Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 10 | W 59-30vs Delaware | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | Season-high 6 yds |
| Total | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
#20
Malachi Fannin-Render
2nd-year running back for James Madison. 2025: 1 game with a box-score line.
5′6″ · 195 lb · West Point, GA · LaGrange
Transferred Liberty → James Madison for 2026
The numbers
6
rushing yards · 2025
3 per carry
1 game into 2025 so far -- Best game: 6 rush yds, vs Delaware
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
1 running back for James Madison. 2025: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed with Liberty in 2025.
- Transferred from Liberty to James Madison in 2026.
Malachi Fannin-Render
Malachi Fannin-Render arrived at James Madison from Liberty. One game to point at: 6 rush yds against Delaware — Week 10, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- portal record
- game log
His career
2025
- Signed with Libertyout of LaGrange
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
—
CFB
College
Liberty
NFL
NFL Draft
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Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to James Madison
2025Liberty
2026James Madison
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025Liberty4-8HC: Jamey Chadwell · Run-heavy
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rush yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 6.0 YDS/g, 3.0 YPC, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Billy Napier
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Liberty | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | -- |
Game log
Background
2025 at Liberty: Played in one game Made collegiate debut vs. Delaware (Nov. 1), rushing for six yards on two carries High School: Lettered at LeGrange High School GHSA Offensive 3A Player of the Year as a senior Trap Spots Offensive Player of the Year as a senior Hughston Clinic Comeback Player...
The backfield · James Madison
- #6George Pettaway195 rushing yards · 2025
- #21Jackson Mccarter18 rushing yards · 2025
- #22Trashon Dye12 rushing yards · 2025
- #20Malachi Fannin-Render6 rushing yards · 2025
- #34Seth Cromwell1 game · 2026
2 more on the roster · James Madison team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology