Player Dossier

2008-2011

Oregon

Darron Thomas

QB • 6'3" • Houston, TX, USA

Balanced quarterback profileVolume operator

Darron Thomas is a balanced quarterback profile with 10.5 usage in the latest tracked season.

Usage / Role

11%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

17

Developing production for a quarterback

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Reliability

11

Sporadic game-to-game production

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Star Power

34

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2010 Postseason · Oregon

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
4
Program Path
Oregon
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Stanford

Player 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...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2008 · Rating 0.9

Aldine · Houston, TX

Committed To
Oregon
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2008

Darron Thomas, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2010 Postseason · Oregon. Darron Thomas is a balanced quarterback profile with 10.5 usage in the latest tracked season.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Total offense
6,625
Passing yards
5,910
Rushing yards
715
Touchdowns
75
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2011 · Oregon · Player Highlight

Darron Thomas college highlights at Oregon.

Season
2011
Type
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Quick Answers

Darron Thomas quick answers

Latest team and position
Oregon · QB
Career Total Offense
6,625
Tracked sample
4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 31 games
Best season
2010 Postseason · Oregon
Top game
Stanford
Recruit profile
4-star · Aldine · Oregon
High school pipeline
Aldine · 8 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 5 · Class 2011
2011 Total offense rank
2,967 total offense · QB 47th (top 17%) · Pac-12 9th (top 8%) · National 47th (top 4%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTotal OffensePass YdsRush YdsTDOverall
2008 Regular SeasonOregon529526827423.3
2009 Regular SeasonOregon00000-
2010 PostseasonOregon13357363-6270.3
2010 Regular SeasonOregon133,0062,5184883370.3
2011 PostseasonOregon132692681364
2011 Regular SeasonOregon132,6982,4932053364

Related Context

Darron Thomas played QB for Oregon. Across 4 tracked seasons, Darron Thomas recorded 5,910 passing yards, 715 rushing yards, and 4 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2010 with Oregon.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2010 Postseason

Oregon paired 3,363 primary output with 67.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

2008 Regular Season role shape

pass-led usage with 48.2 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: Oregon State

Win with 35 yards of offense and 100 efficiency. It landed in the 80th percentile of the selected season.

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2008 Regular Season · Oregon

Games

5

Primary Metric / G

59

Efficiency

48.2

Usage

7.2

Consistency

20.2

Best Game by takeover score

Oregon State

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Boise State: 214. Washington State: 24. USC: 22. Arizona State: 0. Oregon State: 35

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Boise State: 27 by 56.5. Washington State: 9 by 35. USC: 8 by 49.5. Arizona State: 1 by 0. Oregon State: 1 by 100

Split Comparison

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

Wins19.7 · Games = 3 · -98.3 vs Losses
Losses118 · Games = 2 · +98.3 vs Wins

Game Log

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

5 games

Featured metric

Total Offense

Top game by takeover score

Oregon State

Best efficiency game

100 vs Oregon State

Result
Sun 11/30@ Oregon StateW 65-381135100.000100
Sun 10/26@ Arizona StateW 54-20010000
Sun 10/5@ USCL 10-44242350.00049.54-1-0.3003
Sat 9/27@ Washington StateW 63-140300.00035624419
Sat 9/20vs Boise State3+ TDL 32-37132521052.03156.5242012

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

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    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

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#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