Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
5/23Inside-5 share
5 of the team's 23 inside-the-5 carries (21.7%).
Malik Davis
Malik Davis: RB · Florida · #20.
Similar players
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Malik Davis
Wins in space out of the backfield. The five seasons at Florida span two head coaches: Randy Shannon and Dan Mullen. A game that shows it: 104 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD against Florida Atlantic — Week 1, 2021.
Style of play
Style of play
Play style
Deployed as a receiver as much as a runner. Value is in space, not between the tackles.
Fans
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Florida in the news
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Career stats
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Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 35-14vs Florida Atlantic | 14 | 104 | 7.4 | 1 | 31 | Season-high 104 yds |
| Wk 2 | W 42-20@ South Florida | 7 | 22 | 3.1 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 3 | L 29-31vs No. 1 Alabama | 10 | 86 | 8.6 | 1 | 26 | |
| Wk 4 | W 38-14vs Tennessee | 10 | 45 | 4.5 | 1 | 10 | |
| Wk 5 | L 13-20@ Kentucky | 8 | 22 | 2.8 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 7 | L 42-49@ LSU | 4 | 8 | 2.0 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 9 | L 7-34vs No. 1 Georgia | 6 | 21 | 3.5 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 10 | L 17-40@ South Carolina | 6 | 17 | 2.8 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 11 | W 70-52vs Samford | 6 | 33 | 5.5 | 1 | 18 | |
| Wk 12 | L 23-24@ Missouri | 6 | 19 | 3.2 | 0 | 15 | |
| Wk 13 | W 24-21vs Florida State | 8 | 24 | 3.0 | 0 | 7 | |
| Total | 85 | 401 | 4.7 | 4 | 31 |
Signature game
Week 4 · 2021
W 38-14
vs Tennessee
45 rush yds (10 car) · 1 TD · 2 rec · 14 yds · 1 TD
Dominant 24-point win at home against Tennessee.
With E. Jones — 209 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 88.4 · 144 rush yds (15 car) · J. Crawshaw — 45.7 yards per punt · 3 punts · 2 inside the 20
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 11 · Samford · 2nd and 11 · Q3 · EPA +5.00Emory Jones pass complete to Malik Davis for 49 yds for a TD (Chris Howard KICK)
- Week 13 · Florida State · 3rd and 21 · Q3 · EPA +3.86Anthony Richardson pass complete to Malik Davis for 22 yds to the FlaSt 22 for a
- Week 1 · UCF · 2nd and 10 · Q3 · EPA +2.97Malik Davis run for 19 yds for a TD, (Chris Howard KICK)
- Week 3 · Alabama · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.72Malik Davis run for 26 yds for a TD, (Chris Howard PAT MISSED)
- Week 4 · Tennessee · 3rd and 4 · Q1 · EPA +2.70Emory Jones pass complete to Malik Davis for 4 yds for a TD, (Jace Christmann KICK)
- Week 11 · Samford · 3rd and 4 · Q1 · EPA +2.65Emory Jones pass complete to Malik Davis for 16 yds to the Samf 43 for a
4 more plays
- Week 12 · Missouri · 4th and 2 · Q4 · EPA +2.51Emory Jones pass complete to Malik Davis for 17 yds to the Misso 24 for a
- Week 4 · Tennessee · 2nd and 10 · Q1 · EPA +2.44Malik Davis run for 6 yds to the FLORIDA 48 for a TENNESSEE Penalty, Face Mask (15 yards) (15 Yards) to the Tenn 33 for a
- Week 4 · Tennessee · 1st and 9 · Q4 · EPA +2.42Malik Davis 9 Yd Run
- Week 12 · Missouri · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +2.32Emory Jones pass complete to Malik Davis for 26 yds to the Misso 49 for a
Rushing profile
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
92 of 92 carries matched to play-by-play
Success rate
45%84 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer yds16%of carries
15 carries
Grind
1–3 yds33%of carries
30 carries
Chunk
4–9 yds38%of carries
35 carries
Explosive
10+ yds13%of carries
12 carries
1 of 5 (20%) scored from inside the 5-yard line
5.3 yds/carry on 92 carries · 13% explosive (10+ yds) · 45% success rate.
Teams and coaches
2017Florida4-7HC: Jim McElwain and Randy Shannon · Run-leaning
2018Florida10-3HC: Dan Mullen · Run-leaning
2019Florida11-2HC: Dan Mullen · Balanced
2020Florida8-4HC: Dan Mullen · Pass-leaning, fast tempo
2021Florida6-7HC: Dan Mullen · Run-leaning, fast tempo
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 58.4 | 5.8 | 0.8 |
| Road5g | 17.6 | 2.8 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 47.8 | 4.7 | 0.5 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 22.8 | 3.6 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dan Mullen
Pass share
45.8%
415 pass / 492 run
Plays / game
75.6
12 games
Team sack rate
3.0%
434 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, fast tempo.
Awards
Player standing · 2021
92 carries, 23 catches and 1 pass attempt in 11 games
About as many touches a game as a typical FBS running back who plays every week.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
52 · #115 of 315 RBs · 2021
Three-star recruit. Now #115 at the position.
Five seasons at Florida
- 2021 Florida MullenYear 5 · 11 games
- 2020 Florida MullenYear 4 · 11 games
- 2019 Florida MullenYear 3 · 11 games
- 2018 Florida MullenYear 2 · 3 games
- 2017 Florida McElwainYear 1 · 7 games
- High school Tampa JesuitTampa, FL · Class of 2017Three-star, No. 432 in the 2017 class. Signed with Florida.Also from Tampa Jesuit: Troy Bowles (Michigan), Peter Pesansky (North Carolina), Justin Thurman (Kansas) and 7 more.
How it ended
Five seasons at Florida, 1,470 rushing yards — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 43 games over five seasons.
2017 7 games
- Signed with FloridaThree-star, out of Tampa Jesuit
Coaching lineage · 2017–2021
3 coaches2017
Jim McElwain, then Randy Shannon
Florida
Played under 3 different head coaches: Jim McElwain, Randy Shannon, and Dan Mullen. Multi-era developmental context.