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 Score

13.9

Efficiency

50.7

Consistency

56.7

Season Value

45.9

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason · Fresno State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
10
Program Path
Fresno State • Boise State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: San Diego State

Scouting Read

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

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.

Supporting note

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

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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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

Washington

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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. Unknown: 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

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. Washington: 6 by 31.3. South Florida: 14 by 25.2. Unknown: 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.

Wins58.9 · Games = 8 · +27.9 vs Losses
Losses31 · Games = 5 · -27.9 vs Wins
First Half48.7 · Games = 7 · +2 vs Second Half
Second Half46.7 · Games = 7 · -2 vs First Half

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 Unknown742616
Thu 8/28@ South FloridaL 7-3411272.500362.4

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 Progression

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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

Loss with 182 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

182

Primary metric

182 scrimmage yards and 50 usage.

#2

Air Force

116

Primary metric

Win with 116 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

116 scrimmage yards and 20 usage.

#3

New Mexico State

113

Primary metric

Win with 113 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

113 scrimmage yards and 26.3 usage.

#4

Boise State

160

Primary metric

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

160 scrimmage yards and 46.3 usage.

#5

Boise State

22

Primary metric

Loss with 22 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

22 scrimmage yards and 4 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2023 Postseason · Fresno State

1,229 primary output · 56.8 efficiency · 34.5 usage

62.5

#2

2023 Regular Season · Fresno State

62.5

1,229 primary · 56.8 efficiency · 34.5 usage

#3

2025 Postseason · Boise State

45.9

668 primary · 50.7 efficiency · 13.9 usage

Milestones

7

100+ rush yards

4

150+ scrimmage yards

4

2+ TD games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2020 · Rating 0.8204

Pacifica · Oxnard, CA

Committed To
Fresno State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2020

Career Facts

2

Career teams

10

Seasons tracked

2,659

Career Scrimmage Yards

Data Context

Coverage spans 10 tracked seasons, 52 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.