Javian Mallory

#21 · RB · Fr. · Miami5′11″ · 210 lb · Fort Lauderdale, FL · West Boca Raton

Rushing yards49566th of 278 running backsLast gameW 38–35at North Carolina · Oct 31
Nextat Notre DameSat Nov 7 · 7:30 pm ET
495 rushing yards in 8 games; their best was 142 vs Florida A&M.
Game 1: at Stanford, win 45-6, 31 rushing yards31WSTAN@Game 2: against Florida A&M, win 77-7, 142 rushing yards, 2 touchdowns, FCS opponent142WFAMUFCSGame 3: at Wake Forest, win 33-20, 23 rushing yards23WWAKE@Game 4: against Central Michigan, win 52-3, 30 rushing yards, 1 touchdown30WCMUGame 5: at Clemson, win 41-13, 63 rushing yards63WCLEM@Game 6: against Florida State, win 43-35, 108 rushing yards, 2 touchdowns108WFSUGame 7: against Pittsburgh, win 52-23, 47 rushing yards, 2 touchdowns47WPITTGame 8: at North Carolina, win 38-35, 51 rushing yards51WUNC@Season high
Game 1: at Stanford, win 45-6, 31 rushing yardsWSTAN@Game 2: against Florida A&M, win 77-7, 142 rushing yards, 2 touchdowns, FCS opponent142WFAMUFCSGame 3: at Wake Forest, win 33-20, 23 rushing yardsWWAKE@Game 4: against Central Michigan, win 52-3, 30 rushing yards, 1 touchdownWCMUGame 5: at Clemson, win 41-13, 63 rushing yardsWCLEM@Game 6: against Florida State, win 43-35, 108 rushing yards, 2 touchdownsWFSUGame 7: against Pittsburgh, win 52-23, 47 rushing yards, 2 touchdownsWPITTGame 8: at North Carolina, win 38-35, 51 rushing yards51WUNC@Season high
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North Carolina · W 38-35

12 carries, 51 yards

The other 7 games average 63 yards. This one was 12 below.

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Dashed line: 100 yards.

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Mallory against Miami’s best seasons, game by game

05001,0001,50012468101214164 to playGames playedFletcher ’25: 636 at game 8, 1,192 for the seasonWalton ’16: 649 at game 8, 1,117 for the seasonYearby ’15: 641 at game 8, 1,002 for the seasonMartinez ’24: 529 at game 8, 1,002 for the seasonFletcher ’25 1,192Walton ’16 1,117Yearby ’15 1,002Martinez ’24 1,002Mallory 495
Through 8 games: 141 yards behind Mark Fletcher Jr. in 2025 (636 at this point), whose season finished at 1,192. Open dots: where each stood at game 8. Dotted line: the pace through game 12. Tap a line to see that season.

Backs who run like Mallory, and how their seasons went

05001,000124681012144 to playGames playedJackson ’24 (Florida): 218 at game 8, 500 for the seasonDavern ’15 (Air Force): 323 at game 8, 323 for the seasonDavidson ’19 (Florida Atlantic): 364 at game 8, 702 for the seasonDavidson ’19 702Jackson ’24 500Mallory 495Davern ’15 323
The closest match is Ja'Kobi Jackson of Florida in 2024: 218 yards at game 8, against 495 this season, and 500 for the season. Open dots: where each stood at game 8. Dotted line: the pace through game 12. Tap a line to see that season.

Mallory against this year’s top backs, game by game

05001,0001,5001246810124 to playGames playedRiley (Boise State): 1,049 at game 8, 1,049 so farWhite (North Texas): 1,043 at game 8, 1,043 so farRoberts (Missouri): 1,005 at game 8, 1,005 so farRiley 1,049White 1,043Roberts 1,005Mallory 495
Through 8 games: 554 yards behind Dylan Riley of Boise State (1,049 at this point). Open dots: where each stood at game 8. Dotted line: the pace through game 12. Tap a line to see that season.

The road ahead: 495 yards, 62 a game, 4 regular-season games left.

