Usage / Role
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Major offensive role
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Player Dossier
2015-2018UNLV
Lexington Thomas
RB • 5'9" • 170 lbs • Houston, TX, USA
Workhorse runnerSteady chain mover
Lexington Thomas leans workhorse runner traits and 53.2 efficiency.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a back
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Reliability
88
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
85
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · UNLV
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- UNLV
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Howard
Player Story
Lexington Thomas built his college career from 2015 through 2018 as a running back from Houston, TX wearing No. 3, spending time with UNLV. The clearest part of Lexington Thomas' career was his backfield work: 3,555...
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- Committed To
- UNLV
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2015
Lexington Thomas, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · UNLV. Lexington Thomas leans workhorse runner traits and 53.2 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 4,046
- Rushing yards
- 3,555
- Receiving yards
- 491
- Touchdowns
- 43
Quick Answers
Lexington Thomas quick answers
- Latest team and position
- UNLV · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 4,046
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 46 games
- Best season
- 2017 Regular Season · UNLV
- Top game
- Howard
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Aldine Davis · UNLV
- High school pipeline
- Aldine Davis · 11 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 3 · Senior
- 2018 Scrimmage yards rank
- 1,236 scrimmage yards · RB 37th (top 6%) · Mountain West 7th (top 3%) · National 50th (top 2%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | UNLV | 12 | 606 | 506 | 100 | 3 | 40.4 |
| 2016 Regular Season | UNLV | 10 | 725 | 642 | 83 | 10 | 55.2 |
| 2017 Regular Season | UNLV | 12 | 1,479 | 1,336 | 143 | 17 | 83.3 |
| 2018 Regular Season | UNLV | 12 | 1,236 | 1,071 | 165 | 13 | 75.5 |
Related Context
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Lexington Thomas played RB for UNLV. Across 4 tracked seasons, Lexington Thomas recorded 3,555 rushing yards, 491 receiving yards, and 2 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2017 with UNLV.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season
UNLV paired 1,479 primary output with 65.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 65.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2018 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Howard
Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2017 Regular Season · UNLV
Games
12
Scrimmage Yards / G
123.3
Efficiency
65.7
Usage
31.8
Consistency
76.5
Best Game by takeover score
Howard
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Howard: 199. Idaho: 190. Ohio State: 84. San José State: 146. San Diego State: 60. Air Force: 138. Utah State: 168. Fresno State: 88. Hawai'i: 117. BYU: 99. New Mexico: 127. Nevada: 63
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Howard: 23 by 81. Idaho: 17 by 96.6. Ohio State: 12 by 72.9. San José State: 18 by 83.8. San Diego State: 15 by 40.8. Air Force: 18 by 65.4. Utah State: 21 by 83.3. Fresno State: 20 by 45.8. Hawai'i: 25 by 45. BYU: 17 by 56.7. New Mexico: 18 by 73.5. Nevada: 15 by 43.8
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins133.6 · Games = 5 · +17.7 vs Losses
Losses115.9 · Games = 7 · -17.7 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Howard
Best efficiency game
96.6 vs Idaho
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/25 | @ Nevada | L 16-23 | 15 | 63 | 4.20 | 0 | — | — | 4.2 |
| Sat 11/18 | @ New Mexico100 rush yards · 2+ TD | W 38-35 | 18 | 127 | 7.10 | 2 | — | — | 7.1 |
| Sat 11/11 | vs BYU | L 21-31 | 16 | 83 | 5.20 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 5.8 |
| Sat 11/4 | vs Hawai'i | W 31-23 | 24 | 98 | 4.10 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 4.7 |
| Sun 10/29 | @ Fresno State | W 26-16 | 20 | 88 | 4.40 | 1 | — | — | 4.4 |
| Sat 10/21 | vs Utah State100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | L 28-52 | 19 | 161 | 8.50 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 |
| Sat 10/14 | @ Air Force | L 30-34 | 17 | 91 | 5.40 | 1 | 1 | 47 | 7.7 |
| Sun 10/8 | vs San Diego State | L 10-41 | 14 | 54 | 3.90 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 |
| Sun 10/1 | vs San José State100 rush yards · 2+ TD | W 41-13 | 18 | 146 | 8.10 | 2 | — | — | 8.1 |
| Sat 9/23 | @ Ohio State2+ TD | L 21-54 | 12 | 84 | 7 | 2 | — | — | 7 |
| Sat 9/9 | @ Idaho100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 44-16 | 17 | 190 | 11.20 | 3 | — | — | 11.2 |
| Sun 9/3 | vs Howard100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | L 40-43 | 21 | 151 | 7.20 | 2 | 2 | 48 | 8.7 |
Player Story
Lexington Thomas story
Lexington Thomas built his college career from 2015 through 2018 as a running back from Houston, TX wearing No. 3, spending time with UNLV. The clearest part of Lexington Thomas' career was his backfield work: 3,555 rushing yards, 631 carries, 40 rushing touchdowns, and 491 receiving yards across 46 career games in the available record. His career also includes 491 receiving yards, 2 tackles, and 308 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Lexington Thomas' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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UNLV
2015-2018
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2015201620172018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | UNLV | 606 | 51.2 | 13.1 | — |
| 2016 Regular Season | UNLV | 725 | 50.4 | 24.1 | 119 |
| 2017 Regular Season | UNLV | 1,479 | 65.7 | 31.8 | 754 |
| 2018 Regular Season | UNLV | 1,236 | 53.2 | 32.1 | -243 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Howard
Week 1 · L 40-43
Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.
199
Scrimmage Yards
93.7 takeover
199 scrimmage yards and 40.4 usage.
#2
@ Idaho
Week 2 · W 44-16
190
Scrimmage Yards
91 takeover
Win with 190 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
190 scrimmage yards and 28.3 usage.
#3
vs Idaho
Week 4 · L 30-33
160
Scrimmage Yards
90.5 takeover
Loss with 160 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
160 scrimmage yards and 30.2 usage.
#4
@ San Diego State
Week 11 · W 27-24 · Conference game
167
Scrimmage Yards
89.5 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
167 scrimmage yards and 40 usage.
#5
@ Colorado State
Week 11 · L 35-49 · Conference game
151
Scrimmage Yards
87.8 takeover
Loss with 151 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
151 scrimmage yards and 22.8 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Regular Season · UNLV
1,479 primary output · 65.7 efficiency · 31.8 usage
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#2
2018 Regular Season · UNLV
75.5
1,236 primary · 53.2 efficiency · 32.1 usage
#3
2016 Regular Season · UNLV
55.2
725 primary · 50.4 efficiency · 24.1 usage
Milestones
18
100+ rush yards
6
150+ scrimmage yards
13
2+ TD games
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