Efficiency & Role
EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS RB who qualifies
Advanced
Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume
| Rushing | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Carries | 126 | — |
| Success rate | 36.5% | 286th / 332 |
| Explosive run rate | 12.7% | 171st / 332 |
| Stuffed at the line | 11.1% | 68th / 332 |
| First downs | 25 | — |
| Red-zone carries | 16 | — |
| Goal-line carries | 3 | — |
| Receiving | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Targets | 37 | — |
| Target share | 17.5% | 226th / 534 |
| Catch rate | 62.2% | 321st / 534 |
| Success rate per target | 32.4% | 494th / 534 |
| Yards per target | 4.7 | 501st / 534 |
| Explosive catches | 5.4% | 443rd / 534 |
| Deep-target rate | 2.7% | — |
| 3rd-down targets | 13 | — |
| Red-zone targets | 5 | — |
Charting
Where Thomas's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
Where he's targeted37 targets charted
Run direction126 carries
2025 charting · UNLV
2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (6 of Thomas’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.
Where he's targeted26 targets charted
Run direction63 carries
Career
4 seasons since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play
| Season | Team | G | Snaps | Car | Rush yds | Y/C | Rush TD | Rush SR | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Tgt share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far |  UNLV#88 · 5-3 | 8 | 72% | 128 | 657 | 5.1 | 4 | 36.5% | 23 | 174 | 2 | 17.5% |
| 2025 | UNLV#64 · 10-4 | 13 | 46% | 148 | 1036 | 7.0 | 12 | 50.3% | 39 | 237 | 1 | 12.7% |
| 2024 | UNLV#29 · 11-3 | 14 | 46% | 164 | 918 | 5.6 | 7 | 42.9% | 11 | 91 | 1 | 7.2% |
| 2023 | UNLV#61 · 9-5 | 13 | 28% | 108 | 503 | 4.7 | 12 | 43.2% | 7 | 62 | 0 | 4.4% |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Jai'Den Thomas's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Game Log
Jai'Den Thomas's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game
| Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Car | Yds | Y/C | TD | Long | Rec | Yds | Y/R | TD | Long |
| 1 |  Memphis | L 21–27 | 7.0 | 12 | 44 | 3.7 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 54 | 9.0 | 0 | 25 |
| 1 | @ Hawai'i | W 21–6 | 7.8 | 20 | 143 | 7.2 | 1 | 50 | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | @ North Texas | L 6–44 | 4.7 | 10 | 37 | 3.7 | 0 | 8 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 4 | @ Akron | W 38–10 | 9.5 | 15 | 113 | 7.5 | 1 | 30 | 3 | 54 | 18.0 | 2 | 40 |
| 5 |  California | W 39–31 | 4.4 | 16 | 46 | 2.9 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 |  North Dakota State | W 13–7 | 6.7 | 22 | 112 | 5.1 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 5 |
| 7 | @ Air Force | L 31–41 | 6.8 | 17 | 48 | 2.8 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 32 | 6.4 | 0 | 9 |
| 9 |  Northern Illinois | W 31–24 | 8.2 | 16 | 114 | 7.1 | 1 | 60 | 4 | 27 | 6.8 | 0 | 14 |
| 2026 · 8 games | 6.9 | 128 | 657 | 5.1 | 4 | 60 | 23 | 174 | 7.6 | 2 | 40 | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Rushing | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Carries | 128 | — |
| Yards | 657 | 37th / 1519 |
| Yards / carry | 5.1 | 108th / 312 |
| Touchdowns | 4 | 133rd / 683 |
| Long | 60 | — |
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 23 | 245th / 2089 |
| Yards | 174 | 493rd / 2074 |
| Yards / catch | 7.6 | 435th / 460 |
| Touchdowns | 2 | 223rd / 914 |
| Long | 40 | — |
| Fumbles | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Fumbles | 1 | — |
| Lost | 0 | — |
| Recovered | 0 | — |
| Kick returns | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Returns | 1 | — |
| Yards | 15 | — |
| Average | 15 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 15 | — |
Snaps by Game
Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works
| Game | Start | Team plays | Est. snaps | Plays involved | Special teams | Penalties | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · Memphis | ✓ RB | 78 | ~52 (44–58) | 21 | 1 | 1 | 67% |
| Wk 1 · Hawai'i | ✓ RB | 61 | ~45 (38–50) | 23 | · | · | 74% |
| Wk 2 · North Texas | ✓ RB | 72 | ~30 (20–39) | 11 | · | · | 42% |
| Wk 4 · Akron | ✓ RB | 63 | ~38 (26–49) | 19 | · | · | 60% |
| Wk 5 · California | ✓ RB | 60 | ~48 (41–53) | 20 | · | · | 80% |
| Wk 6 · North Dakota State | ✓ RB | 63 | ~53 (45–59) | 25 | · | · | 84% |
| Wk 7 · Air Force | — | 64 | ~55 (46–61) | 25 | · | · | 86% |
| Wk 9 · Northern Illinois | ✓ RB | 62 | ~55 (46–61) | 21 | · | · | 89% |
| Season | 7 GS | 523 | 376 (320–424) | 165 | 1 | 1 | 72% |
Position Room
6 RBs on the UNLV roster, ordered by car
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Car | Yds | YPC | TD | Rec | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Jai'Den Thomas | RB | SR | 128 | 657 | 5.1 | 4 | 23 | +0.03 |
| 0 | Jaylon Glover | RB | SR | 16 | 89 | 5.6 | 0 | 3 | -0.61 |
| 24 | Darrien Jones | RB | JR | 13 | 36 | 2.8 | 0 | 3 | -0.27 |
| Kamran Williams | RB | 3 | 15 | 5 | 0 | — | -0.02 | ||
| Skylar Vann | RB | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | — | -0.28 | ||
| 29 | Mohammad Maali | RB | SR | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | -0.09 |
Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes 6+ plays per team game. UNLV depth chart →