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.

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Rotational offensive role

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Developing production for a back

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Reliability

Sporadic game-to-game production

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Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

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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...

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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%)

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.

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