Power 4
Group of 5
Other FBS
12/27 2:30 pm ABC
Georgia Tech
22 GT
9-3
BYU
12 BYU
11-2
12/27 4:45 pm ESPN
North Texas
25 UNT
11-2
San Diego State
SDSU
9-3
12/27 6:30 pm ABC
Virginia
19 UVA
10-3
Missouri
MIZ
8-4
12/27 8:15 pm ESPN
LSU
LSU
7-5
Houston
21 HOU
9-3
12/30 8:00 pm ESPN
USC
16 USC
9-3
TCU
TCU
8-4
12/31 11:00 am ESPN
Iowa
23 IOWA
8-4
Vanderbilt
14 VAN
10-2
12/31 2:00 pm ABC
Michigan
18 MICH
9-3
Texas
13 TEX
9-3
12/31 2:30 pm ESPN
Nebraska
NEB
7-5
Utah
15 UTAH
10-2
12/31 6:30 pm ESPN
Miami
10 MIA
11-2
Ohio State
2 OSU
12-1
1/1 11:00 am ESPN
Oregon
5 ORE
12-1
Texas Tech
4 TTU
12-1
1/1 3:00 pm ESPN
Alabama
9 ALA
11-3
Indiana
1 IU
13-0
1/1 7:00 pm ESPN
Ole Miss
6 MISS
12-1
Georgia
3 UGA
12-1
1/2 7:00 pm FOX
Arizona
17 ARIZ
9-3
SMU
SMU
8-4
Final
Alabama
9 ALA
34
Oklahoma
8 OU
24
Final
Miami
10 MIA
10
Texas A&M
7 TA&M
3
Final
Tulane
20 TULN
10
Ole Miss
6 MISS
41
Final
James Madison
24 JMU
34
Oregon
5 ORE
51
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Malachi Thomas
Runningback
Purdue
Purdue
  • Eligibility
    Senior
  • HT/WT
    6'0 / 220
  • Birthplace
    Hartwell, GA
Rushing
Team
Season
CAR
YDS
AVG
TD
LONG
Purdue
2025 53 243 4.58 0 57
Virginia Tech
2024 43 165 3.84 1 20
Virginia Tech
2023 83 381 4.59 2 35
Virginia Tech
2022 37 146 3.95 1 29

Game Log

2025 SEASON RUSHING RECEIVING
DATE OPP RESULT CAR YDS AVG TD LNG REC YDS AVG TD LNG
Sat 8/30
vs Ball State BALL
W 31-0 2 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
Sat 9/6
vs Southern Illinois SIU
W 34-17 6 14 2.33 0 7 1 10 10 0 10
Sat 9/13
vs USC USC
L 17-33 2 5 2.5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0
Sat 10/4
vs Illinois ILL
L 27-43 0 0 0 0 0 2 29 14.5 0 16
Sat 10/11
@ Minnesota MINN
L 20-27 4 21 5.25 0 14 1 5 5 0 5
Sat 10/18
@ Northwestern NU
L 0-19 7 34 4.86 0 10 0 0 0 0 0
Sat 10/25
vs Rutgers RUTG
L 24-27 3 62 20.67 0 57 3 50 16.67 1 44
Sat 11/1
@ Michigan MICH
L 16-21 15 68 4.53 0 14 2 -1 -0.5 1 5
Sat 11/8
vs Ohio State OSU
L 10-34 4 15 3.75 0 12 0 0 0 0 0
Sun 11/16
@ Washington WASH
L 13-49 6 16 2.67 0 6 0 0 0 0 0
Sat 11/29
vs Indiana IU
L 3-56 4 6 1.5 0 2 2 6 3 0 11
TOTAL 53 243 4.58 0 57 11 99 9 2 44
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Transfer History

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