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UTEP · 2026

Kam Thomas

RBSenior5' 9", 184 lbsBirmingham, AL
UTEP Miners1-7 · TDC #137
Snap share
23%
7 of 8 started · likely 16–49%
Receptions
19
340th of 2089 in FBS
Rec. yards
283
278th of 2074 in FBS
Yards / catch
14.9
104th of 460 in FBS
Rec. TD
1
412th of 914 in FBS
EPA / play
+0.12
36 plays

Efficiency & Role

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

EPA per play by situation

36 plays · +4.3 total EPA · not enough plays to rank yet
All plays+0.12
Passing+0.22
Rushing-0.39
1st down+0.27
2nd down+0.02
3rd down+1.00
Standard downs+0.12
Passing downs+0.12
ThomasRB average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays9%
Pass plays17%
Run plays3%
1st down9%
2nd down10%
3rd down7%
Standard downs7%
Passing downs12%
ThomasRB average

Advanced

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

RushingValueFBS rank
Carries5—
Success rate0.0%—
Explosive run rate0.0%—
Stuffed at the line40.0%—
First downs0—
Red-zone carries0—
Goal-line carries0—
ReceivingValueFBS rank
Targets27—
Target share24.8%67th / 534
Catch rate59.3%370th / 534
Success rate per target25.9%518th / 534
Yards per target8.4232nd / 534
Explosive catches7.4%393rd / 534
Deep-target rate25.9%—
3rd-down targets4—
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
30
19 caught (63%)
Avg. depth of target
11.5
air yards per target
YAC per catch
8.2
156 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
127
of 283 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
23%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted30 targets charted

63% comp11.5 avg. depth8.2 YAC/catch23% 20+ air yds1–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: 5 targets (17%), 5 caught (100%), 47 yds, 9.4 per target5100% · 47yLeft, 0–4 air yards: 4 targets (13%), 2 caught (50%), 8 yds, 2.0 per target450% · 8yLeft, 5–9 air yards: 4 targets (13%), 2 caught (50%), 16 yds, 4.0 per target450% · 16yLeft, 10–14 air yards: 2 targets (7%), 1 caught (50%), 12 yds, 6.0 per target250% · 12yLeft, 15–19 air yards: 1 targets (3%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yLeft, 20–29 air yards: 1 targets (3%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yLeft, 30+ air yards: 3 targets (10%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target30% · 0yMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: noneMiddle, 5–9 air yards: 3 targets (10%), 3 caught (100%), 28 yds, 9.3 per target3100% · 28yMiddle, 10–14 air yards: noneMiddle, 15–19 air yards: noneMiddle, 20–29 air yards: 1 targets (3%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yMiddle, 30+ air yards: 2 targets (7%), 2 caught (100%), 147 yds, 73.5 per target2100% · 147yRight, Behind air yards: 1 targets (3%), 1 caught (100%), 2 yds, 2.0 per target1100% · 2yRight, 0–4 air yards: 2 targets (7%), 2 caught (100%), 6 yds, 3.0 per target2100% · 6yRight, 5–9 air yards: 1 targets (3%), 1 caught (100%), 17 yds, 17.0 per target1100% · 17yRight, 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.

Career

3 seasons since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play

SeasonTeamGSnapsCarRush ydsY/CRush TDRush SRRecRec ydsRec TDTgt share
2026 so farUTEP#137 · 1-7823%650.800.0%19283124.8%
2025UTEP#128 · 2-1016%16362.2025.0%426012.5%
2024UTEP#128 · 3-9919%13272.1010.0%47532218.0%

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

Game Log

Kam 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

6.4 avg. game scoreBest: 7.9 vs San José State (Week 7)0 of 4 games at 8.0+
RushingReceivingReturns
WkOpponentResultGame scoreCarYdsY/CTDLongRecYdsY/RTDLongKRKR ydsPRPR ydsTD
1@OklahomaL 0–51—1-5-5.000··········
2Texas SouthernW 51–10—·····29246.0183··28·
3@MichiganL 17–52—188.008133.003·····
4Oregon StateL 7–33—············16·
5@New MexicoL 7–616.23-4-1.30334715.7034·····
6NevadaL 13–306.2·····6325.3017··11·
7San José StateL 11–247.9·····49624.0064··18·
9@North Dakota StateL 7–315.2166.0063134.306··10·
2026 · 8 games6.4650.8081928314.9183··623·

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Rushing2026FBS rank
Carries6—
Yards51205th / 1519
Yards / carry0.8—
Touchdowns0—
Long8—
Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions19340th / 2089
Yards283278th / 2074
Yards / catch14.9104th / 460
Touchdowns1412th / 914
Long83—
Punt returns2026FBS rank
Returns6—
Yards23—
Average3.8—
Touchdowns0—
Long8—

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

GameStartTeam playsEst. snapsPlays involvedSpecial teamsSnap share
Wk 1 · Oklahoma✓ RB56~10 (2–19)1·18%
Wk 2 · Texas Southern✓ RB54~11 (3–21)4220%
Wk 3 · Michigan✓ RB47~6 (2–12)2·13%
Wk 4 · Oregon State✓ RB65··1—
Wk 5 · New Mexico✓ RB54~23 (16–30)8·43%
Wk 6 · Nevada✓ RB51~24 (16–31)9147%
Wk 7 · San José State✓ RB84~20 (14–26)8124%
Wk 9 · North Dakota State—50~10 (2–19)4120%
Season7 GS461104 (76–226)36623%

Position Room

7 RBs on the UTEP roster, ordered by car

#PlayerPosClassCarYdsYPCTDRecEPA/play
0Tavorus JonesRBJR662764.2110-0.02
32Lamar SperlingRBJR22743.401-0.07
21Jaden MooreRBJR102020—-0.30
6Elijah McCoyRBSO8384.80—-0.26
22Chris HunterRBJR7263.701-0.07
8Kam ThomasRBSR650.8019+0.12
19Daveon SingletonRBFR——————

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. UTEP depth chart →