He is mud slow. He is a large human being who cannot accelerate well. If he is in an open field he can run in a straight line at a constant slower speed. On sneaks he might be able to get a yard via his mass falling forward.
Malik will need a wide open field. He had green acres ahead of him twice on an option and handed off.
No one on kstate was worried.
All black people are not fast. Manning would absolutely clobber him in a sprint, not even close. Quinn can actually change directions slightly in an open field and is faster. No one would ask this if Malik was white, he would be a large lumbering load. ( 3L)