Fresno State Athletics
2020 Football Roster
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Sherrod, Malik
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Jersey Number 22
Malik Sherrod
- Position:
- RB
- Height:
- 5-7
- Weight:
- 163
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Oxnard, Calif.
- High School:
- Pacifica HS
Bio
2024 (SENIOR): Appeared in four games this season and started in two … had 60 carries for 196 yards and four touchdowns … added eight receptions for 38 yards … led the team in rushing yards three times … had a season-best 15 carries for 113 yards and a touchdown against New Mexico State (Sept. 14) … was a game captain at New Mexico … had an ankle injury, and was out for the season … Preseason All-Mountain West ... Preseason All-Mountain West, Phil Steele (Second Team) ... Preseason All-Mountain West, Athlon Sports (First Team - running back and all-purpose player) ... Preseason All-Mountain West, Athlon Sports (Third Team - kickoff returner) ... Paul Hornung Award preseason watch list ... Preseason All-Mountain West, College Football Network (First Team) ... Doak Walker Award preseason watch list ... HERO Sports preseason G5 All-American (Second Team - all-purpose player)utilized a redshirt season … entered the transfer portal and was not with the team for the bowl game.
2023 (SENIOR): All-Mountain West honorable mention … played in 12 games and started in nine … missed time to injury … had a single-season career-high 172 carries for 966 yards and nine touchdowns … had 44 receptions for 260 yards and one touchdown … had eight kickoff returns for 236 yards and one touchdown … finished with 1,462 total all-purpose yards, the fourth most in the MW (121.83/game) … had Fresno State’s first kickoff return for a touchdown since 2008 with a 95-yard return against Boise State (Nov. 4) … had four 100-yard rushing games on the season … ranked fourth in the MW in total yards rushing … was sixth in the MW in rushing yards per game (80.50) … had a career-high 138 yards rushing at San Diego State (Nov. 25) … had a career-high three rushing touchdowns at Utah State (Oct. 13) … had a career-long 72 yard touchdown run against Nevada (Sept. 30) … had a career-high 81 yards receiving on eight catches against New Mexico State in the Isleta New Mexico Bowl (Dec. 16) … had 11 total touchdowns on the year - nine rushing, one receiving, one kickoff return … set the program record for most all-purpose yards in a game with 312 at San Diego State (138 rushing, 179 receiving and 130 kickoff return) … was one of two players in the MW to return a kickoff for a touchdown this season … named the MW Special Teams Player of the Week on Nov. 6 … Paul Hornung Award Honor Roll (Nov. 7) … preseason honors included fourth team All-MW by Phil Steele, Athlon Sports third team All-MW as a running back and a kickoff returner.
2022 (JUNIOR): Appeared in all 14 games … was Fresno State’s second leading rusher with 80 carries for 428 yards and two touchdowns … scored his first career touchdown at then-No. 7 USC … had a career-long 32-yard run against the Trojans … had a season-high 74 yards rushing against Hawai’i (Nov. 5) … had a season-high 13 carries at New Mexico (Oct. 22) … added seven catches for 51 yards in the receiving game … had eight kickoff returns for 175 yards … had a career-long 50-yard kickoff return against Wyoming (Nov. 25), the longest kickoff return for Fresno State since 2018 … averaged 5.4 yards per rush … averaged 30.6 rushing yards per game … averaged 46.7 all-purpose yards per game.
2021 (SOPHOMORE): Played in eight games … had 11 carries for 41 yards … had kick return duties late in the season, finishing with nine returns for 177 total return yards … had a career-best 22 yards with a career-long 19-yard run against Boise State (Nov. 6) … had three carries in a game three times … had six kick returns for 106 total return yards against Boise State … the six returns tie for the most in a game in the MW this season … had a career-long 24-yard return that night … averaged 19.7 yards per kickoff return … finished the season with 218 all-purpose yards.
2020 (FRESHMAN): Played in two games … had one carry for three yards at Nevada (Dec. 5) … also had an appearance against New Mexico (Dec. 12).
HIGH SCHOOL: Sherrod helped lead Pacifica High School to a 15-1 record in 2019 with 1,754 rushing yards on 189 carries while leading Pacifica to the CIF State Championship ... Pacifica is the first Ventura County HS to win a CIF State Championship Bowl Game ... scored 24 rushing touchdowns and seven receiving touchdowns as a senior ... scored in 14 of Pacifica High School’s 15 games in 2019 ... had nine 100+ yard rushing games in 2019 - finishing his season with four consecutive 100+ yard games ... in those nine games, two were 200+ yard games ... averaged 114.9 rushing yards per game in 2019 and led the team by more than double in rushing yards, touchdowns and carries ... was the primary kick returner for the Triton’s in 2019 with eight returns for 224 yards ... scored 35 touchdowns as a senior - 24 rushing, seven receiving, one fumble recovery return, two interception returns and one kickoff return ... added 75 total tackles and 8 interceptions as a safety in 2019 ... returned his eight interceptions for a total of 187 yards ... three star recruit by 247 Sports ... Pacifica High’s leader in career rushing yards (3,206) and interceptions (13) ... named the league’s Player of the Year, a first team selection on offense and defense as a senior ... was also recruited by and received offers from Air Force, Middle Tennessee State University, Montana, Montana State, Hawai’i, North Dakota, Sacramento State, San Jose State, South Dakota, Texas State, UC Davis, Utah State and Yale.
PERSONAL: From Oxnard, Calif. ... son of Garrick and Vulnavia Sherrod ... favorite athlete is Lebron James ... biggest athletic thrill is playing in a CIF championship game ... chose to attend Fresno State because of its tradition of winning ... is a business administration major with an emphasis in sports marketing.
2023 (SENIOR): All-Mountain West honorable mention … played in 12 games and started in nine … missed time to injury … had a single-season career-high 172 carries for 966 yards and nine touchdowns … had 44 receptions for 260 yards and one touchdown … had eight kickoff returns for 236 yards and one touchdown … finished with 1,462 total all-purpose yards, the fourth most in the MW (121.83/game) … had Fresno State’s first kickoff return for a touchdown since 2008 with a 95-yard return against Boise State (Nov. 4) … had four 100-yard rushing games on the season … ranked fourth in the MW in total yards rushing … was sixth in the MW in rushing yards per game (80.50) … had a career-high 138 yards rushing at San Diego State (Nov. 25) … had a career-high three rushing touchdowns at Utah State (Oct. 13) … had a career-long 72 yard touchdown run against Nevada (Sept. 30) … had a career-high 81 yards receiving on eight catches against New Mexico State in the Isleta New Mexico Bowl (Dec. 16) … had 11 total touchdowns on the year - nine rushing, one receiving, one kickoff return … set the program record for most all-purpose yards in a game with 312 at San Diego State (138 rushing, 179 receiving and 130 kickoff return) … was one of two players in the MW to return a kickoff for a touchdown this season … named the MW Special Teams Player of the Week on Nov. 6 … Paul Hornung Award Honor Roll (Nov. 7) … preseason honors included fourth team All-MW by Phil Steele, Athlon Sports third team All-MW as a running back and a kickoff returner.
2022 (JUNIOR): Appeared in all 14 games … was Fresno State’s second leading rusher with 80 carries for 428 yards and two touchdowns … scored his first career touchdown at then-No. 7 USC … had a career-long 32-yard run against the Trojans … had a season-high 74 yards rushing against Hawai’i (Nov. 5) … had a season-high 13 carries at New Mexico (Oct. 22) … added seven catches for 51 yards in the receiving game … had eight kickoff returns for 175 yards … had a career-long 50-yard kickoff return against Wyoming (Nov. 25), the longest kickoff return for Fresno State since 2018 … averaged 5.4 yards per rush … averaged 30.6 rushing yards per game … averaged 46.7 all-purpose yards per game.
2021 (SOPHOMORE): Played in eight games … had 11 carries for 41 yards … had kick return duties late in the season, finishing with nine returns for 177 total return yards … had a career-best 22 yards with a career-long 19-yard run against Boise State (Nov. 6) … had three carries in a game three times … had six kick returns for 106 total return yards against Boise State … the six returns tie for the most in a game in the MW this season … had a career-long 24-yard return that night … averaged 19.7 yards per kickoff return … finished the season with 218 all-purpose yards.
2020 (FRESHMAN): Played in two games … had one carry for three yards at Nevada (Dec. 5) … also had an appearance against New Mexico (Dec. 12).
HIGH SCHOOL: Sherrod helped lead Pacifica High School to a 15-1 record in 2019 with 1,754 rushing yards on 189 carries while leading Pacifica to the CIF State Championship ... Pacifica is the first Ventura County HS to win a CIF State Championship Bowl Game ... scored 24 rushing touchdowns and seven receiving touchdowns as a senior ... scored in 14 of Pacifica High School’s 15 games in 2019 ... had nine 100+ yard rushing games in 2019 - finishing his season with four consecutive 100+ yard games ... in those nine games, two were 200+ yard games ... averaged 114.9 rushing yards per game in 2019 and led the team by more than double in rushing yards, touchdowns and carries ... was the primary kick returner for the Triton’s in 2019 with eight returns for 224 yards ... scored 35 touchdowns as a senior - 24 rushing, seven receiving, one fumble recovery return, two interception returns and one kickoff return ... added 75 total tackles and 8 interceptions as a safety in 2019 ... returned his eight interceptions for a total of 187 yards ... three star recruit by 247 Sports ... Pacifica High’s leader in career rushing yards (3,206) and interceptions (13) ... named the league’s Player of the Year, a first team selection on offense and defense as a senior ... was also recruited by and received offers from Air Force, Middle Tennessee State University, Montana, Montana State, Hawai’i, North Dakota, Sacramento State, San Jose State, South Dakota, Texas State, UC Davis, Utah State and Yale.
PERSONAL: From Oxnard, Calif. ... son of Garrick and Vulnavia Sherrod ... favorite athlete is Lebron James ... biggest athletic thrill is playing in a CIF championship game ... chose to attend Fresno State because of its tradition of winning ... is a business administration major with an emphasis in sports marketing.
FB Media Availability [9/16]: QB EJ Warner
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Monday, September 15
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