Malik Sherrod

Position:
Running Back
Hometown:
Oxnard, Calif.
Height:
5-8
High School:
Pacifica HS
Weight:
177
Prev School:
Fresno State
Class:
Sixth Year

CAREER HONORS

Athlon Sports Preseason All-Mountain West Second Team (2025)
All-Mountain West Honorable Mention (2023 at Fresno State)
Paul Hornung Award Honor Roll (Nov. 7, 2023 at Fresno State)
Mountain West Special Teams Player of the Week (Nov. 6, 2023 at Fresno State)

FRESNO STATE CAREER
RS SENIOR (2024)
Top Highlights: Appeared in four games before missing the rest of the season due to injury…carried the ball 60 times for 196 yards and four touchdowns…ran for 54 yards and two touchdowns while catching three passes for 19 yards against Sacramento State (Sept. 7)...rushed for 113 yards and a touchdown against New Mexico State (Sept. 14).

RS JUNIOR (2023)
Honors: All-Mountain West Honorable Mention…Paul Hornung Award Honor Roll (Nov. 7)...Mountain West Special Teams Player of the Week (Nov. 6).
Notable Statistics/Rankings: 1 kickoff return touchdown (T-1st MW / T-6th NCAA)…121.83 all-purpose yards per game (3rd MW / 23rd NCAA)
Top Highlights: Played in 12 games, starting nine…finished the year with 1,462 all-purpose yards, totaling 966 rushing, 260 receiving and 236 on kick returns…carried the ball 12 times for 123 yards against Nevada, scoring a 72-yard touchdown (Sept. 30)...ran for 131 yards and a career-high three touchdowns at Utah State (Oct. 13)...ran for 132 yards and one touchdown while scoring on a 95-yard kickoff return against Boise State (Nov. 4)...totaled a Fresno State-record 312 all-purpose yards against San Diego State, collecting 138 rushing, 44 receiving and 130 returning (Nov. 25)...caught a career-high eight passes for 81 yards while gaining 90 rushing yards in the New Mexico Bowl win over New Mexico State (Dec. 16).

RS SOPHOMORE (2022)
Top Highlights: Appeared in all 14 games, tallying 428 rushing yards and 175 kickoff return yards…scored his first-career touchdown against No. 7 USC while recording a 32-yard rush and 32-yard reception (Sept. 17)...ran for 55 yards and one touchdown at New Mexico (Oct. 22)...carried the ball 10 times for 74 yards against Hawai’i (Nov. 5)…totaled 48 rushing yards and had a 50-yard kickoff return in a win over Wyoming (Nov. 25).

RS FRESHMAN (2021)
Top Highlights: Appeared in eight games, compiling 218 all-purpose yards…ran for 22 yards and totaled 106 kickoff return yards against Boise State (Nov. 6)...returned two kicks for 50 yards in a New Mexico Bowl win over UTEP (Dec. 18).

FRESHMAN (2020)
Top Highlights: Played in two games and maintained his redshirt…had a 3-yard rush at Nevada (Dec. 5).

HIGH SCHOOL CAREER
Three-star recruit according to 247Sports, ESPN and On3…ran for 1,754 yards and 24 touchdowns as a senior, leading Pacifica to the CIF State Championship…also had seven receiving touchdowns, three defensive touchdowns and a kick return score…played safety, recording 75 tackles and eight interceptions…finished his career as the school’s all-time leader in rushing yards (3,206) and interceptions (13)...conference Player of the Year and first-team all-league selection on offense and defense.