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Jersey Number 28
Jobi Malary
- Year:
- Redshirt Senior
- Position:
- Running Back
- Hometown:
- Gresham, Ore.
- High School:
- Sam Barlow
- Previous:
- Portland State
- Major:
- Professional and Continuing Education
2025:
2024:
2023 at Portland State:
2022 at Portland State:
2021 at Portland State:
2020 at Portland State:
2019 at Portland State:
High School:
Personal:
- Played in eight games
- Had 43 carries for 349 rushing yards and four touchdowns
- Averaged 8.1 yards per rush
- Rushed for 154 yards and a touchdown on just 12 carries (12.8) at Coastal Carolina (Nov. 29)
- Scored touchdown on season-long 73-yard run at CCU
- Ran for 105 yards and three touchdowns vs. App State (Nov. 15), averaging 13.1 on his eight attempts with a long of 59
- Had 31 rushing yards vs. Weber State (Aug. 30)
2024:
- Played in all 13 games
- Had 45 carries for 269 yards and two touchdowns
- Averaged 6.0 yards per carry
- Also had one reception for six yards
- Season-high 16 carries for 106 rushing yards and a touchdown vs. Marshall (Nov. 30)
- Rushed for 60 yards on nine carries vs. Georgia State (Nov. 9)
- Ran for 50 yards and a touchdown on just five carries, which included a season-best 32-yard rush vs. Ball State (Sept. 28)
2023 at Portland State:
- One-time FCS National and Big Sky Offensive Player of the Week
- Played in 10 games, making three starts at running back
- Had 103 carries for 676 rushing yards and 12 touchdowns
- Averaged 6.6 yards per rush
- Registered pair of 100-yard rushing performances
- Career-high 241 rushing yards and six touchdowns, averaging 10.5 per carry on 23 attempts, vs. Eastern Washington (Oct. 28)
- That included a career-long 75-yard rush
- Ran for 119 yards and two touchdowns vs. Cal Poly (Sept. 23)
- Had 35 yards and a pair of rushing touchdowns vs. North American (Sept. 16)
- Tallied 86 rushing yards and a score at UC Davis (Nov. 4)
- Also scored a touchdown at Montana State (Sept. 30)
2022 at Portland State:
- Played in eight games, making two starts at running back
- Had 58 carries for 355 rushing yards and three touchdowns
- Averaged 6.1 yards per rush
- Also had six receptions for 40 yards and a touchdown
- Season-high 148 rushing yards with a long of 32 at Eastern Washington (Oct. 29)
- Ran for 81 yards and a touchdown and caught three passes for 25 yards and a score vs. Northern Colorado (Nov. 5)
- Rushed for 78 yards and a touchdown while adding a catch vs. Sacramento State (Nov. 11)
- Also scored a touchdown at Cal Poly (Nov. 19)
2021 at Portland State:
- Played in one game, suffering a season-ending injury in opener
- Had four carries for 13 rushing yards
2020 at Portland State:
- Played in one game during the spring
- Had eight carries for 24 rushing yards with a long of nine at Montana (Apr. 17)
- Also had three receptions for 19 receiving yards with a long of 11
2019 at Portland State:
- Played in one game, redshirting to retain a year of eligibility
- Had 12 carries for 93 yards and a touchdown in his debut at Eastern Washington (Nov. 23)
- Averaged 7.8 yards per rush with a long of 32
High School:
- 2018 Second Team All-State
- Mt. Hood Conference Offensive Player of the Year as a senior
- First Team All-League running back as a junior and senior and Honorable Mention as a sophomore
- Second Team All-League defensive back as a sophomore
- Rushed for 1,800 yards and 30 touchdowns and had 435 receiving yards as a senior
- Ran for 1,400 yards and 25 touchdowns as a junior
- Rushed for 1,900 yards and 28 touchdowns as a sophomore
- Ran for 300 yards and a TD as a freshman
- Dual-sport athlete who also lettered in basketball and track & field
Personal:
- Son of Josette and Jean Malary
- Has two sisters, Willjah and Sherley
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