Junior running back for Florida Atlantic. 2021: 274 rushing yards, 1 rushing TD, 2 catches.
5′10″ · 220 lb · Kissimmee, FL
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The story
3 running back for Florida Atlantic. 2021: 274 rushing yards, 1 rushing TD, 2 catches.
The record fills in as he plays.
His career, year by yearMalcom Davidson
Just keeps getting the ball, series after series. Malcom Davidson has been at Florida Atlantic through two head coaches in four seasons. The receipt: 63 rush yds against Fordham — Week 3, 2021.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Four seasons at Florida Atlantic, 1,276 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2018–2021
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Lane Kiffin → Willie Taggart. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: fumbles lost (86th percentile). Concern: rec yards (6th percentile).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 44.5 | 5.2 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 19.2 | 3.2 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 37.5 | 4.5 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 16.3 | 3.2 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Zach Kittley
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2021
Splitting first-team reps — starts some weeks, rotates others.
Recognition
Production · CFB Index Score
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Florida Atlantic | 62 | 274 | 4.4 | 1 | -- |
| 2020 | Florida Atlantic | 42 | 298 | 7.1 | 2 | -- |
| 2019 | Florida Atlantic | 101 | 702 | 7.0 | 9 | -- |
| 2018 | Florida Atlantic | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 206 | 1,276 | 6.2 | 12 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Florida Atlantic | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2020 | Florida Atlantic | 6 | 96 | 16.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2019 | Florida Atlantic | 4 | 46 | 11.5 | 0 | -- |
| 2018 | Florida Atlantic | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 12 | 152 | 12.7 | 0 | -- |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2021
W 45–14
vs Fordham
63 rush yds (14 car)
Dominant 31-point win at home against Fordham.
With N. Perry — 278 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 56.3 · 29 rush yds (6 car) · 1 TD · M. Hayball — 41 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 45 LONG
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 9 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 14-35@ Florida | 9 | 52 | 5.8 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 2 | W 38-6vs Georgia Southern | 7 | 50 | 7.1 | 0 | 17 | |
| Wk 3 | W 45-14vs Fordham | 14 | 63 | 4.5 | 0 | 11 | Season-high 63 yds |
| Wk 4 | L 7-31@ Air Force | 4 | 18 | 4.5 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 5 | W 58-21vs Florida International | 8 | 37 | 4.6 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 6 | L 14-31@ UAB | 6 | 5 | 0.8 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 8 | W 38-9@ Charlotte | 5 | 15 | 3.0 | 1 | 9 | |
| Wk 10 | L 13-28vs Marshall | 6 | 28 | 4.7 | 0 | 20 | |
| Wk 11 | L 16-30@ Old Dominion | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Total | 62 | 274 | 4.1 | 1 | 20 |
Play style
Built to take 20+ carries per game. Volume is the value.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Built to take 20+ carries per game. Volume is the value.
His 2021 production profile sits closest to Isaih Pacheco’s 2021 season.
Matches Isaih on
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Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Travis Etienne’s path through Clemson.
Cooper Wallace
Matches Travis on
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Damien Taylor's senior season at Troy (2023).
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Differs from Damien on
Player DNA