Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 54-14vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 0 | 10 | Season-high 18 yds |
| Total | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 0 | 10 |
#21
Malae Fonoti
Junior running back for Missouri. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
5′10″ · 209 lb · Laie, HI · Kahuku
Returning to Missouri for 2026
The numbers
18
rushing yards · 2026
6 per carry
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 18 rush yds, vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 running back for Missouri. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Montana in 2024.
Malae Fonoti
The receipt: 18 rush yds against Arkansas-Pine Bluff — Week 1, 2026.
18 RUSH YDS · 0 RUSH TD · 3 CARRIES
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- game log
His career
2024
- Signed with Montana3-star out of Kahuku
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Missouri
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2026Missouri2-0HC: Eli Drinkwitz · Run-leaning
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: yards / carry (87th percentile). 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: 18.0 YDS/g, 6.0 YPC, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Eli Drinkwitz
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
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Missouri | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 0 | -- |
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Missouri
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Running back · Missouri
Returning around him
- 42% of 2024 offensive production back (Moderate turnover)
- 6 Missouri players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +3 net (30 in / 27 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Missouri · Last season: 8-5 (AP #25) · Talent rank #19 · 2026 recruiting class #34
Background
2025 (Montana): Fonoti played 11 games in 2025 … rushed 48 times for 184 yards and four touchdowns … averaged 3.8 yards per carry … caught 10 passes for 97 yards … averaged 9.7 yards per catch. 2024 (Montana): Had a breakout season as a third string running back and still retained his redshirt st...
The backfield · Missouri
- #29Ahmad Hardy1,649 rushing yards · 2025
- #20Jamal Roberts753 rushing yards · 2025
- #31Anthony Favrow4 rushing yards · 2025
- #26Brady Hultman1 game · 2025
- #21Malae Fonoti1 game · 2026
3 more on the roster · Missouri team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology