Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
3/47Inside-5 share
3 of the team's 47 inside-the-5 carries (6.4%).
Christian Mallard
Last confirmed: Air Force, 2019. No 2026 box-score games on record.
5′9″ · 215 lb · San Antonio, TX
Christian Mallard: RB · Air Force · #25.
Players he’s like
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Christian Mallard
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. Third year in the Air Force backfield. On tape: 70 rushing yards and 2 rushing TD against San José State, Week 5, 2019.
How he plays
How he plays
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
News and fans
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
Air Force in the news
Where to follow him
Career stats
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Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 48-7vs Colgate | 6 | 53 | 8.8 | 0 | 19 | |
| Wk 5 | W 41-24vs San José State | 10 | 70 | 7.0 | 2 | 18 | Season-high 70 yds |
| Wk 6 | L 25-34@ Navy | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 9 | W 31-7vs Utah State | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 13 | W 44-22@ New Mexico | 5 | 15 | 3.0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 14 | W 20-6vs Wyoming | 8 | 21 | 2.6 | 0 | 6 | |
 Bowl | W 31-21@ Washington State | 5 | 17 | 3.4 | 0 | 6 | |
| Total | 40 | 192 | 4.8 | 2 | 19 |
Signature game
Week 5 · 2019
W 41-24
70 rush yds (10 car) · 2 TD
With D. Hammond III — 131 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 98.3 · 25 rush yds (4 car) · G. Sanders — 3 rec · 108 yds · 1 TD
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 5 · San José State · 2nd and 7 · Q3 · EPA +2.61Christian Mallard run for 7 yds for a TD, (Jake Koehnke KICK)
- Week 5 · San José State · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA −2.14Christian Mallard run for 10 yds to the AFA 15 Christian Mallard fumbled, forced by Tre Webb, recovered by SJSt Nehemiah Shelton for a , return for 27 yds to the AIRFORCE 34 for a SAN JOSÉ ST Penalty, personal foul (15 Yards) to the AFA 15 for a
- Week 5 · San José State · 1st and 3 · Q3 · EPA +1.46Christian Mallard run for 3 yds for a TD, (Jake Koehnke PAT BLOCKED)
- Week 1 · Colgate · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +1.25Christian Mallard run for 14 yds to the AFA 40 for a
- Week 5 · San José State · 3rd and 2 · Q4 · EPA +1.17Christian Mallard run for 4 yds to the SJSt 41 for a
- Week 13 · New Mexico · 3rd and 1 · Q3 · EPA +1.15Christian Mallard run for 4 yds to the AFA 38 for a
4 more plays
- Week 1 · Colgate · 3rd and 5 · Q3 · EPA +1.03Christian Mallard run for 19 yds to the Colg 10 for a
- Week 14 · Wyoming · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA −0.93Christian Mallard run for 1 yd to the AFA 45
- Week 14 · Wyoming · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA −0.87Christian Mallard run for 1 yd to the AFA 38
- Week 13 · New Mexico · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA −0.80Christian Mallard run for a loss of 1 yard to the AFA 24
Rushing profile
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
40 of 40 carries matched to play-by-play
Success rate
51%35 carriesFumble rate
2.5%1 of 40 carries · 1 lostStuffed
0 or fewer yds8%of carries
3 carries
Grind
1–3 yds42%of carries
17 carries
Chunk
4–9 yds38%of carries
15 carries
Explosive
10+ yds12%of carries
5 carries
3 of 3 (100%) converted on 3rd/4th & short (≤2 to go) · 1 of 3 (33%) scored from inside the 5-yard line
4.8 yds/carry on 40 carries · 12% explosive (10+ yds) · 51% success rate.
Teams and coaches
3 seasons under Troy Calhoun, all run-heavy offenses — 21-16 over that span.
2017Air Force5-7HC: Troy Calhoun · Run-heavy
2018Air Force5-7HC: Troy Calhoun · Run-heavy
2019Air Force11-2HC: Troy Calhoun · Run-heavy
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 39.2 | 5.7 | 0.5 |
| Road2g | 9.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 35.8 | 5.0 | 0.5 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 16.3 | 3.3 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Troy Calhoun
Pass share
14.5%
124 pass / 731 run
Plays / game
65.8
13 games
Team sack rate
3.0%
133 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Awards
Player standing · 2019
40 carries in 7 games
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Four seasons at Air Force
- 2019 Air Force CalhounYear 4 · 7 games
- 2018 Air Force CalhounYear 3 · 4 games
- 2017 Air Force CalhounYear 2 · 2 games
- 2016 Air Force CalhounYear 1 · on the roster, no stat line
How it ended
Three seasons at Air Force, 259 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2019
1 coach2016–2019
Air Force
Played his entire career under Troy Calhoun.