  • 985 yards, Travis Homer in 2018, Miami’s 5th-best season in our records: 490 to go, 122 a game, more than the 62 a game so far.
  • 1,002 yards, Joseph Yearby in 2015, Miami’s 3rd-best season in our records: 507 to go, 127 a game, more than the 62 a game so far.

This week

  • RecordMiami is 8-0, No. 1 in the AP poll (week 10).
  • What fans say

    Miami fans have asked for more carries for Mallory since the Sep 18 win over Wake Forest.

    “Why are we not feeding Mallory the whole time”

    “Let’s do more outside runs for Mallory, Dawson.”

    “Mallory looks like he’s going to be a beast down the line.”

    From r/CFB game thread. Read by AI.

  • Next gameat Notre Dame · Sat Nov 7

What’s being said

7 stories in the last 30 days, from 3 outlets.

Oct 18: 1Oct 19: 2Oct 20: 1Oct 24: 1Oct 29: 1Oct 31: 1W 43-35 vs Florida StateWW 52-23 vs PittsburghWW 38-35 at North CarolinaWOct 6Nov 4Most in a day: 2
Oct 18: 1Oct 19: 2Oct 20: 1Oct 24: 1Oct 29: 1Oct 31: 1W 43-35 vs Florida StateWW 52-23 vs PittsburghWW 38-35 at North CarolinaWOct 6Nov 4Most in a day: 2
Stories per day. W and L: the team’s results.

College football Week 9 players to watch: Will Miami's Javian Mallory continue to find the end zone against North Carolina?

Yahoo Sports Oct 29

All 15 stories this season

Worth knowing

  • Javian Mallory had 142 rushing yards in the 77-7 win over Florida A&M, 9th in FBS that week.

His most important play this season

  1. Overtime, 0:00 · Miami down 7, ties itJavian Mallory runs 25 yards for a touchdownFlorida State at Miami, week 7Overtime, 0:00 · Miami 35, Florida State 35Overtime touchdown for MiamiOvertime touchdown for MiamiJ.Mallory rush left for 25 yards gain to the FSU00 touchdown, 1ST DOWN, kick goodWatch from this playESPN College Football

All 6 of his plays on video

25% of the carries, 30% of the yards, 32% of the touchdowns

  • Carries25%71 of 289
  • Yards30%495 of 1,631
  • Touchdowns32%7 of 22
  • Yards a carry: 7.0. Everyone else on the team: 5.2.
  • A touchdown every 10.1 carries. Everyone else on the team: one every 14.5.

Share of the team's rushing yards, game by game

Who carried it

Share of the team's total this season.

Most of his carries go up the middle

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leftmiddlerightno spot
a carry, up for a gain and down for a lossa touchdown

Each line is one carry: taller means more yards, and a line pointing down lost yards. Black lines are touchdowns. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside each lane the carries are lined up shortest to longest, not placed. Of his carries with a spot in the play text: left 14, middle 40, right 16. His longest went for 52 yards.

Javian Mallory

RB · Miami · Fr · #21

On Trialas of Nov 4

Javian Mallory is on trial in Miami's fan jury — the eye test against the résumé.

495rushing yards7rushing TD71carries

Rushing value per play

+0.30

our model · 2026 · 53 plays

Miami fans keep putting the player's case on trial, week to week.

high confidence8 sources

Minority viewA vocal minority sees it the other way.

Read the story so far

Javian Mallory arrived as a 4-star prospect, the No.418 recruit nationally. Javian Mallory lines up at RB for Miami.

On the field, the headline is 495 rush yds, with 7 rush td.

Miami fans keep putting the player's case on trial, week to week.

The number to watch: +0.30 — rushing value per play.

AI-generated narrative · may contain errors · not journalism · updated 2026-11-04

Style of play

Style of play

Play style

Hits the crease and outruns the angle.

Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share

The closer

24.6%Carry share
29.4%Q4-lead share
75.0%In competitive games

24.6% of carries overall (70/284) → 29.4% of Q4-with-lead carries (20/68) — 75.0% of those in competitive (≤16-pt) games.

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

5/22Inside-5 share

5 of the team's 22 inside-the-5 carries (22.7%).

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