Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 45-6@ Stanford | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 0 | 19 | |
| Wk 2 | W 77-7vs Florida A&M | 10 | 142 | 14.2 | 2 | 52 | Season-high 142 yds |
| Total | 13 | 173 | 12.2 | 2 | 52 |
#21
Javian Mallory
Freshman running back for Miami. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
5′11″ · 210 lb · Fort Lauderdale, FL
Returning to Miami for 2026
The numbers
173
rushing yards · 2026
2 TD · 13.3 per carry · 1 catches
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 142 rush yds, 2 TD, vs Florida A&M
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
1 running back for Miami. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Miami in 2026.
Buzz vs Tape
Every angle we can check here reads about where you'd expect this season.
45own fans
53.3national conversation
In Their Words
202 windows · 2026 fan posts
javian×1195.4fletcher×146.8pringle×371.8miami×20.1competition×35.0mark×28.4top×8.8
“Miami Hurricanes top RB's in the country Fletcher1K Brown Lyle Pringle Wheatley Mallory”
youtube/ESPN College Football · fan post, verbatim
Javian Mallory
The receipt on tape: 142 rush yds, 2 rush TD against Florida A&M, Week 2, 2026.
173 RUSH YDS · 2 RUSH TD · 13 CARRIES
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- game log
His career
2026
- Signed with Miami4-star out of West Boca Raton
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
Miami
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2026Miami2-0HC: Mario Cristobal · Run-leaning
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: yards / carry (100th percentile). Strength: long run (80th percentile). Concern: carries (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (7)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 86.5 YDS/g, 12.2 YPC, 1.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mario Cristobal
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 77–7
vs Florida A&M
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 2 · Florida A&M · 2&7 · Q3 · EPA +4.70(03:41) Shotgun #21 J.Mallory rush left for 52 yards gain to the FAMU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 03:31, 1ST DOWN #97 W.Rocha kick attempt good (H: #96 T.Tevepaugh, LS: #59 V.Diepenbrock)
- Week 2 · Florida A&M · 2&3 · Q3 · EPA +2.57(10:36) Shotgun #21 J.Mallory rush right for 35 yards gain to the FAMU33, out of bounds at FAMU33, 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Florida A&M · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +2.52(00:47) No Huddle-Shotgun #21 J.Mallory rush middle for 11 yards gain to the FAMU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:46, 1ST DOWN #97 W.Rocha kick attempt good (H: #94 D.Joyce, LS: #46 A.Booker)
- Week 1 · Stanford · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +1.64(05:04) Shotgun #21 J.Mallory rush right for 19 yards gain to the STA44 (#14 D.Pollard), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Florida A&M · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +1.46(01:51) Shotgun #21 J.Mallory rush left for 18 yards gain to the FAMU42 (#9 J.Outar), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Florida A&M · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA -0.92(14:35) No Huddle-Shotgun #21 J.Mallory rush right for 1 yard gain to the MIAMI42 (#91 T.James; #12 D.Johnson)
- Week 2 · Florida A&M · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +0.60(11:07) Shotgun #21 J.Mallory rush middle for 7 yards gain to the MIAMI32 (#26 A.Farmer)
- Week 1 · Stanford · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +0.51(04:30) Shotgun #21 J.Mallory rush left for 11 yards gain to the STA33 (#39 C.Eckhardt), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Stanford · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA -0.48(03:56) Shotgun #21 J.Mallory rush middle for 1 yard gain to the STA32 (#10 S.Mattingly)
- Week 2 · Florida A&M · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA -0.42(04:09) No Huddle-Shotgun #21 J.Mallory rush left for 3 yards gain to the MIAMI48 (#33 A.Rosier; #12 D.Johnson)
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Miami
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Running back · Miami
Returning around him
- 37% of 2024 offensive production back (Moderate turnover)
- 9 Miami players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -8 net (12 in / 20 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Miami · Last season: 13-3 (AP #10) · Talent rank #12 · 2026 recruiting class #9
Heisman trajectory
Heisman Trajectory · 2026
Peak #94
Peaked at #94 this season.
The backfield · Miami
- #4Mark Fletcher Jr.1,192 rushing yards · 2025
- #6CharMar Brown460 rushing yards · 2025
- Girard Pringle Jr.375 rushing yards · 2025
- #2Jordan Lyle108 rushing yards · 2025
- #21Javian Mallory2 games · 2026
3 more on the roster · Miami team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology