Last Updated: January 11, 2023

2022 (SOPHOMORE): 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 (R-FRESHMAN): 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 ... majoring in psychology.

Assoc. HC/OC Ryan Grubb’s remark on Sherrod....
“I am fired up about this guy, he is electric. There is nothing on the field he can’t do. You want to talk about high character, it’s him. You talk to this guy and he is phenomenal, he is a leader. When things break down, Malik can get you yards. He reminds me a lot of Ronnie Rivers. I couldn’t be more fired up about him. I think some people got scared of his size, but as he develops he will get really good. He is a high character kid, we can’t say enough.”

Malik Sherrod