Malik Jackson: RB · Jacksonville State · #5.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Malik Jackson
Hits the crease and outruns the angle. Played for three head coaches at two programs in five seasons: Matt Viator, Terry Bowden and Rich Rodriguez. The first one came in 2023: All-Conference USA. A game that shows it: 193 rushing yards and 2 rushing TD against Louisiana Tech — Week 12, 2023.
Play style
Cuts upfield fast. Designed to find the crease, not run through the line.
Boom vs consistent · carry-yardage shape
Feast or famine
29.8% of his season rushing yards came on his 5 best carries — and he's stuffed on 16.4% of his carries. 3 carries for 9 yds vs South Carolina; 9 for 193 vs Louisiana Tech.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
7 of the team's 30 inside-the-5 carries (23.3%).
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Jacksonville State | 146 | 897 | 6.1 | 7 | 68 |
| 2022 | UL Monroe | 141 | 507 | 3.6 | 6 | 27 |
| 2021 | UL Monroe | 80 | 451 | 5.6 | 3 | 75 |
| 2020 | UL Monroe | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2019 | UL Monroe | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 368 | 1,860 | 5.1 | 16 | 75 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Jacksonville State | 15 | 82 | 5.5 | 0 | 16 |
| 2022 | UL Monroe | 16 | 63 | 3.9 | 0 | 12 |
| 2021 | UL Monroe | 10 | 40 | 4.0 | 0 | 20 |
| 2020 | UL Monroe | 23 | 189 | 8.2 | 4 | 27 |
| 2019 | UL Monroe | 11 | 83 | 7.5 | 0 | 22 |
| Career | 75 | 457 | 6.1 | 4 | 27 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 17-14vs UTEP | 13 | 76 | 5.8 | 1 | 44 | |
| Wk 1 | W 49-3vs East Tennessee State | 12 | 100 | 8.3 | 1 | 42 | |
| Wk 2 | L 16-30@ Coastal Carolina | 18 | 73 | 4.1 | 0 | 15 | |
| Wk 4 | W 21-0vs Eastern Michigan | 21 | 127 | 6.0 | 0 | 27 | |
| Wk 5 | W 35-28@ Sam Houston | 13 | 129 | 9.9 | 1 | 48 | |
| Wk 6 | W 45-30@ Middle Tennessee | 21 | 54 | 2.6 | 1 | 23 | |
| Wk 7 | L 13-31vs Liberty | 6 | 19 | 3.2 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 9 | W 41-16@ Florida International | 9 | 37 | 4.1 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 10 | L 28-38@ South Carolina | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 12 | W 56-17vs Louisiana Tech | 9 | 193 | 21.4 | 2 | 68 | Season-high 193 yds |
| Wk 13 | L 17-20@ New Mexico State | 8 | 43 | 5.4 | 1 | 15 | |
 Bowl | W 34-31vs Louisiana | 13 | 37 | 2.8 | 0 | 8 | |
| Total | 146 | 897 | 6.1 | 7 | 68 |
Week 12 · 2023
W 56-17
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
47%133 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds6.1 yds/carry on 146 carries · 15% explosive (10+ yds) · 47% success rate.
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 103 | 8.9 | 0.8 |
| Road6g | 57.5 | 4.9 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-78g | 76.9 | 5.3 | 0.5 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 70.5 | 8.5 | 0.8 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Rich Rodriguez
Pass share
35.4%
348 pass / 635 run
Plays / game
75.6
13 games
Team sack rate
3.8%
367 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2023
First team in his league at the position.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Five seasons, at UL Monroe and Jacksonville State, 1,860 rushing yards, a first-team All-Conference season (2023) — drafted at #137 overall by the Denver Broncos.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE USA · 1ST TEAM
All-Conference USA 1st team (2023)
Coaching lineage · 2019–2023
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Matt Viator, Terry Bowden and Rich Rodriguez.
Next stop · NFL
Denver BroncosEntering 15th NFL season
Denver BroncosEntering 15th NFL season
