Usage Score
16.7
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.
Efficiency
36.7
Consistency
66.3
Season Value
53.2
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Middle Tennessee
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 6
- Program Path
- Middle Tennessee
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Charlotte
Scouting Read
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Tavares Thomas, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Middle Tennessee. Tavares Thomas leans balanced backfield option traits and 36.7 efficiency.
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 |
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
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
195
Primary metric
195 scrimmage yards and 49.2 usage.
#2
Western Kentucky
141
Primary metric
Loss with 141 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
141 scrimmage yards and 35 usage.
#3
Marshall
79
Primary metric
Win with 79 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
79 scrimmage yards and 27.9 usage.
#4
Vanderbilt
74
Primary metric
Loss with 74 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
74 scrimmage yards and 19.7 usage.
#5
UAB
65
Primary metric
Loss with 65 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
65 scrimmage yards and 9.4 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
54
561 primary · 53.6 efficiency · 22.6 usage
#3
2018 Postseason · Middle Tennessee
53.2
522 primary · 36.7 efficiency · 16.7 usage
Milestones
1
100+ rush yards
1
150+ scrimmage yards
7
2+ TD games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Career Facts
1
Career teams
6
Seasons tracked
1,083
Career Scrimmage Yards
Data Context
Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 20 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.
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