2021 Virginia Tech Hokies Malachi Thomas #24 Kickoff Return Split Stats through 01/10/2022
| Split | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Games | 12 | 5 | 89 | 17.80 | 0 | 0.4 | 7.4 |
| at Home | 6 | 5 | 89 | 17.80 | 0 | 0.8 | 14.8 |
| on Road/Neutral Site | 6 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| in Wins | 5 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| in Losses | 7 | 5 | 89 | 17.80 | 0 | 0.7 | 12.7 |
| vs. Conference | 7 | 4 | 75 | 18.75 | 0 | 0.6 | 10.7 |
| vs. Non-Conference | 5 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 2.8 |
| vs. Ranked (AP) | 2 | 2 | 34 | 17.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 17.0 |
| vs. Unranked (AP) | 10 | 3 | 55 | 18.33 | 0 | 0.3 | 5.5 |
| vs. FBS (I-A) | 11 | 5 | 89 | 17.80 | 0 | 0.5 | 8.1 |
| vs. FCS (I-AA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| vs. FBS Winning | 5 | 2 | 34 | 17.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 6.8 |
| vs. FBS Non-Winning | 6 | 3 | 55 | 18.33 | 0 | 0.5 | 9.2 |
| vs. FBS Power 5 | 9 | 4 | 75 | 18.75 | 0 | 0.4 | 8.3 |
| vs. FBS non-Power 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 7.0 |
| in August/September | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| in October | 4 | 5 | 89 | 17.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 22.3 |
| in November | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| in December/January | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |