Malachi Thomas Season 2021
2023: Played in all 13 games ... rushed for 381 yards on 81 attempts, for an average of 4.6 yards per carry ... scored two touchdowns ... caught nine passes for 49 yards ... returned five kicks for 81 yards ... finished with 38 rushing yards
from three carries, including his 35-yard touchdown run during the fourth quarter at Boston College (Nov. 11) ... eclipsed a season high in rushing yards (87, 13 carries) vs. Syracuse ... threw a 16-yard touchdown pass to Da'Quan Felton to deliver Virginia Tech the 10-0 lead during the first quarter ... compiled 35 rushing yards from six carries vs. Wake Forest (Oct. 14) ... ran for 58 rushing yards at Florida State (Oct 7) ... registered 23 receiving yards, including his 21-yard reception from Kyron Drones ... totaled 38 rushing yards on 10 carries vs. Pitt (Sept. 30) ... ran four times for 10 rushing yards and made a 21-yard kickoff return at Marshall (Sept. 23) ... carried the ball five times, totaling 12 rushing yards at Rutgers (Sept. 16) ... tallied 18 rushing yards on six carries vs. Purdue (Sept. 9) ... made a 15-yard punt return during the first quarter .. ran the ball 12 times, totaling 22 rushing yards against Old Dominion in the season opener ... returned one kickoff for 16 yards.
2022: Played in three games, making two starts ... Missed eight games due to injury, including the first five games of the season ... Ran for 146 rushing yards on 37 carries, including one touchdown ... Recorded 13 receptions totaling 91 receiving yards with one touchdown ... Made his second consecutive start, rushing for 21 yards on nine carries; caught two passes totaling 34 receiving yards, including his 23-yard reception at No. 24 NC State (Oct. 27) ... Left the game due to injury sustained during the third quarter ... Started, ran the ball 13 times for 41 rushing yards; set career highs in receptions (six) and receiving yards (43) while bringing in his first career touchdown catch (14-yard pass from Grant Wells) against Miami (Oct. 15) ... Led Tech in carries (15), rushing for 84 yards and a touchdown; hauled in five receptions totaling 14 receiving yards during his season debut at Pitt (Oct. 8) ... Ran for a 5-yard touchdown on his first carry of the season ... Had a 29-yard run during the fourth quarter.
2021: Played in 12 games, making three starts at RB ... Recorded 93 carries for 440 yards with three touchdowns in 2021 ... Made his first collegiate appearance vs. Middle Tennessee State (9/11) and rushed twice for 11 yards ... Saw reserve action at West Virginia (9/18) and vs. Richmond (9/25) ... Recorded three carries for four yards vs. Notre Dame (10/9). Also registered his first career kick return for 14 yards ... Registered six carries for a team-high 33 yards vs. Pitt (10/16). Also returned a kickoff for 20 yards ... Posted 21 carries for 151 yards with three touchdowns vs. Syracuse (10/23) to become Tech’s first RB to total over 100 rushing yards and three rushing TDs since David Wilson did it vs. Appalachian State (9/3/11) ... Made his first career start at Georgia Tech (10/30), rushing 25 times for 103 yards. Became the first true freshman RB to post back-to-back 100-yard rushing games since Kevin Jones did vs. Virginia (11/17/01) and Miami (12/1/01) ... Started and led the team in rushing at Boston College (11/5), registering 13 carries for 70 yards ... Started and recorded seven carries for 10 yards vs. Duke (11/13) ... Rushed seven times for 39 yards at Miami (11/20). Also recorded his first career reception ... Carried the ball four times for 12 yards at Virginia (11/27) ... Registered five carries for seven yards vs. Maryland (12/29). Also hauled in a career-long 34-yard reception.
High School: Played for coach Rance Gillespie at Hart County High School … Was the Georgia AAA Player of the Year in 2019 and a two-time all-region selection … Ran for 1,942 yards in 2019 and posted 2,862 all-purpose yards and 36 TDs.
Personal: Son of CJ and DeeDee Thomas ... Majoring in sports media and analytics.