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UCLA · Through Week 8

Jaivian Thomas

#21 · RB · Fr. · 5'10" · 198 lbs · Oakland, CA

#93

of 218 running backs · Top 42%

+0.04

points added per game vs an average RB

Rushing +0.047 games
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What the numbers say about Jaivian

  • •Top 10% of running backs in rushing success rate (52.1%).
  • •Cooling off: -0.04 points per play over his last three games, down from +0.13 for the season.
  • •Ranks #93 of 218 running backs (top 43%) with +0.04 points added per game.

Against every FBS RB

Where he ranks among qualified players at his position.

  • EPA per carry0.14Top 43%
  • Rush success rate52.1%Top 10%
  • Yards per carry4.6Bottom 37%
  • Explosive run rate8.3%Bottom 45%
  • Stuffed rate12.5%Top 31%
  • Carry share18.5%Bottom 4%
  • EPA per target0.27Top 39%

What he does best

  • Rush success rate (Top 10%)

What to work on

  • Yards per carry (Bottom 37%, his lowest mark)
  • Explosive run rate (Bottom 45%, his lowest mark)
  • 1st down (+0.02 per play, vs +0.51 2nd down)

No true weak spots at his position, so these are his lowest marks.

Coaching notes

  • By down. Best: 2nd down (+0.51 per play). Toughest: 1st down (+0.02).
  • Direction. Best: left (+0.27 per play). Toughest: right (-0.09).
  • Standard vs passing downs. Best: standard downs (+0.25 per play). Toughest: passing downs (-0.09).
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Players like Thomas

The closest matches at his position across every stat, not just the total.

Situational splits

Points added per play (adjusted for opponents) and success rate in each situation.

By down

  • 2nd down+0.51 EPA · 62% succ · 21 plays
  • 1st down+0.02 EPA · 50% succ · 20 plays
  • 3rd/4th down-0.62 EPA · 29% succ · 7 plays

Standard vs passing downs

  • Standard downs+0.25 EPA · 63% succ · 32 plays
  • Passing downs-0.09 EPA · 31% succ · 16 plays

Red zone

  • Red zone+0.63 EPA · 69% succ · 13 plays

Against top defenses

  • vs everyone else+0.13 EPA · 60% succ · 35 plays
  • vs top-40 defenses+0.18 EPA · 31% succ · 13 plays

Direction

  • Middle+0.18 EPA · 54% succ · 26 plays
  • Left+0.27 EPA · 55% succ · 11 plays
  • Right-0.09 EPA · 46% succ · 11 plays

Season stats

CarRush YdsYPCRush TDExpl%Stuff%Car Shr
482194.648.3%12.5%18.5%
TgtRecRec YdsRec TD
52130

Game log

WkOpponentRushingReceivingEPA/play
1atCalifornia5 car, 41 yds, 0 TD—+0.29
2vsSan Diego State7 car, 32 yds, 1 TD1/1, 4 yds, 0 TD+0.57
3vsPurdue9 car, 58 yds, 1 TD1/2, 9 yds, 0 TD+0.19
4atMaryland5 car, 11 yds, 1 TD—+0.01
6atOregon4 car, 8 yds, 0 TD0/1, 0 yds, 0 TD-0.12
7vsWisconsin9 car, 37 yds, 0 TD0/1, 0 yds, 0 TD+0.31
8vsMichigan State9 car, 32 yds, 1 TD—-0.31