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Player Dossier
2006-2009Minnesota
Jay Thomas
RB • 6'0" • Oakdale, MN, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Jay Thomas leans balanced backfield option traits and partial efficiency context.
Impact Production
12
Developing production for a back
lowelite
Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
20
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2007 Regular Season · Minnesota
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Minnesota
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Northwestern
Player 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...
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- Committed To
- Kansas State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2020
Jay Thomas, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2007 Regular Season · Minnesota. Jay Thomas leans balanced backfield option traits and partial efficiency context.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 598
- Rushing yards
- 464
- Receiving yards
- 134
- Touchdowns
- 5
Quick Answers
Jay Thomas quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Minnesota · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 598
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 21 games
- Best season
- 2007 Regular Season · Minnesota
- Top game
- Northwestern
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Lee's Summit · Kansas State
- High school pipeline
- Lee's Summit · 3 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 20 · Class 2009
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 Postseason | Minnesota | 7 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 50.3 |
| 2006 Regular Season | Minnesota | 7 | 253 | 204 | 49 | 4 | 50.3 |
| 2007 Regular Season | Minnesota | 7 | 296 | 215 | 81 | 1 | 55.5 |
| 2008 Regular Season | Minnesota | 3 | 28 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 29.8 |
| 2009 Regular Season | Minnesota | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
Related Context
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Jay Thomas played RB for Minnesota. Across 4 tracked seasons, Jay Thomas recorded 464 rushing yards, 134 receiving yards, and 5 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2007 with Minnesota.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2007 Regular Season
Minnesota paired 296 primary output with 56.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2006 Postseason role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 53.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2009 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Iowa
Win with 128 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2006 Postseason · Minnesota
Games
7
Scrimmage Yards / G
39.1
Efficiency
53.2
Usage
9.9
Consistency
27.4
Best Game by takeover score
Iowa
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Texas Tech: 21. California: 3. Temple: 31. Purdue: 2. Indiana: 79. Michigan State: 10. Iowa: 128
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Texas Tech: 6 by 36.5. California: 1 by 31.3. Temple: 2 by 100. Purdue: 1 by 20.8. Indiana: 6 by 100. Michigan State: 6 by 17.4. Iowa: 16 by 66.3
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins62 · Games = 4 · +53.3 vs Losses
Losses8.7 · Games = 3 · -53.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
7 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Iowa
Best efficiency game
100 vs Indiana
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
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- 1
Minnesota
2006-2009
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20062006200720082009
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 Postseason | Minnesota | 274 | 53.2 | 9.9 | — |
| 2006 Regular Season | Minnesota | 274 | 53.2 | 9.9 | 0 |
| 2007 Regular Season | Minnesota | 296 | 56.3 | 11 | 22 |
| 2008 Regular Season | Minnesota | 28 | 37.1 | 5.9 | -268 |
| 2009 Regular Season | Minnesota | 0 | — | 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.
#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.
#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.
#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.
#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.
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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