Running back, UConn (from Central Connecticut), 2022–24
Malik Thomas
- Number
- No. 23
- Height
- 5′11″
- Weight
- 200 lb
- Class (2024)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Danbury, CT
Malik Thomas played running back at Central Connecticut (2022–23) and UConn (2024).
Career highs
113rushing yards, career highvs. Delaware State, 2023Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Central Connecticut | 42 | 221 | 5.3 | 1 | 29 |
| 2023* | Central Connecticut | 67 | 361 | 5.4 | 1 | 53 |
| Career | 109 | 582 | 5.3 | 2 | 53 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. * That team-season’s player lines are missing part of the team’s yards in our source, so these numbers may be short.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Central Connecticut | 23 | RB | So. | ||
| 2023 | Central Connecticut | 23 | RB | Jr. | ||
| 2024 | UConn | 23 | RB | Sr. | 5′11″ | 200 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Per play
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Central Connecticut (FCS) | 29 | 0.10 | – | – | 3.0 | 12% |
| 2023 | Central Connecticut (FCS) | 71 | 0.28 | 79th (n=450) | 0.17 | 19.8 | 13% |
Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.
Game by game
2023 Central Connecticut 9 games, 361 rushing yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16 | at Kent State | L 10–38 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 7 | – | – |
| Sep 30 | at Brown | L 20–42 | 14 | 71 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 41 |
| Oct 7 | vs. Delaware State | W 51–44 | 10 | 113 | 1 | 53 | – | – |
| Oct 14 | at Duquesne | L 20–44 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 5 |
| Oct 21 | at Wagner | W 17–3 | 7 | 31 | 0 | 14 | – | – |
| Oct 26 | vs. Long Island University | L 23–24 | 6 | 24 | 0 | 19 | – | – |
| Nov 4 | at Sacred Heart | L 24–31 | 5 | 46 | 0 | 20 | – | – |
| Nov 11 | at Merrimack | L 24–35 | 8 | 34 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 44 |
| Nov 18 | vs.Saint Francis | L 14–49 | 4 | 23 | 0 | 8 | 1 | −2 |
No box score in the source for Sep 2 vs. American International, so that game is not listed.
2022 Central Connecticut 9 games, 221 rushing yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | at UConn | L 3–28 | 5 | 63 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 30 |
| Sep 10 | vs.Sacred Heart | L 10–14 | 6 | 36 | 0 | 17 | – | – |
| Sep 17 | at SE Louisiana | L 6–70 | 8 | 35 | 0 | 13 | – | – |
| Sep 24 | at UAlbany | L 26–45 | 5 | 18 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 6 |
| Oct 1 | atSaint Francis | L 13–39 | 6 | 37 | 0 | 16 | – | – |
| Oct 8 | vs.Brown | L 20–27 | 9 | 23 | 0 | 8 | – | – |
| Oct 29 | vs.Wagner | W 34–7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | – | – |
| Nov 12 | vs.Merrimack | L 14–20 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | – | – |
| Nov 19 | at Stonehill | W 39–14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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