Malachi Thompson

Position:
Wide Receiver
Height:
6-4
Weight:
192
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Charleston, W.Va
High School:
Nitro

High School

Played wide receiver for coach Boom McKinney at Nitro High
Two-time All-State First Team honors, two-time All-Kanawha Valley and two-time All-Cardinal Conference in 2024 and 2025
Won the Randy Moss Award as a junior in 2024, given annually to the top high school receiver in the state, as voted on by the West Virginia Sports Writers Association
Earned All-State First Team as a junior
Named to 2024 All-Kanawha Valley team and All-Cardinal Conference team
For his career, he has played in 35 games, has 214 catches for 4,537 yards, averaging 21.2 yards per catch and scored 66 touchdowns
As a senior, he finished with 64 catches for 1,373 receiving yards and 21 touchdowns
Nitro finished 12-2 and made an appearance in the championship game of the Class AAA playoffs
Has had three career games with more than 200 receiving yards, including a career-best 266 receiving yards on six catches with five touchdowns against North Marion this year in the Class AAA playoff quarterfinals
Had five games with more than 100 yards
Finished with 132 yards on five catches and a touchdown against Hedgesville
Finished with 145 yards on five catches and two touchdowns against Winfield
His 1,214 yards rank No. 3 in West Virginia and his touchdowns ranked No. 18
As a junior, led the state of West Virginia in receiving yards with 1,593 yards in 74 catches and 18 touchdowns
Helped Nitro to a 10-2 record in 2024
As a sophomore in 2023, Thompson had 57 catches for 1,264 yards and 20 touchdown receptions
Before he transferred to Nitro High in 2023, he spent his freshman year at Sissonville High in 2022, where he had 28 receptions for 466 yards and 10 touchdowns