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2025 Football Roster

Jack Ransom
John and Pam Boyle
John and Pam Boyle

4 Malakai Brown

  • Height 5-11
  • Weight 185
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown Martinsburg, W.Va.
  • Highschool Martinsburg

Biography

Honors and Awards
• 2024 All-PSAC East First Team
• 2024 PSAC East Offensive Athlete of the Week (9/9)
• 2023 All-PSAC East Second Team
• 2023 PSAC East Special Teams Athlete of the Week (9/11)

2024: Appeared and started in all 11 games ... earned first team All-PSAC East honors as he rushed 113 times for 681 yards and six touchdowns ... added 40 receptions for 330 yards and a pair of scores ... had four kickoff returns for 32 yards ... rushed 19 times for a career-high 163 yards and a scores in a win over Southern Connecticut State in the season opener to gain PSAC East Athlete of the Week honors for Sept. 9.

2023: Appeared and started in all 12 games ... gained second team All-PSAC East honors as he rushed 187 times for 1,099 yards and nine touchdowns ... added 37 receptions for 276 yards ... had 10 kickoff returns for 276 yards, including a 100-yard return for a touchdown against Edinboro ... garnered PSAC East Special Teams Athlete of the Week honors for Sept. 11 ... rushed for 100 yards or more on four occasions ... had a career-high 159 rushing yards on 11 carries against West Chester.

2022: Did not see any action.

2021: Appeared in all 15 games ... had four catches for 43 yards with a long reception of 26 yards against Clarion ... had three kickoff returns for 64 yards for a 21.33 average ... had a long return of 30 yards against West Chester.

2020-21: Appeared in the Mercyhurst game.

Prior to Shepherd: A 2020 graduate of Martinsburg High School where he played football for David Walker ... also played lacrosse ... a transfer from Hedgesville High School where he was named the Randy Moss Award winner as the top high school receiver in the state.

Personal: The son of Gina and James Brown ... majoring in business management.

Statistics

Season:
2025

Season Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 82

    2020Freshman

    WR
    5'11" 185 lbs
    82
  • 81

    2021Redshirt Freshman

    WR
    5'11" 185 lbs
    81
  • 4

    2022Redshirt Sophomore

    WR
    5'11" 185 lbs
    4
  • 4

    2023Redshirt Junior

    WR
    5'11" 185 lbs
    4
  • 4

    2024Redshirt Senior

    RB
    5'11" 185 lbs
    4
  • 4

    2025Redshirt Senior

    WR
    5'11" 185 lbs
    4