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 | 39 | — |
| Success rate | 51.3% | 68th / 321 |
| Explosive run rate | 15.4% | 111th / 321 |
| Stuffed at the line | 12.8% | 121st / 321 |
| First downs | 11 | — |
| Red-zone carries | 10 | — |
| Goal-line carries | 3 | — |
| Receiving | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Targets | 5 | — |
| Target share | 4.5% | — |
| Catch rate | 40.0% | — |
| Success rate per target | 40.0% | — |
| Yards per target | 2.6 | — |
| Explosive catches | 0.0% | — |
| Deep-target rate | 0.0% | — |
| 3rd-down targets | 4 | — |
| Red-zone targets | 1 | — |
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 targeted5 targets charted
Run direction41 carries
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.
Where he's targeted3 targets charted
Run direction28 carries
Career
4 seasons at 2 schools 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 |  UCLA#16 · 6-0 | 6 | 23% | 41 | 200 | 4.9 | 3 | 51.3% | 2 | 13 | 0 | 4.5% |
| 2025 | UCLA#89 · 3-9 | 10 | 29% | 81 | 294 | 3.6 | 1 | 40.5% | 10 | 64 | 0 | 5.6% |
| 2024 |  California#67 · 6-7 | 12 | 33% | 100 | 626 | 6.3 | 7 | 43.9% | 11 | 91 | 0 | 4.8% |
| 2023 | California#67 · 6-7 | 7 | 8% | 18 | 110 | 6.1 | 1 | 66.7% | 3 | 24 | 1 | 3.0% |
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
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Rushing | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Carries | 41 | — |
| Yards | 200 | 289th / 1457 |
| Yards / carry | 4.9 | 136th / 324 |
| Touchdowns | 3 | 150th / 631 |
| Long | 18 | — |
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 2 | 1397th / 1995 |
| Yards | 13 | 1582nd / 1981 |
| Yards / catch | 6.5 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 9 | — |
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 | Team plays | Est. snaps | Plays involved | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · California | 53 | ~10 (2–19) | 5 | 19% |
| Wk 2 · San Diego State | 67 | ~19 (13–25) | 8 | 28% |
| Wk 3 · Purdue | 80 | ~20 (14–26) | 11 | 25% |
| Wk 4 · Maryland | 63 | ~14 (4–27) | 7 | 22% |
| Wk 6 · Oregon | 70 | ~9 (2–17) | 5 | 13% |
| Wk 7 · Wisconsin | 71 | ~21 (14–27) | 10 | 30% |
| Season | 404 | 93 (74–115) | 46 | 23% |
Position Room
6 RBs on the UCLA roster, ordered by car
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Car | Yds | YPC | TD | Rec | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Wayne Knight | RB | SR | 84 | 571 | 6.8 | 11 | 14 | +0.38 |
| Anthony Woods | RB | 53 | 347 | 6.5 | 5 | 5 | +0.31 | ||
| Jaivian Thomas | RB | 41 | 200 | 4.9 | 3 | 2 | +0.17 | ||
| 32 | Troy Leigber | RB | SR | 5 | 83 | 16.6 | 1 | — | +1.31 |
| 33 | Karson Cox | RB | SO | 1 | 10 | 10 | 0 | — | -4.50 |
| 22 | Dylan Lee | RB | JR | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 →