Malik Rutherford
Malik Rutherford
Wins underneath on volume and route precision. Five seasons at Georgia Tech, two different head coaches: Geoff Collins and Brent Key. The receipt: 121 rec yds, 21 rush yds against Boston College — Week 12, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Geoff Collins → Brent Key. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Brent Key
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Georgia Tech | 46 | 523 | 11.4 | 3 | -- |
| 2024 | Georgia Tech | 62 | 702 | 11.3 | 3 | -- |
| 2023 | Georgia Tech | 46 | 502 | 10.9 | 4 | -- |
| 2022 | Georgia Tech | 23 | 225 | 9.8 | 0 | -- |
| 2021 | Georgia Tech | 5 | 62 | 12.4 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 182 | 2,014 | 11.1 | 10 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Georgia Tech | 7 | 45 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Georgia Tech | 9 | 87 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Georgia Tech | 3 | 17 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Georgia Tech | 1 | 4 | 39 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Georgia Tech | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 20 | 153 | 39 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2025
W 24–21
vs Clemson
4 rec · 22 yds
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 at home.
How he plays
Play style
Runs precise routes in tight quarters. Volume player who keeps chains moving.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Georgia Tech
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Wide receiver · Georgia Tech
Returning around him
- 81% of 2024 offensive production back (Strong continuity)
- 2 Georgia Tech players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -1 net (19 in / 20 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Georgia Tech · Last season: 9-4 (AP #24) · Talent rank #39 · 2026 recruiting class #41
DNA match
Player DNA
Slot Technician
Runs precise routes in tight quarters. Volume player who keeps chains moving.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Raylen Sharpe’s 2025 season.
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Through 5 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Max Tomczak’s path through Youngstown State.
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As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Elijah Metcalf's graduate season at Southern Miss (2025).
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Player DNA
Players who play like Malik Rutherford
Development
Development Trajectory · receiving yards
2021–2025+744%
Up 744% from first season to most-recent.