Jobi Malary is a steady, explosive bruiser in JMU’s backfield
In the 2025 season, Jobi Malary showed big-play juice and efficiency for James Madison, logging 43 carries for 349 rushing yards and 4 touchdowns while averaging 8.1 yards per carry. His 2024 season also showed he can be productive in limited work, and his size (5'11", 236) gives him a downhill, contact-friendly profile that fits physical run schemes. The intrigue is real: he looks like a back who can punish arm tackles, finish runs, and pop chunk gains. The concern is workload and durability context, since he has been used more as a rotational weapon than a true feature back.