2024 Football Roster
Jersey Number 58
Nick Malone
- Position:
- Offensive Line
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 298
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Morgantown, W.Va.
- High School:
- Morgantown
- Played in 53 career games and started 17 at tackle
- Part of offense that rushed for 140 or more yards in 27 of the past 29 games
- Over the past three years, WVU rushed for 200 or more yards 18 times and 300 or more yards six times
2024 (r-Sr.)
- Academic All-Big 12 Conference First Team
- All-Big 12 Conference Third Team (CollegeFootballNetwork)
- All-Big 12 Conference Fourth Team (Phil Steele)
- All-Big 12 Conference Honorable-Mention (Coaches)
- Started all 13 games right tackle
- Saw action on 1,001 total plays, including 945 offensive snaps, including 70 or more in eight games
- Member of the offensive line that ranked No. 9 among Power Four schools in rushing attack, No. 32 in scoring offense, No. 33 in total offense and No. 35 in fewest sacks allowed
- WVU was No. 9 nationally in missed tackles forced on runs (132)
- WVU finished with 88 rushes that gained 10+ yards, tying for No. 7 nationally
- WVU was No. 13 nationally with 1,716 rushing yards after contact
- WVU Offensive Lineman of the Game: Arizona
- WVU Blue Collar Award: UAlbany, Kansas
- Registered 51 knockdowns and 36 great blocks during the regular season
- Finished with a season-high 13 knockdowns and three great blocks at Pitt
- Recorded six knockdowns against Penn State
- Had a season-high eight great blocks at Oklahoma State
- Collected six knockdowns and five great blocks against Baylor
- Registered four knockdowns and three great blocks against UCF
2023 (r-Jr.)
- Played in all 13 games and started four
- Saw action at tackle and on special teams
- Used on 390 offensive snaps and 113 on special teams
- Saw action on a season-high 85 snaps at Houston and 11 special teams snaps against North Carolina in the Duke’s Mayo Bowl
- Member of the offensive line that led Power 5 in rushing yards per game and was No. 3 nationally in fewest sacks allowed
- Among Power 5 schools, WVU has the longest streak of games with 140 or more rushing yards (16), three more than any other team
- Registered a season-high four knockdowns against BYU
- Recorded a season-high five great blocks at UCF and Cincinnati
2022 (r-So.)
- Played in all 12 games
- Added depth at tackle and used primarily on special teams
- Season-high 22 offensive snaps against Towson
- Used on 10 or more special teams plays three times, including a season-high 12 at Oklahoma State
- 2022 Tommy Nickolich Award winner, signifying WVU's most outstanding walk-on
2021 (r-Fr.)
- Played in all 13 games and earned a start against Oklahoma State
- Added depth at tackle and inserted as additional lineman for power situations
- Saw action on 95 snaps, including a season-high 37 against Long Island
- Two knockdowns against Long Island
2020 (COVID)
- Saw action against Eastern Kentucky and Kansas
- Used on 34 offensive plays, including a season-high 32 against Eastern Kentucky
- Did not allow a sack against the Colonels
2019 (Fr.)
- Redshirted
High School
- Played offensive and defensive line and tight end for coach Matt Lacy at Morgantown High
- Earned 3A All-State Second Team honors as a senior
- All-USA Today West Virginia All-State Second Team
- Finished with 25 tackles, including six tackles for loss
- Also lettered in basketball
Personal
- Son of Wayne and Nancy Malone
- One of four children (1 brother, 2 sisters)
- Graduated with his bachelor’s degree in general business in May 2023
- Currently pursuing his master’s degree in business administration
- Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll
- Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll
TV Highlights: Houston Game
Sunday, November 02
Scotty Fox Jr. | Nov. 1
Saturday, November 01
Diore Hubbard | Nov. 1
Saturday, November 01
Jordan Scruggs | Nov. 1
Saturday, November 01
