

113 scrimmage yards and 26.3 usage.

#5

@ Utah State

Week 7 · W 37-32 · Conference game

166

Scrimmage Yards

83.6 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

166 scrimmage yards and 42.9 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2023 Postseason · Fresno State

1,229 primary output · 56.8 efficiency · 34.5 usage

78.6

#2

2023 Regular Season · Fresno State

78.6

1,229 primary · 56.8 efficiency · 34.5 usage

#3

2025 Postseason · Boise State

50.3

668 primary · 50.7 efficiency · 13.9 usage

Milestones

5

100+ rush yards

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150+ scrimmage yards

4

2+ TD games