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Minnesota · Through Week 8

TJ Thomas

#23 · RB · Fr. · 5'8" · 190 lbs · Thomasville, GA

#202

of 218 running backs · Bottom 8%

-1.24

points added per game vs an average RB

Rushing -0.87Receiving -0.377 games
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What the numbers say about TJ

  • •Ranks #202 of 218 running backs (top 93%) with -1.24 points added per game.

Against every FBS RB

Where he ranks among qualified players at his position.

  • EPA per carry-0.13Bottom 7%
  • Rush success rate39.2%Bottom 25%
  • Yards per carry3.9Bottom 15%
  • Explosive run rate7.8%Bottom 39%
  • Stuffed rate23.5%Bottom 7%
  • Carry share31.3%Bottom 41%
  • EPA per target-0.10Bottom 26%

What he does best

No single stat in the top quarter at his position yet.

What to work on

  • EPA per carry (Bottom 7%)
  • Avoiding stuffs (Bottom 7%)
  • Left (-0.59 per play, vs +0.10 middle)

Coaching notes

  • Direction. Best: middle (+0.10 per play). Toughest: left (-0.59).
  • Against top defenses. Best: vs top-40 defenses (+0.06 per play). Toughest: vs everyone else (-0.39).
  • By down. Best: 1st down (+0.04 per play). Toughest: 2nd down (-0.34).
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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

  • 1st down+0.04 EPA · 52% succ · 25 plays
  • 2nd down-0.34 EPA · 28% succ · 18 plays
  • 3rd/4th down-0.21 EPA · 25% succ · 8 plays

Standard vs passing downs

  • Standard downs-0.09 EPA · 49% succ · 37 plays
  • Passing downs-0.24 EPA · 14% succ · 14 plays

Red zone

  • Red zone-0.27 EPA · 25% succ · 4 plays

Against top defenses

  • vs top-40 defenses+0.06 EPA · 38% succ · 29 plays
  • vs everyone else-0.39 EPA · 41% succ · 22 plays

Direction

  • Middle+0.10 EPA · 54% succ · 26 plays
  • Right-0.20 EPA · 36% succ · 14 plays
  • Left-0.59 EPA · 9% succ · 11 plays

Season stats

CarRush YdsYPCRush TDExpl%Stuff%Car Shr
512013.907.8%23.5%31.3%
TgtRecRec YdsRec TD
1912610

Game log

WkOpponentRushingReceivingEPA/play
1vsEastern Illinois5 car, 24 yds, 0 TD0/1, 0 yds, 0 TD-0.24
2vsMississippi State3 car, -1 yds, 0 TD4/7, 40 yds, 0 TD-0.72
3vsAkron9 car, 26 yds, 0 TD3/5, -8 yds, 0 TD-0.37
4atWashington11 car, 78 yds, 0 TD2/2, 9 yds, 0 TD+0.11
5vsMichigan12 car, 56 yds, 0 TD2/2, 14 yds, 0 TD+0.21
6atPurdue5 car, 10 yds, 0 TD1/2, 6 yds, 0 TD-0.38
8vsIowa6 car, 8 yds, 0 TD—-0.33