Jobi Malary is a running back who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at James Madison.
Malary hits the crease and outruns the angle. Second year in the same backfield at James Madison. One game to point at: 154 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD against Coastal Carolina — Week 14, 2025.
Play style
Cuts upfield fast. Designed to find the crease, not run through the line.
Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
The closer
7.5% of carries overall (43/573) → 14.2% of Q4-with-lead carries (19/134) — 5.3% 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
4 of the team's 32 inside-the-5 carries (12.5%).
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | James Madison | 43 | 349 | 8.1 | 4 | 73 |
| 2024 | James Madison | 45 | 269 | 6.0 | 2 | 32 |
| Career | 88 | 618 | 7.0 | 6 | 73 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | James Madison | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | James Madison | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Career | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 45-10vs Weber State | 5 | 31 | 6.2 | 0 | 16 | |
| Wk 8 | W 63-27vs Old Dominion | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | W 52-20@ Texas State | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 12 | W 58-10vs App State | 8 | 105 | 13.1 | 3 | 59 | 3 rushing TDs |
| Wk 13 | W 24-20vs Washington State | 6 | 17 | 2.8 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 14 | W 59-10@ Coastal Carolina | 12 | 154 | 12.8 | 1 | 73 | Season-high 154 yds |
| Wk 15 | W 31-14vs Troy | 6 | 25 | 4.2 | 0 | 7 | |
| Bowl | L 34-51@ No. 5 Oregon | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Total | 43 | 349 | 8.1 | 4 | 73 |
Week 12 · 2025
W 58-10
vs App State
105 rush yds (8 car) · 3 TD
Dominant 48-point win at home against App State.
With A. Barnett — 303 yds · 0 TD · 1 INT · QBR 58.1 · W. Knight — 94 rush yds (16 car) · 1 TD · 6 rec · 55 yds
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
62%40 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds8.1 yds/carry on 43 carries · 19% explosive (10+ yds) · 62% success rate.
2 seasons under Bob Chesney — 21-6 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 35.8 | 5.5 | 0.6 |
| Road3g | 56.7 | 6.4 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-72g | 18.5 | 4.6 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 52.0 | 6.2 | 0.7 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bob Chesney
Pass share
39.7%
385 pass / 584 run
Plays / game
69.2
14 games
Team sack rate
5.8%
360 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2025
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Sun Belt
Based on 2025: #13 of 36 Sun Belt RBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 22% of returning players who ranked #11–20 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 19–25%).
