UCLA · 2026

Jaivian Thomas

RB
UCLA Bruins8-0 · TDC #17
Snap share
23%
likely 18–28%
Rush yards
270
247th of 1519 in FBS
Yards / carry
4.8
141st of 312 in FBS
Rush TD
4
133rd of 683 in FBS
Receptions
3
1350th of 2089 in FBS
EPA / play
+0.04
188th of 264 RBs

Efficiency & Role

EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS RB who qualifies

EPA per play by situation

63 plays · +2.8 total EPA · 188th of 264 qualifying RBs
All plays+0.04
Passing+0.23
Rushing+0.02
1st down-0.07
2nd down+0.40
3rd down-0.10
Standard downs+0.05
Passing downs+0.03
ThomasRB average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays12%
Pass plays3%
Run plays18%
1st down9%
2nd down14%
3rd down12%
Standard downs12%
Passing downs11%
ThomasRB average

Advanced

Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume

RushingValueFBS rank
Carries50—
Success rate50.0%70th / 332
Explosive run rate12.0%197th / 332
Stuffed at the line12.0%91st / 332
First downs12—
Red-zone carries13—
Goal-line carries4—
ReceivingValueFBS rank
Targets7—
Target share5.1%—
Catch rate42.9%—
Success rate per target42.9%—
Yards per target3.4—
Explosive catches0.0%—
Deep-target rate14.3%—
3rd-down targets6—
Red-zone targets1—

Charting

Where Thomas's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play

Targets
7
3 caught (43%)
Avg. depth of target
3.1
air yards per target
YAC per catch
9.0
27 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
-3
of 24 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
14%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted7 targets charted

43% comp3.1 avg. depth9.0 YAC/catch14% 20+ air yds0–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: 1 targets (14%), 1 caught (100%), 11 yds, 11.0 per target1100% · 11yLeft, 0–4 air yards: noneLeft, 5–9 air yards: noneLeft, 10–14 air yards: noneLeft, 15–19 air yards: noneLeft, 20–29 air yards: noneLeft, 30+ air yards: noneMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: noneMiddle, 5–9 air yards: noneMiddle, 10–14 air yards: noneMiddle, 15–19 air yards: noneMiddle, 20–29 air yards: noneMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: 2 targets (29%), 1 caught (50%), 4 yds, 2.0 per target250% · 4yRight, 0–4 air yards: 3 targets (43%), 1 caught (33%), 9 yds, 3.0 per target333% · 9yRight, 5–9 air yards: noneRight, 10–14 air yards: noneRight, 15–19 air yards: noneRight, 20–29 air yards: 1 targets (14%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yRight, 30+ air yards: none
fewer more targets
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.

Run direction54 carries

Left
22%
6.2 YPC · 50% succ.
Middle
56%
4.5 YPC · 47% succ.
Right
22%
3.8 YPC · 42% succ.
Share of carries by direction, as the play-by-play calls it. Success: 5+ yards on 1st/2nd down, 3+ on 3rd/4th, or a touchdown. QB scrambles excluded.
2025 charting · UCLA

2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (2 of Thomas’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.

Charted targets
3
3 caught (100%)
Avg. depth of target
-2.0
air yards per target
YAC per catch
3.7
11 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
-6
of 5 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
0%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted3 targets charted

91% comp-2.0 avg. depth3.7 YAC/catch0% 20+ air yds0–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: 1 targets (33%), 1 caught (100%), 5 yds, 5.0 per target1100% · 5yLeft, 0–4 air yards: noneLeft, 5–9 air yards: noneLeft, 10–14 air yards: noneLeft, 15–19 air yards: noneLeft, 20–29 air yards: noneLeft, 30+ air yards: noneMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: noneMiddle, 5–9 air yards: noneMiddle, 10–14 air yards: noneMiddle, 15–19 air yards: noneMiddle, 20–29 air yards: noneMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: 2 targets (67%), 2 caught (100%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target2100% · 0yRight, 0–4 air yards: noneRight, 5–9 air yards: noneRight, 10–14 air yards: noneRight, 15–19 air yards: noneRight, 20–29 air yards: noneRight, 30+ air yards: none
fewer more targets
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.

Run direction28 carries

Left
25%
4.9 YPC · 29% succ.
Middle
57%
1.5 YPC · 6% succ.
Right
18%
2.0 YPC · 40% succ.
Share of carries by direction, as the play-by-play calls it. Success: 5+ yards on 1st/2nd down, 3+ on 3rd/4th, or a touchdown. QB scrambles excluded.

Career

4 seasons at 2 schools since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play

SeasonTeamGSnapsCarRush ydsY/CRush TDRush SRRecRec ydsRec TDTgt share
2026 so farUCLA#17 · 8-0823%562704.8450.0%32405.1%
2025UCLA#89 · 3-91029%812943.6140.5%106405.6%
2024California#67 · 6-71233%1006266.3743.9%119104.8%
2023California#67 · 6-778%181106.1166.7%32413.0%

Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Jaivian Thomas's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.

Game Log

Jaivian 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

5.2 avg. game scoreBest: 6.9 vs Purdue (Week 3)0 of 8 games at 8.0+
Rushing
WkOpponentResultGame scoreCarYdsY/CTDLong
1@CaliforniaW 45–245.75418.2015
2San Diego StateW 28–106.27324.619
3PurdueW 52–386.99586.4118
4@MarylandW 54–35.67243.419
6@OregonW 17–153.6482.004
7WisconsinW 17–75.09374.1010
8Michigan StateW 28–102.910414.119
9NevadaW 27–05.85295.8012
2026 · 8 games5.2562704.8418

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Rushing2026FBS rank
Carries56—
Yards270247th / 1519
Yards / carry4.8141st / 312
Touchdowns4133rd / 683
Long18—
Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions31350th / 2089
Yards241463rd / 2074
Yards / catch8—
Touchdowns0—
Long11—
Fumbles2026FBS rank
Fumbles1—
Lost1—
Recovered0—

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

GameTeam playsEst. snapsPlays involvedSnap share
Wk 1 · California53~10 (2–19)519%
Wk 2 · San Diego State67~19 (13–25)828%
Wk 3 · Purdue80~20 (14–26)1125%
Wk 4 · Maryland63~14 (4–27)722%
Wk 6 · Oregon70~9 (2–17)513%
Wk 7 · Wisconsin71~21 (14–27)1030%
Wk 8 · Michigan State78~17 (12–22)922%
Wk 9 · Nevada59~15 (10–19)725%
Season541125 (99–154)6223%

Position Room

6 RBs on the UCLA roster, ordered by car

#PlayerPosClassCarYdsYPCTDRecEPA/play
3Wayne KnightRBSR1106806.21216+0.37
Anthony WoodsRB754956.669+0.24
Jaivian ThomasRB562704.843+0.04
32Troy LeigberRBSR710414.91—+1.00
33Karson CoxRBSO110100—-4.50
22Dylan LeeRBJR——————

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. UCLA depth chart →