Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2008-2011Toledo
Adonis Thomas
RB • 5'10" • Newark, NJ, USA
Workhorse runnerBig-play efficiency
Adonis Thomas leans workhorse runner traits and 70.7 efficiency.
Impact Production
15
Developing production for a back
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Reliability
9
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
29
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2011 Postseason · Toledo
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Toledo
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Western Michigan
Player Story
Adonis Thomas built his college career from 2008 through 2011 as a running back from Newark, NJ wearing No. 24, spending time with Toledo. The clearest part of Adonis Thomas' career was his backfield work: 2,219...
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- Committed To
- Toledo
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2007
Adonis Thomas, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2011 Postseason · Toledo. Adonis Thomas leans workhorse runner traits and 70.7 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 2,916
- Rushing yards
- 2,219
- Receiving yards
- 697
- Touchdowns
- 23
Quick Answers
Adonis Thomas quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Toledo · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 2,916
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 29 games
- Best season
- 2011 Postseason · Toledo
- Top game
- Western Michigan
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Malcolm X Shabazz · Toledo
- High school pipeline
- Malcolm X Shabazz · 5 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 24 · Class 2011
- 2011 Scrimmage yards rank
- 1,254 scrimmage yards · RB 29th (top 7%) · Mid-American 5th (top 3%) · National 54th (top 3%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Regular Season | Toledo | 1 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 1 | 48.3 |
| 2009 Regular Season | Toledo | 6 | 152 | 151 | 1 | 0 | 23.5 |
| 2010 Postseason | Toledo | 13 | 197 | 193 | 4 | 2 | 78.4 |
| 2010 Regular Season | Toledo | 13 | 1,273 | 905 | 368 | 8 | 78.4 |
| 2011 Postseason | Toledo | 9 | 123 | 108 | 15 | 1 | 78.8 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Toledo | 9 | 1,131 | 822 | 309 | 11 | 78.8 |
Related Context
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Adonis Thomas played RB for Toledo. Across 4 tracked seasons, Adonis Thomas recorded 2,219 rushing yards, 697 receiving yards, and 23 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2010 with Toledo.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2011 Postseason
Toledo paired 1,254 primary output with 70.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2009 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 34.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2011 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Miami (OH)
Loss with 107 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2009 Regular Season · Toledo
Games
6
Scrimmage Yards / G
25.3
Efficiency
34.8
Usage
8.1
Consistency
25.6
Best Game by takeover score
Miami (OH)
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Colorado: 21. Ohio State: 1. Ball State: 1. Miami (OH): 107. Central Michigan: 14. Eastern Michigan: 8
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. Colorado: 6 by 36.5. Ohio State: 1 by 8.3. Ball State: 1 by 10.4. Miami (OH): 13 by 84.3. Central Michigan: 3 by 48.6. Eastern Michigan: 4 by 20.8
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins10 · Games = 3 · -30.7 vs Losses
Losses40.7 · Games = 3 · +30.7 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
6 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Miami (OH)
Best efficiency game
84.3 vs Miami (OH)
Player Story
Adonis Thomas story
Adonis Thomas built his college career from 2008 through 2011 as a running back from Newark, NJ wearing No. 24, spending time with Toledo. The clearest part of Adonis Thomas' career was his backfield work: 2,219 rushing yards, 357 carries, 20 rushing touchdowns, and 697 receiving yards across 29 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2010 with Toledo. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 697 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 29 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Toledo.
The arc is straightforward: Adonis Thomas moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Toledo
2008-2011
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
200820092010201020112011
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Regular Season | Toledo | 40 | 46.3 | 15.5 | — |
| 2009 Regular Season | Toledo | 152 | 34.8 | 8.1 | 112 |
| 2010 Postseason | Toledo | 1,470 | 61.2 | 28.5 | 1,318 |
| 2010 Regular Season | Toledo | 1,470 | 61.2 | 28.5 | 0 |
| 2011 Postseason | Toledo | 1,254 | 70.7 | 30.5 | -216 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Toledo | 1,254 | 70.7 | 30.5 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Western Michigan
Week 11 · W 66-63 · Conference game
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
293
Scrimmage Yards
93.3 takeover
293 scrimmage yards and 38.9 usage.
#2
vs Bowling Green
Week 12 · W 33-14 · Conference game
235
Scrimmage Yards
92.1 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
235 scrimmage yards and 46 usage.
#3
vs Florida International
Week 1 · L 32-34 · Postseason
197
Scrimmage Yards
88.5 takeover
Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.
197 scrimmage yards and 44.8 usage.
#4
@ Northern Illinois
Week 11 · L 30-65 · Conference game
184
Scrimmage Yards
87.5 takeover
Loss with 184 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
184 scrimmage yards and 29.5 usage.
#5
@ Miami (OH)
Week 9 · L 24-31 · Conference game
107
Scrimmage Yards
81.4 takeover
Loss with 107 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
107 scrimmage yards and 21 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2011 Postseason · Toledo
1,254 primary output · 70.7 efficiency · 30.5 usage
78.8
#2
2011 Regular Season · Toledo
78.8
1,254 primary · 70.7 efficiency · 30.5 usage
#3
2010 Postseason · Toledo
78.4
1,470 primary · 61.2 efficiency · 28.5 usage
Milestones
10
100+ rush yards
7
150+ scrimmage yards
6
2+ TD games
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