Player Career

Jay Thomas Career Story

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Player Story

Jay Thomas story

Jay Thomas built his college career from 2006 through 2009 as a running back from Oakdale, MN wearing No. 20, spending time with Minnesota. The clearest part of Jay Thomas' career was his backfield work: 464 rushing yards, 84 carries, 5 rushing touchdowns, and 134 receiving yards across 21 career games in the available record. His career also includes 134 receiving yards and 65 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Jay Thomas' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Minnesota

    2006-2009

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20062006200720082009
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2006 PostseasonMinnesota27453.29.9—
2006 Regular SeasonMinnesota27453.29.90
2007 Regular SeasonMinnesota29656.31122
2008 Regular SeasonMinnesota2837.15.9-268
2009 Regular SeasonMinnesota0—0-28

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Northwestern

Week 7 · L 48-49 · Conference game

Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.

107

Scrimmage Yards

81.9 takeover

107 scrimmage yards and 34.3 usage.

Game stats

#2

vs Iowa

Week 12 · W 34-24 · Conference game

128

Scrimmage Yards

81.7 takeover

Win with 128 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

128 scrimmage yards and 27.6 usage.

Game stats

#3

@ Indiana

Week 6 · L 20-40 · Conference game

107

Scrimmage Yards

81.3 takeover

Loss with 107 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

107 scrimmage yards and 18.9 usage.

Game stats

#4

vs Indiana

Week 10 · W 63-26 · Conference game

79

Scrimmage Yards

66.1 takeover

Win with 79 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

79 scrimmage yards and 12.8 usage.

Game stats

#5

vs Florida Atlantic

Week 4 · W 37-3

23

Scrimmage Yards

59.9 takeover

Win with 23 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

23 scrimmage yards and 6.9 usage.

Game stats

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2007 Regular Season · Minnesota

296 primary output · 56.3 efficiency · 11 usage

55.5

#2

2006 Postseason · Minnesota

50.3

274 primary · 53.2 efficiency · 9.9 usage

#3

2006 Regular Season · Minnesota

50.3

274 primary · 53.2 efficiency · 9.9 usage

Milestones

1

100+ rush yards

0

150+ scrimmage yards

1

2+ TD games

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