#23Malik Sherrod

RB·Boise State·2025 2023

Malik Sherrod is a Pass-Catching Back for Boise State. Malik's 2025 season ranks in the 0th percentile nationally by opponent-adjusted EPA per play across 106 plays — a developing rate for the RB.

What projects, and what doesn't · RBs · held out 2019-2025

How well one season predicts the next, measured on seasons the model never trained on. 1.00 would be perfectly predictable; 0.00 means last year told us nothing.

Usage share (volume)0.52
Beats guessing the RB average by 18%. n=4,219 RB seasons
EPA per play (efficiency)0.10
Not projectable — we do not forecast this. n=3,575 RB seasons
Total EPA (value)0.41
Beats guessing the RB average by 9%. n=3,575 RB seasons

Across all positions, usage carries year to year at 0.47 and efficiency at 0.07. So Malik Sherrod's projection is a projection of opportunity — how much of the offense he runs through. How well he converts it is something this model does not claim to know a year in advance, and the number above is why.

2025 Production

Rushing

418 Rush yards4 Rush TD85 Carries4.9 Yards/carry

Receiving

28 Receptions250 Rec yards2 Rec TD8.9 Yards/rec

Returns

24 Kick returns492 KR yards0 KR TD13 Punt returns75 PR yards0 PR TD

Performance Analysis · 2025 · vs RB peers

Efficiency0
Volume31
Explosiveness38
Consistency30
Receiving100

Player type

Pass-Catching Back

Third-down weapon out of the backfield. Routes, hands, and separation in coverage define this role as much as rushing.

3rd-down backReceiving threatPass protection

Peer percentiles

Opponent-adjusted EPA (WEPA/play)0th %ile · below avg

Game-to-game consistency30th %ile · below avg

Key findings

▸Below-average efficiency vs RB peers — value comes through volume, not per-play impact.
▸High game-to-game variance — boom-or-bust profile.
▸3 high-impact games (EPA/play > 0.4) this season — elite ceiling.
▸Particularly dangerous on passing downs — efficiency spikes in obvious pass situations.
▸Peak game: 0.99 EPA/play in Wk 15 vs UNLV (SP+ 4).

NIL Market Tier· 2025

On3 valuation ↗

Starter

Meaningful starter. Local collective + position-group deals.

Tier is a model estimate based on position, school brand, performance rank, and usage — not a reported deal. NIL deals are private. For a real market valuation, see On3's NIL profile, which factors in social following and actual deal tracking.

Game Log · box score + EPA, week by week

EPA per play · x-axis: weekabove 0 = added points · below = lost

Wk	Opponent	Result	Opp SP+	Car	Rush Yds	Avg	Rush TD	Rec	Rec Yds	Rec TD	EPA/play
1	@South Florida	L7-34	11.6	11	27	2.5	0	3	6	0	-0.24
2	vsEastern Washington	W51-14	—	7	42	6.0	1	—	—	—	0.24
4	@Air Force	W49-37	-3.2	7	80	11.4	1	2	36	0	0.72
5	vsApp State	W47-14	-11.4	9	49	5.4	0	3	21	0	0.23
6	@Notre Dame	L7-28	24.4	3	6	2.0	0	3	22	0	-0.06
7	vsNew Mexico	W41-25	0.9	7	16	2.3	0	3	18	0	-0.18
8	vsUNLV	W56-31	4.3	3	3	1.0	0	2	21	1	0.20
9	@Nevada	W24-3	-13.4	7	27	3.9	0	1	1	0	0.10
10	vsFresno State	L7-30	1.8	10	67	6.7	0	1	3	0	0.28
12	@San Diego State	L7-17	6.7	4	6	1.5	0	—	—	—	-0.38
13	vsColorado State	W49-21	-15.6	7	56	8.0	2	—	—	—	-0.23
14	@Utah State	W25-24	-3.1	4	16	4.0	0	6	56	0	0.43
15	vsUNLV	W38-21	4.3	2	11	5.5	0	2	60	1	0.99
20	vsWashington	L10-38	18.4	4	12	3.0	0	2	6	0	—

Usage & Situational · Pro

Snap-share proxy

Overall

11.0%

Passing plays

6.5%

Rushing plays

15.6%

Standard downs

11.1%

Passing downs

11.0%

EPA by down type

Standard downs: 0.03
Passing downs: 0.26
Pass / Rush EPA: 0.22 / 0.06

Usage = share of team plays (CFBD has no true snap counts).

Career · rolling EPA, game by game

Per-game EPA5-game avg

EPA per play · 2023 · 12 games

Chart shows per-game EPA (bars) and rolling 5-game average (line). Season breaks marked with dashed lines. Line value = est. points over replacement per game.