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Malik Davis Dallas Cowboys · #20

Running Back · 5' 10", 205 lbs · Tampa, FL · Age 28

Malik Davis is a Running Back for the Dallas Cowboys, an undrafted signing. In 2025 he ran for 250 rushing yards and 2 touchdowns, adding 2 receptions.

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Dallas Cowboys · #20 · Running Back

Malik Davis

Season avg250 rush yds · 2 td · 2 rec

Career avg411 rush yds · 3 td · 8 rec

Live win probabilitySeason

No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.

Tonight's projectionmodel

250rush yds

2td

2rec

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Scouting report

Malik Davis — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades are percentiles vs every active player at his position.

C+

Running Back · Rotation piece · Impact 50

Malik Davis is a Running Back for the Dallas Cowboys, an undrafted signing. In 2025 he ran for 250 rushing yards and 2 touchdowns, adding 2 receptions

B-

Rushing

Receiving

Scoring

B-

Rushing volume

Strong · offense

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Scoring

Strong · offense

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C-

Receiving

Solid · offense

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C+

All-purpose

Solid · offense

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C-

Volume share

Solid · offense

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Act II

Where Malik Davis stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly

Jared Goff Detroit Lions▬

29%

Bryce Young Carolina Panthers▬

23%

Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ers▬

22%

Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints▬

11%

Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬

✦ Balladex Consensus: #728 of 1982 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.

Futures & chases

—MVP odds

50Impact index

71Star score

Career scoring average0.0 ppg

Seasons in the index0

Accolades on file0

Stat explorer

Malik Davis — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

A+

Rushing

250 YDS

drill in ↓

A+

Scoring

2 TD

drill in ↓

B+

Receiving

16 YDS

drill in ↓

A+

All-purpose

266 YDS

drill in ↓

The engine

How the model sees Malik Davis

Projection = recency-weighted per-season production, nudged along a position aging curve, banded by his year-to-year volatility. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2026 modeled

147

rush yds

47–247

0–2

rec

0–4

rec yds

-7–43

games

4–12

Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 3-season history below.

What moves the rush yds line vs last season

Last season 250 → projected 147 rush yds

Baseline (recency-weighted)

-98.2

Age curve

-4.6

Net vs last season-102.7 rush yds

Everything it reads

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3 seasons of real box production

every game line, verified

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Recency × games weight

recent, healthy years anchor the baseline

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Year-over-year trend

his own trajectory, season to season

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Position aging curve

age 28 — applied to the projection

curve

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Role & usage context

target / carry share and snaps fold in

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Availability signal

games last 3: 12 / 3 / 10

health

The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Malik Davis career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
Season	G	Rush	TD	Rec	Rec yds	Scrim
2022	12	161	1	6	63	224
2023	3	-	-
2025	10	250	2	2	16	266
Career	25	411	3	8	79	490

Source: Pro-Football-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers the report-card percentiles and the DNA radar — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.

Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = award / milestone season · hover any bar. Real season totals.

Player DNA + compssimilarity model

Closest comps

Jaydon Blue 100%Tank Bigsby 98%Jordan Mason 97%Sean Tucker 97%Bam Knight 96%Chris Rodriguez Jr. 96%

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Context

Are the Dallas Cowboys built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

11–6proj record

89off index

86def index

+41net

90%playoff odds

65roster

Roster delta · what changed

Offense grades A- (89), defense A- (86) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 82, pass rush 73, coverage 99.

How his role moves

Projected 11–6 on a 17-game slate — modeled from the current roster's production percentiles, not a calibrated Vegas line. His snaps, target/carry share and usage move with roster health.

Balladex Impact

50 of 99

Rotation piece tier.

Rarity

◆ Rated

Collectible tier.

Résumé

0 accolades

Career honors on file.

Act IV

The Ballad of Malik Davis

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

1998-11-26

The beginning

Malik Davis is a Running Back for the Dallas Cowboys, in his 3rd NFL season.

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Malik Davis is a Dallas Cowboys running back, an undrafted find.

Chapter

Across 3 seasons (2022–2025) he has rushed for 411 yards and 3 touchdowns and caught 8 passes.

Chapter

Most recently he ran for 250 yards with 2 touchdowns and added 2 receptions in 2025.

Where things stand

Where Davis goes from here.

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Davis's story

The documentary, narrated

Highlights

▶ Malik Davis breaks free for the touchdown ▶ Every Malik Nabers catch from 2-TD, 167-yard game | Week 2 ▶ Malik Nabers 2024 Season Highlights

Off the field

Measurables

Active

Height: 5' 10"
Weight: 205 lbs
Born: Tampa, FL
Age: 28
Jersey: #20

Background

Malik Davis is from Tampa, FL and is 28 years old. He entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent and plays running back at 5' 10", 205 lbs.

Over 3 seasons (2022–2025) he has run for 411 yards and 3 touchdowns while adding 8 catches. Davis is currently on the Dallas Cowboys roster.

The person

Malik Davis is a depth and special-teams back who has amassed 490 scrimmage yards and 3 rushing touchdowns over 3 seasons (2022–2025).

Rushing411 career rushing yards and 3 touchdowns.

Receiving back8 receptions for 79 yards out of the backfield.

Best seasonRan for 250 yards in 2025.

UndraftedEarned a roster spot after going undrafted.

Verified profiles & sources

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FAQ

Malik Davis — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Malik Davis, answered.

What position does Malik Davis play?

Malik Davis is a Running Back for the Dallas Cowboys.

When was Malik Davis drafted?

Malik Davis entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent.

How many seasons has Malik Davis played?

3 (2022–2025).

What are Malik Davis's career stats?

He has rushed for 411 yards and 3 touchdowns and caught 8 passes.

Malik Davis career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.

Malik Davis Dallas Cowboys · #20

Malik Davis — the report card

Where Malik Davis stands

Malik Davis — every number, three levels deep

How the model sees Malik Davis

Malik Davis career stats, season by season

The Lab

Are the Dallas Cowboys built to win?

The Ballad of Malik Davis

The beginning

true

Chapter

Chapter

Where things stand

Off the field

Malik Davis — frequently asked

Current role & opportunity

Weekly matchups

Injury history

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