Usage / Role
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Regular offensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2020-2024Kent State
Ky Thomas
RB • 5'11" • 200 lbs • Topeka, KS, USA
Workhorse runnerSteady chain mover
Ky Thomas leans workhorse runner traits and 42.7 efficiency.
Impact Production
36
Developing production for a back
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Reliability
42
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
48
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · Minnesota
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 3
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Minnesota • Kansas • Kent State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Bowling Green
Player Story
Ky Thomas built his college career from 2020 through 2024 as a running back from Topeka, KS wearing No. 3, spending time with Kansas, Kent State, and Minnesota. The clearest part of Ky Thomas' career was his...
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- Committed To
- Minnesota
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2020
Ky Thomas, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · Minnesota. Ky Thomas leans workhorse runner traits and 42.7 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 1,672
- Rushing yards
- 1,536
- Receiving yards
- 136
- Touchdowns
- 10
Quick Answers
Ky Thomas quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Kent State · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 1,672
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 29 games
- Best season
- 2021 Postseason · Minnesota
- Top game
- Bowling Green
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Topeka · Minnesota
- High school pipeline
- Topeka · 5 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 3 · Freshman
- 2024 Scrimmage yards rank
- 603 scrimmage yards · RB 166th (top 24%) · Mid-American 31st (top 14%) · National 363rd (top 14%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Minnesota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2021 Postseason | Minnesota | 9 | 144 | 144 | 0 | 1 | 80 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Minnesota | 9 | 724 | 680 | 44 | 5 | 80 |
| 2022 Postseason | Kansas | 9 | 46 | 11 | 35 | 2 | 37.1 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Kansas | 9 | 155 | 151 | 4 | 1 | 37.1 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Kent State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2024 Regular Season | Kent State | 11 | 603 | 550 | 53 | 1 | 67.9 |
Related Context
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Ky Thomas played RB for Minnesota, Kansas, and Kent State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Ky Thomas recorded 1,536 rushing yards, 136 receiving yards, and 1 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Minnesota.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Postseason
Minnesota paired 868 primary output with 53.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 42.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2024 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 3 team stops, with role shifts visible across Minnesota, Kansas, Kent State.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Bowling Green
Loss with 121 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2024 Regular Season · Kent State
Games
11
Scrimmage Yards / G
54.8
Efficiency
42.7
Usage
29.9
Consistency
74
Best Game by takeover score
Bowling Green
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Pittsburgh: 55. St. Francis (PA): 65. Tennessee: 12. Penn State: 16. Eastern Michigan: 35. Ball State: 67. Bowling Green: 121. Western Michigan: 63. Ohio: 59. Miami (OH): 58. Akron: 52
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Pittsburgh: 21 by 24.8. St. Francis (PA): 15 by 40.2. Tennessee: 8 by 15.2. Penn State: 4 by 41.7. Eastern Michigan: 6 by 60.8. Ball State: 17 by 41.1. Bowling Green: 14 by 86. Western Michigan: 16 by 42.2. Ohio: 16 by 36.2. Miami (OH): 15 by 40.3. Akron: 13 by 41.7
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
First Half41.7 · Games = 6 · -28.9 vs Second Half
Second Half70.6 · Games = 5 · +28.9 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Bowling Green
Best efficiency game
86 vs Bowling Green
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 11/20 | vs Akron | L 17-38 | 13 | 52 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 4 |
| Thu 11/14 | @ Miami (OH) | L 7-34 | 15 | 58 | 3.90 | 0 | — | — | 3.9 |
| Thu 11/7 | vs Ohio | L 0-41 | 15 | 50 | 3.30 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3.7 |
| Sat 10/26 | @ Western Michigan | L 21-52 | 15 | 62 | 4.10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3.9 |
| Sat 10/19 | @ Bowling Green100 rush yards | L 6-27 | 14 | 121 | 8.60 | 0 | — | — | 8.6 |
| Sat 10/12 | vs Ball State | L 35-37 | 17 | 67 | 3.90 | 1 | — | — | 3.9 |
| Sat 9/28 | vs Eastern Michigan | L 33-52 | 6 | 35 | 5.80 | 0 | — | — | 5.8 |
| Sat 9/21 | @ Penn State | L 0-56 | 4 | 16 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 4 |
| Sat 9/14 | @ Tennessee | L 0-71 | 7 | 10 | 1.40 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1.5 |
| Sat 9/7 | vs St. Francis (PA) | L 17-23 | 11 | 39 | 3.50 | 0 | 4 | 26 | 4.3 |
| Sat 8/31 | @ Pittsburgh | L 24-55 | 18 | 40 | 2.20 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 2.6 |
Player Story
Ky Thomas story
Ky Thomas built his college career from 2020 through 2024 as a running back from Topeka, KS wearing No. 3, spending time with Kansas, Kent State, and Minnesota. The clearest part of Ky Thomas' career was his backfield work: 1,536 rushing yards, 354 carries, 9 rushing touchdowns, and 136 receiving yards across 29 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2021 with Minnesota. 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 136 receiving yards and 1 tackle, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 29 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Kansas, Kent State, and Minnesota.
The arc is straightforward: Ky 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
Minnesota
2020-2021
Opening stop
- 2
Kansas
2022
Peak year stop
- 3
Kent State
2023-2024
Final stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Minnesota | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2021 Postseason | Minnesota | 868 | 53.1 | 32.1 | 868 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Minnesota | 868 | 53.1 | 32.1 | 0 |
| 2022 Postseason | Kansas | 201 | 34.3 | 11.4 | -667 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Kansas | 201 | 34.3 | 11.4 | 0 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Kent State | 0 | — | — | -201 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Kent State | 603 | 42.7 | 29.9 | 603 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Bowling Green
Week 8 · L 6-27 · Conference game
Loss with 121 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
121
Scrimmage Yards
95.3 takeover
121 scrimmage yards and 43.8 usage.
#2
vs West Virginia
Week 1 · W 18-6 · Postseason
144
Scrimmage Yards
90.5 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
144 scrimmage yards and 35.6 usage.
#3
vs Maryland
Week 8 · W 34-16 · Conference game
139
Scrimmage Yards
86.4 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
139 scrimmage yards and 32.8 usage.
#4
@ Iowa
Week 11 · L 22-27 · Conference game
126
Scrimmage Yards
77.6 takeover
Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.
126 scrimmage yards and 44.6 usage.
#5
@ Northwestern
Week 9 · W 41-14 · Conference game
117
Scrimmage Yards
77.2 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
117 scrimmage yards and 33.8 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Postseason · Minnesota
868 primary output · 53.1 efficiency · 32.1 usage
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#2
2021 Regular Season · Minnesota
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868 primary · 53.1 efficiency · 32.1 usage
#3
2024 Regular Season · Kent State
67.9
603 primary · 42.7 efficiency · 29.9 usage
Milestones
6
100+ rush yards
0
150+ scrimmage yards
2
2+ TD games
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