Pennsylvania RB Malachi Hosley plans to enter NCAA Transfer Portal

Pennsylvania running back Malachi Hosley plans to enter the NCAA Transfer Portal, per On3’s Pete Nakos. Hosley spent two seasons with the Quakers.

In the 2024 campaign, Hosley amassed 191 carries for 1,192 yards and nine touchdowns. He also recorded 12 catches for 89 yards. For his efforts, Hosley was named a unanimous first-team All-Ivy pick, the Quakers’ first since Nick Miller in 2018.

Additionally, Hosley was named a finalist for the Walter Payton Award, which is presented annually to the National Offensive Player of the Year in Division I FCS college football. Hosley’s signature performance of the year came at Cornell, where he rushed for 192 yards and two touchdowns.

Hosley was also spectacular in his freshman season at Penn. In 2023, Hosley collected 723 rushing yards (2nd in Ivy) on 121 carries and seven touchdowns (third in Ivy). Further, Hosley reeled in 22 receptions for 246 receiving yards and a score, totaling 969 all-purpose yards in his first season.

Hosley’s excellence didn’t go unnoticed. The Columbus, Georgia, native earned the Ivy League Rookie of the Year Award and was an All-Ivy First-Team member. Moreover, Hosley was a Jerry Rice Award Finalist and the FCS Freshman of the Year.

Malachi Hosley played high school football at Northside (GA), where was an unranked prospect, according to the On3 Industry Ranking, a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies.

Although Hosley was overlooked by recruiting services in high school, Princeton head coach Ray Priore never doubted the young man’s ability.

“He [was] a talented player in high school, so when you take that high school film and put it to [the] college level and can see [his impact] that quickly in his first year with all the accolades he got with it,” Priore said, per The Daily Pennsylvanian. “Those plays are made by some God-given talents.”

Now, Hosley will look to utilize those “God-given talents” elsewhere. As one of the most accomplished running backs in the transfer portal, he should have no trouble finding interest.