Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2015-2018Middle Tennessee
Tavares Thomas
RB • 6'0" • 245 lbs • Rosenberg, TX, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Tavares Thomas leans balanced backfield option traits and 36.7 efficiency.
Impact Production
47
Developing production for a back
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Reliability
70
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
39
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Middle Tennessee
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Middle Tennessee
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Charlotte
Player Story
Tavares Thomas built his college career from 2015 through 2018 as a running back from Rosenberg, TX wearing No. 21, spending time with Middle Tennessee. The clearest part of Tavares Thomas' career was his backfield...
Read the storyTavares Thomas, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Middle Tennessee. Tavares Thomas leans balanced backfield option traits and 36.7 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 1,083
- Rushing yards
- 746
- Receiving yards
- 337
- Touchdowns
- 18
Quick Answers
Tavares Thomas quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Middle Tennessee · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 1,083
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 20 games
- Best season
- 2017 Postseason · Middle Tennessee
- Top game
- Charlotte
- Latest roster
- No. 21 · Senior
- 2018 Scrimmage yards rank
- 522 scrimmage yards · RB 203rd (top 30%) · Conference USA 43rd (top 14%) · National 462nd (top 17%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Middle Tennessee | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2016 Regular Season | Middle Tennessee | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2017 Postseason | Middle Tennessee | 8 | 54 | 49 | 5 | 1 | 64.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Middle Tennessee | 8 | 507 | 458 | 49 | 8 | 64.5 |
| 2018 Postseason | Middle Tennessee | 12 | 64 | 13 | 51 | 0 | 60.9 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Middle Tennessee | 12 | 458 | 226 | 232 | 9 | 60.9 |
Related Context
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Tavares Thomas played RB for Middle Tennessee. Across 4 tracked seasons, Tavares Thomas recorded -5 passing yards, 746 rushing yards, and 337 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2017 with Middle Tennessee.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Postseason
Middle Tennessee paired 561 primary output with 53.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Postseason role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 36.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2018 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Marshall
Win with 79 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2018 Postseason · Middle Tennessee
Games
12
Scrimmage Yards / G
43.5
Efficiency
36.7
Usage
16.7
Consistency
66.3
Best Game by takeover score
Marshall
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. App State: 64. Vanderbilt: 74. Florida Atlantic: 37. Marshall: 79. Florida International: 26. Charlotte: 46. Old Dominion: 24. Western Kentucky: -9. UTEP: 49. Kentucky: 34. UAB: 33. UAB: 65
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. App State: 10 by 40.2. Vanderbilt: 12 by 50.7. Florida Atlantic: 16 by 25.3. Marshall: 17 by 36.9. Florida International: 12 by 25.3. Charlotte: 13 by 37.2. Old Dominion: 6 by 41.7. Western Kentucky: 3 by 0. UTEP: 9 by 39.9. Kentucky: 8 by 36.5. UAB: 7 by 52.5. UAB: 5 by 54.2
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins37 · Games = 7 · -15.6 vs Losses
Losses52.6 · Games = 5 · +15.6 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
Marshall
Best efficiency game
54.2 vs UAB
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 12/16 | @ App State | L 13-45 | 6 | 13 | 2.20 | 0 | 4 | 51 | 6.4 |
| Sat 12/1 | vs UAB | L 25-27 | 3 | 2 | 0.70 | 0 | 2 | 63 | 13 |
| Sat 11/24 | vs UAB | W 27-3 | 4 | 21 | 5.30 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 4.7 |
| Sat 11/17 | @ Kentucky | L 23-34 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 31 | 4.3 |
| Sat 11/10 | @ UTEP2+ TD | W 48-32 | 4 | 11 | 2.80 | 1 | 5 | 38 | 5.4 |
| Sat 11/3 | vs Western Kentucky | W 29-10 | 1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | -8 | -3 |
| Sat 10/27 | @ Old Dominion | W 51-17 | 6 | 24 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 4 |
| Sat 10/20 | vs Charlotte | W 21-13 | 10 | 36 | 3.60 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 3.5 |
| Sat 10/13 | @ Florida International2+ TD | L 21-24 | 10 | 26 | 2.60 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2.2 |
| Fri 10/5 | @ Marshall2+ TD | W 34-24 | 15 | 42 | 2.80 | 1 | 2 | 37 | 4.6 |
| Sat 9/29 | vs Florida Atlantic2+ TD | W 25-24 | 12 | 30 | 2.50 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 2.3 |
| Sat 9/1 | @ Vanderbilt | L 7-35 | 8 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 42 | 6.2 |
Player Story
Tavares Thomas story
Tavares Thomas built his college career from 2015 through 2018 as a running back from Rosenberg, TX wearing No. 21, spending time with Middle Tennessee. The clearest part of Tavares Thomas' career was his backfield work: 746 rushing yards, 173 carries, 14 rushing touchdowns, and 337 receiving yards across 20 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2018 with Middle Tennessee. 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 337 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 20 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Middle Tennessee.
The arc is straightforward: Tavares 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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Middle Tennessee
2015-2018
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201520162017201720182018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Middle Tennessee | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2016 Regular Season | Middle Tennessee | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2017 Postseason | Middle Tennessee | 561 | 53.6 | 22.6 | 561 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Middle Tennessee | 561 | 53.6 | 22.6 | 0 |
| 2018 Postseason | Middle Tennessee | 522 | 36.7 | 16.7 | -39 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Middle Tennessee | 522 | 36.7 | 16.7 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Charlotte
Week 11 · W 35-21 · Conference game
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
195
Scrimmage Yards
90 takeover
195 scrimmage yards and 49.2 usage.
#2
@ Western Kentucky
Week 12 · L 38-41 · Conference game
141
Scrimmage Yards
77.4 takeover
Loss with 141 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
141 scrimmage yards and 35 usage.
#3
@ Marshall
Week 6 · W 34-24 · Conference game
79
Scrimmage Yards
72.2 takeover
Win with 79 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
79 scrimmage yards and 27.9 usage.
#4
@ Vanderbilt
Week 1 · L 7-35
74
Scrimmage Yards
66.9 takeover
Loss with 74 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
74 scrimmage yards and 19.7 usage.
#5
vs Charlotte
Week 8 · W 21-13 · Conference game
46
Scrimmage Yards
58.8 takeover
Win with 46 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
46 scrimmage yards and 28.3 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Postseason · Middle Tennessee
561 primary output · 53.6 efficiency · 22.6 usage
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#2
2017 Regular Season · Middle Tennessee
64.5
561 primary · 53.6 efficiency · 22.6 usage
#3
2018 Postseason · Middle Tennessee
60.9
522 primary · 36.7 efficiency · 16.7 usage
Milestones
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100+ rush yards
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150+ scrimmage yards
7
2+ TD games
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