Malachi Thompson

WR · #23 · West Virginia · FR · 6'4" · 198 · Charleston, WV

First season

Recruiting

2026 class · 247 composite

Three-star high school recruit

The 2026 board

#1806 Rhett Morris IOL · Don Bosco Prep WVU

#1806 Rickey Giles Jr. S · South Oak Cliff WVU

#1806 Malachi Thompson WR · Nitro WVU

#1806 Trason Richardson S · Fort Bend Crawford MINN

#1806 Jack Duckworth CB · Rockwall STAN

WRs in the class

#247 Mark Hanniford West Boca Raton BALL

#248 Malik Penson True North Classical Academy FIU

#249 Malachi Thompson Nitro WVU

#250 Romeo Carter Point Loma BSU

#251 AJ Logan Mount Miguel BSU

Projected 2026 starters · 2025 production

Michael Hawkins Jr. QB · 167 pass yds · 2g · at OKLA

Cam Cook RB · 1,659 rush yds · 13g · at JVST

Kayden Luke FB · no college stats

WR-X

Prince Strachan WR · no college stats

WR-Z

Jaden Bray WR · 95 rec yds · 3g

WR-Y

DJ Epps WR · 498 rec yds · 14g · at TROY

Ryan Ward TE · 41 rec yds · 12g

Explosive play rate 10.0% 26

Red zone TD rate 71.1% 57

Line yards per carry 2.1 20

Sack rate allowed 9.0% 13