Player Dossier

2007-2010

Buffalo

Brandon Thermilus

RB • 6'1" • Flower Mound, TX, USA

Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover

Brandon Thermilus leans balanced backfield option traits and 53.4 efficiency.

Usage / Role

54%

Regular offensive contributor

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Impact Production

3

Developing production for a back

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Reliability

15

Sporadic game-to-game production

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Star Power

12

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2009 Regular Season · Buffalo

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
4
Program Path
Buffalo
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Miami (OH)

Player Story

Brandon Thermilus built his college career from 2007 through 2010 as a running back from Flower Mound, TX wearing No. 27, spending time with Buffalo. The clearest part of Brandon Thermilus' career was his backfield...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2006 · Rating 0.7667

Marcus · Flower Mound, TX

Committed To
Buffalo
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2006

Brandon Thermilus, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2009 Regular Season · Buffalo. Brandon Thermilus leans balanced backfield option traits and 53.4 efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Scrimmage yards
1,515
Rushing yards
1,205
Receiving yards
310
Touchdowns
16

Quick Answers

Brandon Thermilus quick answers

Latest team and position
Buffalo · RB
Career Scrimmage Yards
1,515
Tracked sample
4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 38 games
Best season
2009 Regular Season · Buffalo
Top game
Miami (OH)
Recruit profile
2-star · Marcus · Buffalo
High school pipeline
Marcus · 29 FBS recruits · 3 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 27 · Class 2010
2010 Scrimmage yards rank
135 scrimmage yards · RB 295th (top 65%) · Mid-American 110th (top 50%) · National 1,043rd (top 50%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesScrimmageRush YdsRec YdsTDOverall
2007 Regular SeasonBuffalo81508565333.6
2008 PostseasonBuffalo14550052.3
2008 Regular SeasonBuffalo14566449117752.3
2009 Regular SeasonBuffalo1165956099664.8
2010 Regular SeasonBuffalo513510629044.9

Related Context

Brandon Thermilus played RB for Buffalo. Across 4 tracked seasons, Brandon Thermilus recorded 1,205 rushing yards, 310 receiving yards, and 16 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2009 with Buffalo.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2009 Regular Season

Buffalo paired 659 primary output with 44.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

2008 Postseason role shape

backfield-heavy usage with 43.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2010 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: UTEP

Win with 112 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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Season Workbench

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2008 Postseason · Buffalo

Games

14

Scrimmage Yards / G

40.8

Efficiency

43.7

Usage

14.5

Consistency

37.4

Best Game by takeover score

UTEP

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. UConn: 5. UTEP: 112. Pittsburgh: 20. Temple: 51. Missouri: 54. Central Michigan: 3. Western Michigan: 17. Army: 107. Ohio: 90. Miami (OH): 2. Akron: 59. Bowling Green: 16. Kent State: 5. Ball State: 30

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. UConn: 3 by 17.4. UTEP: 18 by 65.8. Pittsburgh: 4 by 52.1. Temple: 15 by 32.9. Missouri: 16 by 28.5. Central Michigan: 1 by 25. Western Michigan: 4 by 44.3. Army: 22 by 42. Ohio: 13 by 74.5. Miami (OH): 1 by 20.8. Akron: 8 by 76.8. Bowling Green: 3 by 55.6. Kent State: 2 by 26. Ball State: 6 by 50.8

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins58.4 · Games = 8 · +41.0 vs Losses
Losses17.3 · Games = 6 · -41.0 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

14 games

Featured metric

Scrimmage Yards

Top game by takeover score

UTEP

Best efficiency game

76.8 vs Akron

Result
Sat 1/3@ UConnL 20-38351.7001.7
Sat 12/6vs Ball StateW 42-245244.800165
Fri 11/28vs Kent StateL 21-24252.5002.5
Fri 11/21@ Bowling GreenW 40-343165.3005.3
Fri 11/14@ AkronW 43-408597.4007.4
Wed 11/5vs Miami (OH)W 37-1712202
Tue 10/28@ OhioW 32-1910737.3013176.9
Sat 10/18vs ArmyW 27-2417593.5015484.9
Sat 10/11vs Western MichiganL 28-344174.3014.3
Sat 9/27@ Central MichiganL 25-27133
Sat 9/20@ MissouriL 21-4213302.3003243.4
Sat 9/13vs TempleW 30-28144231193.4
Sat 9/6@ PittsburghL 16-27420515
Thu 8/28vs UTEP100 rush yards · 2+ TDW 42-17161026.4022106.2

Player Story

Brandon Thermilus story

Brandon Thermilus built his college career from 2007 through 2010 as a running back from Flower Mound, TX wearing No. 27, spending time with Buffalo. The clearest part of Brandon Thermilus' career was his backfield work: 1,205 rushing yards, 274 carries, 14 rushing touchdowns, and 310 receiving yards across 38 career games in the available record. His career also includes 310 receiving yards and 21 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Brandon Thermilus' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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    Buffalo

    2007-2010

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20072008200820092010
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2007 Regular SeasonBuffalo15044.86.7
2008 PostseasonBuffalo57143.714.5421
2008 Regular SeasonBuffalo57143.714.50
2009 Regular SeasonBuffalo65944.222.188
2010 Regular SeasonBuffalo13553.49.2-524

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Miami (OH)

Week 12 · W 42-17 · Conference game

Win with 155 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

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Scrimmage Yards

92.1 takeover

155 scrimmage yards and 26.7 usage.

#2

vs UTEP

Week 1 · W 42-17

112

Scrimmage Yards

84.3 takeover

Win with 112 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

112 scrimmage yards and 30.5 usage.

#3

vs Army

Week 8 · W 27-24

107

Scrimmage Yards

79.2 takeover

Win with 107 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

107 scrimmage yards and 40 usage.

#4

@ Kent State

Week 13 · W 9-6 · Conference game

129

Scrimmage Yards

75.9 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

129 scrimmage yards and 51.7 usage.

#5

@ Ohio

Week 10 · W 32-19 · Conference game

90

Scrimmage Yards

72.6 takeover

Win with 90 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

90 scrimmage yards and 22 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2009 Regular Season · Buffalo

659 primary output · 44.2 efficiency · 22.1 usage

64.8

#2

2008 Postseason · Buffalo

52.3

571 primary · 43.7 efficiency · 14.5 usage

#3

2008 Regular Season · Buffalo

52.3

571 primary · 43.7 efficiency · 14.5 usage

Milestones

3

100+ rush yards

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150+ scrimmage yards

2

2+ TD games