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2024 Football Roster

1 Malachi Imoh

  • Position RB
  • Height 5-8
  • Weight 180
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Winchester, Va.
  • High School John Handley

Biography

Finished his career ranked eighth in school history in rushing touchdowns (26) and rushing yards (2,795) … Career average of 6.9 yards per carry (405 attempts) … Rushed for at least 100 yards eight times, which ranks 11th in school history … Earned CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll accolades …

SENIOR YEAR (2024)
Saw action in all 12 games and earned a start … Rushed for 686 yards on 111 carries with nine touchdowns … Averaged 57.2 rushing yards per game … Also totaled 22 receptions for 248 yards with a touchdowns … Rushed for a season-high 122 yards on 12 carries with a 33-yard touchdown in the win against Campbell … Also totaled three receptions for 52 yards … Rushed for 95 yards on 12 carries with two touchdowns in the triumph versus Hampton … Rushed for 98 yards on eight carries with a 62-yard touchdown in the victory against Bryant … Totaled three touchdowns – two rushing and one receiving – in the win at North Carolina A&T … Rushed for 71 yards on seven carries versus the Aggies … Logged 74 rushing yards on 14 carries with a touchdown at Towson … Preseason All-CAA honorable mention selection …

JUNIOR YEAR (2023)
All-CAA Honorable Mention selection … Virginia Sports Information Directors (VaSID) All-State Second Team … Ranked sixth nationally in yards per carry (6.79) … Ranked fifth in the CAA in rushing yards per game (77.7) and eighth in all-purpose yards per game (97.1) … Finished the season with 855 rushing yards on 126 carries and three touchdowns … Also totaled 19 catches for 183 yards and a touchdown … Rushed for more than 100 yards in five games … Recorded 132 rushing yards on a career-high 27 carries at Elon … Also tallied three receptions for 24 yards versus the Phoenix … Rushed for 112 yards on 15 carries with a touchdown in the win against Monmouth … Also registered three caches for 27 yards with a touchdown in the triumph … Rushed for 110 yards on 13 carries with a  touchdown in the win at Charleston Southern … Posted 104 rushing yards on 13 carries versus Towson … Rushed for 103 yards on 12 carries in the win against Maine … Rushed for 91 yards on nine carries with a touchdown against Richmond … Als threw 2-yard touchdown pass versus the Spiders … Rushed for 90 yards on 10 carries in the win against Wofford … Totaled a season-high four catches for 61 yards to go with 40 rushing yards on eight carries in the season-opening win at Campbell … Earned CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll accolades …

SOPHOMORE YEAR (2022)
Saw action in 11 games and earned a start … Finished the season with 722 rushing yards on 85 carries with nine touchdowns … Averaged 8.5 yards per carry … Also totaled 16 catches for 116 yards with a touchdown … Completed his only pass for a touchdown (13 yards) … Rushed for 128 yards on 21 carries with three touchdowns in the win at Stony Brook … Also hauled in four catches for 30 yards versus the Seawolves … Rushed for 89 yards on six carries with two touchdowns, highlighted by a 56-yard scamper, in the victory against Campbell … Rushed for 94 yards on eight carries in the triumph at Towson … Rushed for 93 yards on nine carries with a touchdown in the win versus No. 17/18  Rhode Island … Rushed for 93 yards on 10 carries with a touchdown in the victory at Hampton … Rushed for 54 yards on six carries with a touchdown in the season-opening win at Charlotte … Also found the end zone versus Elon … Threw a 13-yard touchdown pass to Lachlan Pitts in the win against No. 6 Delaware … Preseason All-CAA Honorable Mention …

REDSHIRT FRESHMAN YEAR (2021)
Phil Steele All-CAA Second Team … Appeared in seven games and earned a pair of starts … Rushed for 384 yards on 67 carries with two touchdowns … Averaged 54.9 yards per game and 5.7 yards per carry … Also totaled eight catches for 63 yards … Returned five punts for 30 yards …  Rushed for 101 yards on 13 carries, highlighted by a 53-yard touchdown, against No. 2 James Madison … Rushed for 67 yards on 13 carries with a touchdown in the win at No. 4 Villanova … Totaled 61 rushing yards on 10 carries in the victory against Towson … Earned his first career start at Maine and rushed for 56 yards on seven carries … Made his season debut in the win versus UAlbany after missing the first four games due to injury and rushed for 55 yards on five carries … Phil Steele Preseason All-CAA Third Team … 

FRESHMAN YEAR (2021 – Spring)
Earned VaSID All-State Second Team honors … Ranked sixth in the CAA in rushing yards per game (74.0), tied for sixth in rushing touchdowns (3) and seventh in all-purpose yards per game (85.0) … Led the team in rushing with 148 yards on 16 carries … Averaged 9.2 yards per carry … Also totaled three catches for 22 yards … Honored as the CAA Rookie of the Week and earned honorable mention STATS National Rookie of the Week distinction after rushing for 137 yards on just 10 carries with three touchdowns in the win against Elon … Highlighting his performance against Elon were touchdown runs of 65 and 38 yards … Earned distinction on the CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll …

HIGH SCHOOL
Three-year letterwinner as a running back, wide receiver and quarterback for head coaches John Davis and Daniel Jones at John Handley High School … Finished his prep career with 3,440 rushing yards and 43 rushing touchdowns … Honored as the district and area offensive player of the year in 2019 after setting single-season school records for rushing yards (2,003) and rushing touchdowns (29) … Also averaged 9.5 yards per carry and 2.6 rushing touchdowns per game as a senior en route to earning second-team all-region distinction as a senior … Set school records for most rushing yards in a game (287) and longest touchdown run (97) … Garnered first-team all-district accolades in 2018 … Lettered three times as a sprinter in track … Member of the Debate Team, Key Club and National Honor Society … Student at Mountain Vista Governor’s School …

PERSONAL
Son of James and Marie Imoh … Father played soccer collegiately at West Point … Younger brother, Tirone, played football at West Point … Uncle, Mike Imoh, played football at Virginia Tech and professionally in the Canadian Football League (CFL).

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Historical Player Information

  • 28

    2020Freshman

    RB
    5'8" 175 lbs
    28
  • 28

    2021Redshirt Freshman

    RB
    5'8" 185 lbs
    28
  • 1

    2022Sophomore

    RB
    5'8" 185 lbs
    1
  • 1

    2023Junior

    RB
    5'8" 180 lbs
    1
  • 1

    2024Senior

    RB
    5'8" 180 lbs
    1