Career

5 seasons since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play

SeasonTeamGSnapsCarRush ydsY/CRush TDRush SRRecRec ydsRec TDTgt share
2025Georgia Tech#38 · 9-41148%7456.4071.4%46523315.9%
2024Georgia Tech#44 · 7-61369%9879.7062.5%62702317.8%
2023Georgia Tech#58 · 7-61366%3175.7050.0%46502415.3%
2022 *Georgia Tech#99 · 5-71048%144.000.0%2322508.7%
2021Georgia Tech#97 · 3-916%—————56208.7%

Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Malik Rutherford's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded. * Defense rebuilt from the play-by-play (ESPN's box scores that season are missing it); about 10% below official totals.

Game Log

Malik Rutherford's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game

6.5 avg. game scoreBest: 8.9 at Boston College (Week 12)2 of 10 games at 8.0+
RushingReceiving
WkOpponentResultGame scoreCarYdsY/CTDLongRecYdsY/RTDLong
1@ColoradoW 27–20—11313.0013·····
2Gardner-WebbW 59–126.9·····56212.4026
3ClemsonW 24–215.7·····4225.509
4TempleW 45–246.7199.00923316.5124
5@Wake ForestW 30–296.02-4-2.0005387.6019
7Virginia TechW 35–207.2·····6498.2116
8@DukeW 27–182.4·····1-2-2.00-2
9SyracuseW 41–16—no stats recorded
10@NC StateL 36–48—no stats recorded
12@Boston CollegeW 36–348.922110.5012512124.2171
13PittsburghL 28–427.1·····66811.3020
14vsGeorgiaL 9–166.0166.0064276.809
BowlsvsBYUL 21–258.0·····810513.1028
2025 · 11 games6.57456.40134652311.4371
2025 charting · Georgia Tech

2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (4 of Rutherford’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.

Charted targets
24
23 caught (96%)
Avg. depth of target
3.8
air yards per target
YAC per catch
10.1
232 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
89
of 321 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
8%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted24 targets charted

95% comp3.8 avg. depth10.1 YAC/catch8% 20+ air yds3–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: 6 targets (25%), 6 caught (100%), 112 yds, 18.7 per target6100% · 112yLeft, 0–4 air yards: 5 targets (21%), 4 caught (80%), 29 yds, 5.8 per target580% · 29yLeft, 5–9 air yards: 2 targets (8%), 2 caught (100%), 16 yds, 8.0 per target2100% · 16yLeft, 10–14 air yards: noneLeft, 15–19 air yards: noneLeft, 20–29 air yards: noneLeft, 30+ air yards: noneMiddle, Behind air yards: 1 targets (4%), 1 caught (100%), 7 yds, 7.0 per target1100% · 7yMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (4%), 1 caught (100%), 13 yds, 13.0 per target1100% · 13yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: 1 targets (4%), 1 caught (100%), 5 yds, 5.0 per target1100% · 5yMiddle, 10–14 air yards: 1 targets (4%), 1 caught (100%), 11 yds, 11.0 per target1100% · 11yMiddle, 15–19 air yards: noneMiddle, 20–29 air yards: 1 targets (4%), 1 caught (100%), 28 yds, 28.0 per target1100% · 28yMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: 2 targets (8%), 2 caught (100%), 31 yds, 15.5 per target2100% · 31yRight, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (4%), 1 caught (100%), 12 yds, 12.0 per target1100% · 12yRight, 5–9 air yards: noneRight, 10–14 air yards: noneRight, 15–19 air yards: 2 targets (8%), 2 caught (100%), 37 yds, 18.5 per target2100% · 37yRight, 20–29 air yards: 1 targets (4%), 1 caught (100%), 20 yds, 20.0 per target1100% · 20yRight, 30+ air yards: none
fewer more targets
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.