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Player Dossier
2010-2013Texas A&M
Ben Malena
RB • 5'9" • Cedar Hill, TX, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Ben Malena leans balanced backfield option traits and 53.6 efficiency.
Impact Production
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Developing production for a back
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
34
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2012 Postseason · Texas A&M
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Texas A&M
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Ole Miss
Player Story
Ben Malena built his college career from 2010 through 2013 as a running back from Cedar Hill, TX wearing No. 1, spending time with Texas A&M. The clearest part of Ben Malena's career was his backfield work: 1,618...
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- Committed To
- Texas A&M
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2010
Ben Malena, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2012 Postseason · Texas A&M. Ben Malena leans balanced backfield option traits and 53.6 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 1,971
- Rushing yards
- 1,618
- Receiving yards
- 353
- Touchdowns
- 25
Quick Answers
Ben Malena quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Texas A&M · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 1,971
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 7 entries · 37 games
- Best season
- 2012 Postseason · Texas A&M
- Top game
- Ole Miss
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Cedar Hill · Texas A&M
- High school pipeline
- Cedar Hill · 76 FBS recruits · 3 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 1 · Class 2013
- 2013 Scrimmage yards rank
- 741 scrimmage yards · RB 110th (top 22%) · SEC 28th (top 11%) · National 243rd (top 11%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Regular Season | Texas A&M | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| 2011 Postseason | Texas A&M | 9 | 113 | 77 | 36 | 2 | 38.5 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Texas A&M | 9 | 198 | 182 | 16 | 3 | 38.5 |
| 2012 Postseason | Texas A&M | 13 | 67 | 56 | 11 | 1 | 69.7 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Texas A&M | 13 | 852 | 752 | 100 | 8 | 69.7 |
| 2013 Postseason | Texas A&M | 13 | 51 | 45 | 6 | 0 | 63 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Texas A&M | 13 | 690 | 506 | 184 | 11 | 63 |
Related Context
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Ben Malena played RB for Texas A&M. Across 4 tracked seasons, Ben Malena recorded 1,618 rushing yards, 353 receiving yards, and 25 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2012 with Texas A&M.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2012 Postseason
Texas A&M paired 919 primary output with 61.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2013 Postseason role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 53.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2013 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Sam Houston
Win with 112 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2013 Postseason · Texas A&M
Games
13
Scrimmage Yards / G
57
Efficiency
53.6
Usage
16.7
Consistency
70
Best Game by takeover score
Sam Houston
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Duke: 51. Rice: 100. Sam Houston: 112. Alabama: 68. SMU: 76. Arkansas: 44. Ole Miss: 67. Auburn: 29. Vanderbilt: 55. UTEP: 45. Mississippi State: 59. LSU: 11. Missouri: 24
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Duke: 9 by 58.8. Rice: 13 by 74.8. Sam Houston: 13 by 83.1. Alabama: 14 by 44.1. SMU: 14 by 56.8. Arkansas: 13 by 34.9. Ole Miss: 19 by 38.5. Auburn: 8 by 35.6. Vanderbilt: 6 by 68.2. UTEP: 4 by 96.9. Mississippi State: 13 by 32.8. LSU: 3 by 38.2. Missouri: 7 by 34.1
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins67.7 · Games = 9 · +34.7 vs Losses
Losses33 · Games = 4 · -34.7 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Sam Houston
Best efficiency game
96.9 vs UTEP
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1/1 | vs Duke | W 52-48 | 8 | 45 | 5.60 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5.7 |
| Sun 12/1 | @ Missouri | L 21-28 | 6 | 19 | 3.20 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3.4 |
| Sat 11/23 | @ LSU | L 10-34 | 3 | 11 | 3.70 | 0 | — | — | 3.7 |
| Sat 11/9 | vs Mississippi State | W 51-41 | 9 | 20 | 2.20 | 1 | 4 | 39 | 4.5 |
| Sun 11/3 | vs UTEP | W 57-7 | 4 | 45 | 11.30 | 0 | — | — | 11.3 |
| Sat 10/26 | vs Vanderbilt | W 56-24 | 5 | 24 | 4.80 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 9.2 |
| Sat 10/19 | vs Auburn | L 41-45 | 7 | 23 | 3.30 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3.6 |
| Sun 10/13 | @ Ole Miss | W 41-38 | 16 | 61 | 3.80 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3.5 |
| Sat 9/28 | @ Arkansas2+ TD | W 45-33 | 12 | 40 | 3.30 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3.4 |
| Sat 9/21 | vs SMU2+ TD | W 42-13 | 13 | 71 | 5.50 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5.4 |
| Sat 9/14 | vs Alabama | L 42-49 | 11 | 42 | 3.80 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 4.9 |
| Sat 9/7 | vs Sam Houston | W 65-28 | 9 | 68 | 7.60 | 1 | 4 | 44 | 8.6 |
| Sat 8/31 | vs Rice2+ TD | W 52-31 | 12 | 82 | 6.80 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 7.7 |
Player Story
Ben Malena story
Ben Malena built his college career from 2010 through 2013 as a running back from Cedar Hill, TX wearing No. 1, spending time with Texas A&M. The clearest part of Ben Malena's career was his backfield work: 1,618 rushing yards, 320 carries, 22 rushing touchdowns, and 353 receiving yards across 37 career games in the available record. His career also includes 353 receiving yards and 215 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Ben Malena's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Texas A&M
2010-2013
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2010201120112012201220132013
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Regular Season | Texas A&M | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| 2011 Postseason | Texas A&M | 311 | 45.8 | 15.5 | 311 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Texas A&M | 311 | 45.8 | 15.5 | 0 |
| 2012 Postseason | Texas A&M | 919 | 61.5 | 18.3 | 608 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Texas A&M | 919 | 61.5 | 18.3 | 0 |
| 2013 Postseason | Texas A&M | 741 | 53.6 | 16.7 | -178 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Texas A&M | 741 | 53.6 | 16.7 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Ole Miss
Week 6 · W 30-27 · Conference game
Win with 151 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
151
Scrimmage Yards
92.6 takeover
151 scrimmage yards and 33.9 usage.
#2
@ Northwestern
Week 1 · W 33-22 · Postseason
113
Scrimmage Yards
79.1 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
113 scrimmage yards and 53.7 usage.
#3
vs Sam Houston
Week 2 · W 65-28
112
Scrimmage Yards
78 takeover
Win with 112 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
112 scrimmage yards and 17.8 usage.
#4
vs Rice
Week 1 · W 52-31
100
Scrimmage Yards
75.7 takeover
Win with 100 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
100 scrimmage yards and 22 usage.
#5
vs Texas
Week 13 · L 25-27 · Conference game
99
Scrimmage Yards
74.2 takeover
Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.
99 scrimmage yards and 54.7 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2012 Postseason · Texas A&M
919 primary output · 61.5 efficiency · 18.3 usage
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#2
2012 Regular Season · Texas A&M
69.7
919 primary · 61.5 efficiency · 18.3 usage
#3
2013 Postseason · Texas A&M
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741 primary · 53.6 efficiency · 16.7 usage
Milestones
2
100+ rush yards
1
150+ scrimmage yards
5
2+ TD games
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