17–0
64Overall
RBBig Ten

Vavae Malepeai

USC · Running Back · 2017-21

RUSH YDS
2,005
RUSH TD
23
REC YDS
292

Career totals · 5 seasons with stats

Scouting Report

From 2017 to 2021, Malepeai ran for 2,005 yards and 23 touchdowns, adding 292 receiving yards.

In 17-0 that career earns a 64 overall, the 24th-highest running back rating at USC since 1990 and No. 198 among all running backs of the 2015-2019 era.

Season by Season

Vavae Malepeai season-by-season statistics at USC
SeasonCarRush YdsRush TDRecRec YdsRec TD
2017492610350
201893501815880
2019105503615701
202054238316640
2021114502612650
Total4152,00523612921

Seasons with tracked stats at USC. Coverage starts in 2006; tackles, sacks and passes defended start in 2016 (shown as – before then).

USC Teammates

  1. 88Adoree' Jackson2014-16CB
  2. 83Sam Darnold2016-17QB
  3. 80JuJu Smith-Schuster2014-16WR
  4. 74Michael Pittman Jr.2016-19WR
  5. 72Deontay Burnett2015-17WR
  6. 72Rasheem Green2016-17EDGE
  7. 71Isaiah Pola-Mao2017-21S
  8. 71Amon-Ra St. Brown2018-20WR
  9. 71Ronald Jones II2015-17RB
  10. 70Iman Marshall2015-18CB

Full USC all-time roster

Top Running Backs of the 2015-2019 Era

  1. 96Derrick HenryAlabama · 2013-15RB
  2. 93Bryce LoveStanford · 2015-18RB
  3. 93Christian McCaffreyStanford · 2014-16RB
  4. 93Saquon BarkleyPenn State · 2015-17RB
  5. 91Nick ChubbGeorgia · 2014-17RB
  6. 91Breece HallIowa State · 2019-21RB
  7. 91Dalvin CookFlorida State · 2014-16RB
  8. 91Ezekiel ElliottOhio State · 2013-15RB

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Sources: Wikipedia and its All-America, all-conference, award and program statistical-leader pages; season statistics and NFL Draft data from CollegeFootballData.com. Ratings are 17-0's own estimates, graded within each era. How ratings work.