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 | 57 | — |
| Success rate | 38.6% | 254th / 332 |
| Explosive run rate | 10.5% | 238th / 332 |
| Stuffed at the line | 22.8% | 295th / 332 |
| First downs | 12 | — |
| Red-zone carries | 4 | — |
| Goal-line carries | 0 | — |
| Receiving | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Targets | 22 | — |
| Target share | 10.1% | — |
| Catch rate | 68.2% | — |
| Success rate per target | 36.4% | — |
| Yards per target | 2.7 | — |
| Explosive catches | 0.0% | — |
| Deep-target rate | 0.0% | — |
| 3rd-down targets | 3 | — |
| 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 targeted27 targets charted
Run direction64 carries
Game Log
TJ 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 |  Eastern Illinois | W 59–7 | 5.4 | 7 | 52 | 7.4 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | 18 |
| 2 |  Mississippi State | L 13–38 | 6.2 | 3 | -1 | -0.3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 40 | 10.0 | 0 | 14 |
| 3 |  Akron | W 41–7 | 7.8 | 13 | 122 | 9.4 | 1 | 71 | 3 | -8 | -2.7 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | @ Washington | W 27–24 | 6.8 | 11 | 78 | 7.1 | 0 | 45 | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 5 |
| 5 |  Michigan | W 20–14 | 6.2 | 12 | 56 | 4.7 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 8 |
| 6 | @ Purdue | L 13–41 | 5.5 | 6 | 12 | 2.0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 4.5 | 0 | 7 |
| 8 |  Iowa | W 13–10 | 2.8 | 6 | 8 | 1.3 | 0 | 5 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 9 | @ Indiana | L 16–23 | 6.2 | 6 | 54 | 9.0 | 0 | 30 | 3 | -2 | -0.7 | 0 | 9 |
| 2026 · 8 games | 5.9 | 64 | 381 | 6.0 | 1 | 71 | 20 | 94 | 4.7 | 0 | 18 | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Rushing | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Carries | 64 | — |
| Yards | 381 | 149th / 1519 |
| Yards / carry | 6 | 50th / 312 |
| Touchdowns | 1 | 411th / 683 |
| Long | 71 | — |
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 20 | 319th / 2089 |
| Yards | 94 | 807th / 2074 |
| Yards / catch | 4.7 | 458th / 460 |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 18 | — |
| Fumbles | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Fumbles | 1 | — |
| Lost | 1 | — |
| Recovered | 0 | — |
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 | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · Eastern Illinois | — | 71 | ~19 (13–25) | 10 | 27% |
| Wk 2 · Mississippi State | ✓ RB | 63 | ~28 (19–36) | 10 | 44% |
| Wk 3 · Akron | ✓ RB | 63 | ~33 (23–43) | 18 | 52% |
| Wk 4 · Washington | — | 62 | ~22 (15–29) | 13 | 35% |
| Wk 5 · Michigan | — | 65 | ~24 (16–31) | 14 | 37% |
| Wk 6 · Purdue | — | 52 | ~22 (15–29) | 12 | 42% |
| Wk 8 · Iowa | — | 61 | ~14 (4–27) | 6 | 23% |
| Wk 9 · Indiana | — | 60 | ~21 (14–27) | 9 | 35% |
| Season | 2 GS | 497 | 183 (145–226) | 92 | 37% |
Position Room
8 RBs on the Minnesota roster, ordered by car
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Car | Yds | YPC | TD | Rec | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Darius Taylor | RB | SR | 83 | 217 | 2.6 | 5 | 22 | -0.08 |
| 23 | TJ Thomas | RB | JR | 64 | 381 | 6 | 1 | 20 | -0.05 |
| 9 | Xavier Ford | RB | SO | 29 | 128 | 4.4 | 1 | 1 | +0.04 |
| A.J. Turner | RB | 10 | 44 | 4.4 | 1 | 1 | +0.04 | ||
| 28 | Niko Castillo | RB | FR | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | — | -0.45 |
| 20 | Ryan Estrada | RB | FR | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | 2 | +0.11 |
| 22 | Jaron Thomas | RB | SO | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | — | +0.07 |
| 26 | Zeke Bates | RB | FR | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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. Minnesota depth chart →