Player Career

Joshua Thomas Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Joshua Thomas story

Joshua Thomas built his college career in 2015 as a running back from Buford, GA wearing No. 1, spending time with Iowa State. The clearest part of Joshua Thomas' career was his backfield work: 295 rushing yards, 75 carries, 7 rushing touchdowns, and 33 receiving yards across 12 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2015 with Iowa State. 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 33 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 12 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Iowa State.

The arc is straightforward: Joshua 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

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Iowa State

    2015

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2015
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2015 Regular SeasonIowa State32838.110.6

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Baylor

Week 8 · L 27-45 · Conference game

Loss with 76 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

76

Scrimmage Yards

72.2 takeover

76 scrimmage yards and 20 usage.

#2

vs TCU

Week 7 · L 21-45 · Conference game

38

Scrimmage Yards

46.2 takeover

Loss with 38 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

38 scrimmage yards and 14.5 usage.

#3

@ Oklahoma

Week 10 · L 16-52 · Conference game

39

Scrimmage Yards

45.9 takeover

Loss with 39 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

39 scrimmage yards and 12.5 usage.

#4

vs Oklahoma State

Week 11 · L 31-35 · Conference game

37

Scrimmage Yards

45 takeover

Loss with 37 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

37 scrimmage yards and 16.3 usage.

#5

@ West Virginia

Week 13 · L 6-30 · Conference game

28

Scrimmage Yards

43 takeover

Loss with 28 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

28 scrimmage yards and 6.8 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2015 Regular Season · Iowa State

328 primary output · 38.1 efficiency · 10.6 usage

57.6

Milestones

0

100+ rush yards

0

150+ scrimmage yards

1

2+ TD games