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University of Rhode Island

2024 Football Roster

Mike Scott
Connor Caldon
Connor Caldon
Connor Caldon

4 Malik Grant

  • Position Running Back
  • Height 5-9
  • Weight 190
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Bronx, N.Y.
  • High School Archbishop Stepinac (Sacred Heart)

Biography

Honors & Awards
  • Associated Press Honorable Mention All-American (2024)
  • Third Team All-CAA Football (2024)
  • New England Football Writers Association All-New England (2024)
  • Phil Steele All-CAA Football Third Team (2024)
  • CAA Football Offensive Player of the Week (Nov. 25, 2024)
2024 (Graduate Student)
  • Appeared in all 14 games, earning the start in 13
  • Broke Rhode Island’s single-season rushing yards record with 1,426 (272 carries) 
  • Finished fourth in the country, first in CAA Football, in rushing yards 
  • His 272 rushes were the third-most in single-season history at Rhode Island
  • Tied the single-season rushing touchdowns record with 13
  • Had the 25th-most all purpose yards in the nation 
  • Topped 100 rushing yards in seven different games
  • Became the first player in program history to record 200-plus rushing yards in consecutive games when he had 204 at Bryant (Nov. 30) and 223 opposite Central Connecticut State (Nov. 30)
  • Ran the ball for 141 yards on 20 carries with three touchdowns at LIU (Sept. 21)
  • Had 180 rushing yards and scored once at Hampton (Oct. 5)
  • Rushed for 127 yards at No. 19/24 New Hampshire and caught two passes for a season-best 47 yards (Oct. 19)
  • Had one rushing touchdown and finished with 126 yards on the ground against Monmouth (Nov. 2)
  • Scored three rushing touchdowns while running for 110 yards against UAlbany (Nov. 16)
  • Matched that effort in TDs during the regular season finale against the Bulldogs, adding a season-best 37 carries
  • Also caught a touchdown pass, helping him earn CAA Football Offensive Player of the Week honors
  • Caught 14 passes for 152 yards and added one receiving score 
  • Finished the year with 84 points, tied for the second-most in program history
2023 (Redshirt Senior)
  • Appeared in 11 games
  • Rushed for 717 yards with four touchdowns
  • Caught 10 passes for 89 yards
  • Finished the year with two tackles, both of which were recorded on special teams
2022 (Redshirt Junior)
  • All-New England Selection
  • Named All-NEC Second Team
  • Stats Perform & Hero Sports Second Team Preseason All-American
  • Earned Blue Bloods Podcast Preseason First-Team All-American
  • Named team captain for the fall
  • Preseason All-NEC selection
  • Played in 11 games for the Pioneers
  • Led the Pioneers with 1080 total rushing yards and 14 touchdowns
  • Posted a season-high 165 rushing yards at Wagner
  • Longest rush of the season was 66 yards at Merrimack
  • Scored three rushing touchdowns vs. Dartmouth
  • Finished with 154 receiving yards, including 32 reception yards at Duquesne
  • Tallied one receiving touchdown at Wagner
2021 (Redshirt Sophomore)
  • Named to Hero Sports FCS Third-Team All-America squad
  • Was a finalist for the Walter Payton Award
  • Selected as NEC Offensive Player of the Year after stellar season in Pio jersey with a team- and league-best 1,347 rushing yards and nine touchdowns on the ground. That rushing total was fourth in the nation
  • Was first Sacred Heart player and first from NEC to receive the Harry Agganis/Harold Zimman Award from the New England Football Writers, presented to the most outstanding player in New England
  • Earned All-New England honors from the NEFWA
  • Recognized by the NEFWA on October 10 with their Golden Helmet award after rushing for 228 yards against Merrimack, the sixth-highest single-game total in school history and the 10th-best in the FCS this year
  • Averaged 112.3 rushing yards per game, good for a No. 5 national ranking, an average of 112.3 ypg total offense and 124.4 all-purpose yards per game, best in the NEC
  • Led team in rushing eight times and compiled six 100+ rushing games, including team’s season best with 228 vs. Merrimack, sixth-best in SHU single-game history
  • Added two touchdown receptions for 11 total touchdowns on season as team’s top scorer (66 pts.)
  • His 5.6 rushing yards per carry placed him 27th nationally in that category
  • Scored three touchdowns in two games, vs. Central Connecticut (all rushing) and at LIU (2 rushing, 1 receiving)
  • Had two touchdowns in both the LIU and Duquesne games
  • Had NEC’s top two single-game rushing totals with 228 vs. Merrimack  (0 TDs) and 186 vs. Duquesne (2 TDs)
  • Pulled in 10 receptions for 130 yards and touchdowns in back-to-back games vs. Wagner and at LIU
  • Had two kickoff return attempts for 16 yards (8.0 avg.
  • Had starting role in eight of his 12 games played
2020-21 (Redshirt Freshman)
  • Rushed for a season-high 50 yards vs Merrimack (3/21)
  • Appeared in all five games
  • Rushed for 95 yards
2019 (Freshman)
  • Appeared in three games, utilizing a redshirt
  • Rushed the ball 20 times for 76 yards
  • Recorded his first career touchdown at Saint Francis (Oct. 26)
Before Rhode Island
  • All-Catholic League selection at Archbishop Stepinac
  • Helped lead the team to a pair of state championships
  • Exploded in his one year as the starting running back, producing 1,490 rushing yards on 163 carries in 11 games while scoring 10 touchdowns (2018)
  • Produced 401 rushing yards on 62 carries in 10 games as a reserve in 2017 while also scoring six touchdowns

Statistics

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