Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2015-2019Miami (OH)
Maurice Thomas
RB • 5'11" • 179 lbs • Oxford, OH, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Maurice Thomas leans balanced backfield option traits and 49.6 efficiency.
Impact Production
7
Developing production for a back
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
16
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Miami (OH)
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Miami (OH)
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Eastern Michigan
Player Story
Maurice Thomas built his college career from 2015 through 2019 as a running back from Oxford, OH wearing No. 31, spending time with Miami (OH). The clearest part of Maurice Thomas' career was his return-game role:...
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- Committed To
- Miami (OH)
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2015
Maurice Thomas, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Miami (OH). Maurice Thomas leans balanced backfield option traits and 49.6 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 1,188
- Rushing yards
- 939
- Receiving yards
- 249
- Touchdowns
- 3
Quick Answers
Maurice Thomas quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Miami (OH) · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 1,188
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 48 games
- Best season
- 2016 Postseason · Miami (OH)
- Top game
- Eastern Michigan
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Talawanda · Miami (OH)
- High school pipeline
- Talawanda · 2 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 31 · Senior
- 2019 Scrimmage yards rank
- 226 scrimmage yards · RB 328th (top 50%) · Mid-American 87th (top 39%) · National 966th (top 38%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Miami (OH) | 8 | 223 | 206 | 17 | 0 | 49.8 |
| 2016 Postseason | Miami (OH) | 11 | 39 | 33 | 6 | 0 | 61.7 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Miami (OH) | 11 | 324 | 225 | 99 | 0 | 61.7 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Miami (OH) | 3 | 109 | 38 | 71 | 0 | 33 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Miami (OH) | 12 | 267 | 233 | 34 | 3 | 51.1 |
| 2019 Postseason | Miami (OH) | 14 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 47.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Miami (OH) | 14 | 214 | 192 | 22 | 0 | 47.5 |
Related Context
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Maurice Thomas played RB for Miami (OH). Across 5 tracked seasons, Maurice Thomas recorded 939 rushing yards, 249 receiving yards, and 3 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Miami (OH).
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason
Miami (OH) paired 363 primary output with 67.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Postseason role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 49.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2019 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Ohio State
Loss with 48 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2019 Postseason · Miami (OH)
Games
14
Scrimmage Yards / G
16.1
Efficiency
49.6
Usage
7.3
Consistency
57.4
Best Game by takeover score
Ohio State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Louisiana: 12. Iowa: 21. Tennessee Tech: 26. Cincinnati: 20. Ohio State: 48. Buffalo: 18. Western Michigan: 4. Northern Illinois: -6. Kent State: 32. Ohio: 19. Bowling Green: 21. Akron: 11. Ball State: 0. Central Michigan: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Louisiana: 1 by 100. Iowa: 6 by 37.1. Tennessee Tech: 7 by 43. Cincinnati: 6 by 35.1. Ohio State: 9 by 56.6. Buffalo: 4 by 46.9. Western Michigan: 3 by 11.8. Northern Illinois: 1 by 0. Kent State: 5 by 76.7. Ohio: 4 by 57.3. Bowling Green: 3 by 72.9. Akron: 2 by 57.3
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins15.1 · Games = 8 · -2.4 vs Losses
Losses17.5 · Games = 6 · +2.4 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
Ohio State
Best efficiency game
100 vs Louisiana
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1/7 | vs Louisiana | L 17-27 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 0 | — | — | 12 |
| Sat 12/7 | @ Central Michigan | W 26-21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fri 11/29 | @ Ball State | L 27-41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Thu 11/21 | vs Akron | W 20-17 | 2 | 11 | 5.50 | 0 | — | — | 5.5 |
| Thu 11/14 | vs Bowling Green | W 44-3 | 3 | 21 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 7 |
| Thu 11/7 | @ Ohio | W 24-21 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4.8 |
| Sat 10/26 | @ Kent State | W 23-16 | 3 | 33 | 11 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 6.4 |
| Sat 10/19 | vs Northern Illinois | W 27-24 | 1 | -6 | -6 | 0 | — | — | -6 |
| Sat 10/12 | @ Western Michigan | L 16-38 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1.3 |
| Sat 9/28 | vs Buffalo | W 34-20 | 4 | 18 | 4.50 | 0 | — | — | 4.5 |
| Sat 9/21 | @ Ohio State | L 5-76 | 8 | 44 | 5.50 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5.3 |
| Sat 9/14 | @ Cincinnati | L 13-35 | 5 | 17 | 3.40 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3.3 |
| Sat 9/7 | vs Tennessee Tech | W 48-17 | 5 | 22 | 4.40 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3.7 |
| Sat 8/31 | @ Iowa | L 14-38 | 5 | 18 | 3.60 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3.5 |
Player Story
Maurice Thomas story
Maurice Thomas built his college career from 2015 through 2019 as a running back from Oxford, OH wearing No. 31, spending time with Miami (OH). The clearest part of Maurice Thomas' career was his return-game role: 2,748 return yards and 1 return touchdown across 48 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2019 with Miami (OH). 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 939 rushing yards, 249 receiving yards, and 3 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 48 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Miami (OH).
The arc is straightforward: Maurice 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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Miami (OH)
2015-2019
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2015201620162017201820192019
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Miami (OH) | 223 | 79.3 | 5.2 | — |
| 2016 Postseason | Miami (OH) | 363 | 67.2 | 8 | 140 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Miami (OH) | 363 | 67.2 | 8 | 0 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Miami (OH) | 109 | 47 | 9.6 | -254 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Miami (OH) | 267 | 41.5 | 11.1 | 158 |
| 2019 Postseason | Miami (OH) | 226 | 49.6 | 7.3 | -41 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Miami (OH) | 226 | 49.6 | 7.3 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Eastern Michigan
Week 9 · W 28-15 · Conference game
Win with 82 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
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Scrimmage Yards
77.8 takeover
82 scrimmage yards and 12.1 usage.
#2
vs Cincinnati
Week 3 · L 17-21
86
Scrimmage Yards
75.7 takeover
Loss with 86 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
86 scrimmage yards and 14.6 usage.
#3
@ Ohio
Week 6 · L 3-34 · Conference game
61
Scrimmage Yards
70.6 takeover
Loss with 61 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
61 scrimmage yards and 12.5 usage.
#4
@ Bowling Green
Week 4 · W 38-23 · Conference game
48
Scrimmage Yards
70.3 takeover
Win with 48 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
48 scrimmage yards and 9.7 usage.
#5
vs Eastern Michigan
Week 10 · W 28-13 · Conference game
80
Scrimmage Yards
69.9 takeover
Win with 80 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
80 scrimmage yards and 3.4 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Postseason · Miami (OH)
363 primary output · 67.2 efficiency · 8 usage
61.7
#2
2016 Regular Season · Miami (OH)
61.7
363 primary · 67.2 efficiency · 8 usage
#3
2018 Regular Season · Miami (OH)
51.1
267 primary · 41.5 efficiency · 11.1 usage
Milestones
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100+ rush yards
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150+ scrimmage yards
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2+ TD games
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