Player Career

Darron Thomas Career Story

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Player Story

Darron Thomas story

Darron Thomas built his college career from 2008 through 2011 as a quarterback from Houston, TX wearing No. 5, spending time with Oregon. The clearest part of Darron Thomas' career was his passing role: 5,910 passing yards, 66 touchdown passes, 733 attempts, and 715 rushing yards across 31 career games in the available record. His career also includes 715 rushing yards and 4 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Darron 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

    Oregon

    2008-2011

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

200820092010201020112011
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2008 Regular SeasonOregon29548.27.2
2009 Regular SeasonOregon0-295
2010 PostseasonOregon3,36367.216.73,363
2010 Regular SeasonOregon3,36367.216.70
2011 PostseasonOregon2,96766.510.5-396
2011 Regular SeasonOregon2,96766.510.50

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Stanford

Week 5 · W 52-31 · Conference game

Win shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.

355

Total Offense

78.9 takeover

355 total offense with 71.9 efficiency.

#2

vs Missouri State

Week 3 · W 56-7

206

Total Offense

76.8 takeover

Win with 206 yards of offense and 91.1 efficiency.

206 total offense with 91.1 efficiency.

#3

vs Washington

Week 10 · W 53-16 · Conference game

332

Total Offense

73.1 takeover

Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.

332 total offense with 77.1 efficiency.

#4

vs UCLA

Week 8 · W 60-13 · Conference game

356

Total Offense

72.4 takeover

Win with 356 yards of offense and 87.4 efficiency.

356 total offense with 87.4 efficiency.

#5

vs Auburn

Week 1 · L 19-22 · Postseason

357

Total Offense

70.5 takeover

Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.

357 total offense with 55.8 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2010 Postseason · Oregon

3,363 primary output · 67.2 efficiency · 16.7 usage

70.3

#2

2010 Regular Season · Oregon

70.3

3,363 primary · 67.2 efficiency · 16.7 usage

#3

2011 Postseason · Oregon

64

2,967 primary · 66.5 efficiency · 10.5 usage

Milestones

8

250+ passing yards

7

300+ total offense

16

3+ TD games

20

Above avg efficiency