Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2021-2025Purdue
Malachi Thomas
RB • 6'0" • 220 lbs • Hartwell, GA, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Malachi Thomas leans balanced backfield option traits and 45.4 efficiency.
Impact Production
26
Developing production for a back
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
48
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Virginia Tech
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Virginia Tech • Purdue
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Syracuse
Player Story
Malachi Thomas built his college career from 2021 through 2025 as a running back from Hartwell, GA wearing No. 24, spending time with Purdue and Virginia Tech. The clearest part of Malachi Thomas' career was his...
Read the storyMalachi Thomas, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Virginia Tech. Malachi Thomas leans balanced backfield option traits and 45.4 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 1,672
- Rushing yards
- 1,375
- Receiving yards
- 297
- Touchdowns
- 11
Quick Answers
Malachi Thomas quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Purdue · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 1,672
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 8 entries · 47 games
- Best season
- 2022 Regular Season · Virginia Tech
- Top game
- Syracuse
- High school pipeline
- Myers Park · 20 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 24 · Senior
- 2025 Scrimmage yards rank
- 342 scrimmage yards · RB 275th (top 38%) · Big Ten 96th (top 28%) · National 723rd (top 27%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Postseason | Virginia Tech | 10 | 41 | 7 | 34 | 0 | 59.4 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Virginia Tech | 10 | 432 | 433 | -1 | 3 | 59.4 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Virginia Tech | 3 | 237 | 146 | 91 | 2 | 68.2 |
| 2023 Postseason | Virginia Tech | 13 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 58.7 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Virginia Tech | 13 | 409 | 365 | 44 | 3 | 58.7 |
| 2024 Postseason | Virginia Tech | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 30.2 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Virginia Tech | 10 | 185 | 160 | 25 | 1 | 30.2 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Purdue | 11 | 342 | 243 | 99 | 2 | 48 |
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Virginia Tech to Purdue | P4 to P4 | 77.5 | Jan 5, 2025 |
Malachi Thomas played RB for Virginia Tech and Purdue. Across 5 tracked seasons, Malachi Thomas recorded 16 passing yards, 1,375 rushing yards, and 297 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Virginia Tech.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season
Virginia Tech paired 237 primary output with 43 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 45.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2025 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Virginia Tech, Purdue.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Rutgers
Loss with 112 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Regular Season · Purdue
Games
11
Scrimmage Yards / G
31.1
Efficiency
45.4
Usage
11.4
Consistency
41.4
Best Game by takeover score
Rutgers
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Ball State: 2. Southern Illinois: 24. USC: 5. Illinois: 29. Minnesota: 26. Northwestern: 34. Rutgers: 112. Michigan: 67. Ohio State: 15. Washington: 16. Indiana: 12
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Ball State: 2 by 10.4. Southern Illinois: 7 by 28.9. USC: 2 by 26. Illinois: 2 by 100. Minnesota: 5 by 54.5. Northwestern: 7 by 50.6. Rutgers: 6 by 100. Michigan: 17 by 44.8. Ohio State: 4 by 39.1. Washington: 6 by 27.8. Indiana: 6 by 17.7
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins13 · Games = 2 · -22.1 vs Losses
Losses35.1 · Games = 9 · +22.1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Rutgers
Best efficiency game
100 vs Rutgers
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/29 | vs Indiana | L 3-56 | 4 | 6 | 1.50 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
| Sun 11/16 | @ Washington | L 13-49 | 6 | 16 | 2.70 | 0 | — | — | 2.7 |
| Sat 11/8 | vs Ohio State | L 10-34 | 4 | 15 | 3.80 | 0 | — | — | 3.8 |
| Sat 11/1 | @ Michigan | L 16-21 | 15 | 68 | 4.50 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3.9 |
| Sat 10/25 | vs Rutgers | L 24-27 | 3 | 62 | 20.70 | 0 | 3 | 50 | 18.7 |
| Sat 10/18 | @ Northwestern | L 0-19 | 7 | 34 | 4.90 | 0 | — | — | 4.9 |
| Sat 10/11 | @ Minnesota | L 20-27 | 4 | 21 | 5.30 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5.2 |
| Sat 10/4 | vs Illinois | L 27-43 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 29 | 14.5 |
| Sat 9/13 | vs USC | L 17-33 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 0 | — | — | 2.5 |
| Sat 9/6 | vs Southern Illinois | W 34-17 | 6 | 14 | 2.30 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3.4 |
| Sat 8/30 | vs Ball State | W 31-0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 |
Player Story
Malachi Thomas story
Malachi Thomas built his college career from 2021 through 2025 as a running back from Hartwell, GA wearing No. 24, spending time with Purdue and Virginia Tech. The clearest part of Malachi Thomas' career was his backfield work: 1,375 rushing yards, 309 carries, 7 rushing touchdowns, and 297 receiving yards across 47 career games in the available record. His career also includes 16 passing yards, 297 receiving yards, and 228 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Malachi Thomas' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Virginia Tech
2021-2024
Opening stop
- 2
Purdue
2025
Final stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Postseason | Virginia Tech | 473 | 44 | 17.6 | — |
| 2021 Regular Season | Virginia Tech | 473 | 44 | 17.6 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Virginia Tech | 237 | 43 | 34.5 | -236 |
| 2023 Postseason | Virginia Tech | 430 | 48.5 | 12.7 | 193 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Virginia Tech | 430 | 48.5 | 12.7 | 0 |
| 2024 Postseason | Virginia Tech | 190 | 33.3 | 8.2 | -240 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Virginia Tech | 190 | 33.3 | 8.2 | 0 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Purdue | 342 | 45.4 | 11.4 | 152 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Syracuse
Week 8 · L 36-41 · Conference game
Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.
151
Scrimmage Yards
91.6 takeover
151 scrimmage yards and 38.9 usage.
#2
@ Pittsburgh
Week 6 · L 29-45 · Conference game
98
Scrimmage Yards
85.1 takeover
Loss with 98 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
98 scrimmage yards and 36.4 usage.
#3
vs No. 72 Rutgers
Week 9 · L 24-27 · Conference game
112
Scrimmage Yards
80.6 takeover
Loss with 112 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
112 scrimmage yards and 14.6 usage.
#4
vs Syracuse
Week 9 · W 38-10 · Conference game
91
Scrimmage Yards
75.6 takeover
Win with 91 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
91 scrimmage yards and 20.3 usage.
#5
@ Syracuse
Week 10 · L 31-38 · Conference game
88
Scrimmage Yards
75.6 takeover
Loss with 88 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
88 scrimmage yards and 25 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2022 Regular Season · Virginia Tech
237 primary output · 43 efficiency · 34.5 usage
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#2
2021 Postseason · Virginia Tech
59.4
473 primary · 44 efficiency · 17.6 usage
#3
2021 Regular Season · Virginia Tech
59.4
473 primary · 44 efficiency · 17.6 usage
Milestones
2
100+ rush yards
1
150+ scrimmage yards
1
2+ TD games
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