Player Dossier

2020-2024

Memphis

Brandon Thomas

RB • 5'10" • 210 lbs • North Little Rock, AR, USA

Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover

Brandon Thomas leans balanced backfield option traits and 47.8 efficiency.

Usage / Role

16%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

45

Developing production for a back

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Reliability

70

Reliable weekly contributor

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Star Power

40

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Memphis

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
5
Program Path
Memphis
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Arkansas State

Player Story

Brandon Thomas built his college career from 2020 through 2024 as a running back from North Little Rock, AR wearing No. 22, spending time with Memphis. The clearest part of Brandon Thomas' career was his backfield...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2020 · Rating 0.837

North Little Rock · North Little Rock, AR

Committed To
Memphis
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2020

Brandon Thomas, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Memphis. Brandon Thomas leans balanced backfield option traits and 47.8 efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Scrimmage yards
1,565
Rushing yards
1,454
Receiving yards
111
Touchdowns
35

Quick Answers

Brandon Thomas quick answers

Latest team and position
Memphis · RB
Career Scrimmage Yards
1,565
Tracked sample
5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 38 games
Best season
2021 Regular Season · Memphis
Top game
Arkansas State
Recruit profile
3-star · North Little Rock · Memphis
High school pipeline
North Little Rock · 15 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
Latest roster
No. 22 · Senior
2024 Scrimmage yards rank
365 scrimmage yards · RB 247th (top 35%) · American Athletic 70th (top 24%) · National 643rd (top 25%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesScrimmageRush YdsRec YdsTDOverall
2020 Regular SeasonMemphis1880038.8
2021 Regular SeasonMemphis972166952871.4
2022 Regular SeasonMemphis928927019944.7
2023 PostseasonMemphis810100031.6
2023 Regular SeasonMemphis817216210931.6
2024 PostseasonMemphis1116412137.8
2024 Regular SeasonMemphis1134933118837.8

Related Context

Brandon Thomas played RB for Memphis. Across 5 tracked seasons, Brandon Thomas recorded 1,454 rushing yards, 111 receiving yards, and 4 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Memphis.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season

Memphis paired 721 primary output with 51.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

2024 Postseason role shape

backfield-heavy usage with 47.8 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2024 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Navy

Loss with 125 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2024 Postseason · Memphis

Games

11

Scrimmage Yards / G

33.2

Efficiency

47.8

Usage

9.7

Consistency

25.2

Best Game by takeover score

Navy

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. West Virginia: 16. North Alabama: -1. Troy: 3. Florida State: 12. Navy: 125. Middle Tennessee: 48. South Florida: 85. North Texas: 13. Rice: 26. UAB: 24. Tulane: 14

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. West Virginia: 3 by 34.7. North Alabama: 1 by 0. Troy: 2 by 15.6. Florida State: 5 by 25. Navy: 12 by 93.4. Middle Tennessee: 7 by 78.6. South Florida: 17 by 53. North Texas: 2 by 67.7. Rice: 6 by 45.1. UAB: 3 by 83.3. Tulane: 5 by 29.2

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins24 · Games = 10 · -101 vs Losses
Losses125 · Games = 1 · +101 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

11 games

Featured metric

Scrimmage Yards

Top game by takeover score

Navy

Best efficiency game

93.4 vs Navy

Result
Wed 12/18@ West VirginiaW 42-3724211125.3
Fri 11/29@ TulaneW 34-245142.8002.8
Sun 11/17vs UABW 53-18324818
Sat 11/9vs RiceW 27-206264.3014.3
Sat 10/19vs North TexasW 52-442136.5016.5
Sat 10/12@ South FloridaW 21-313675.2004185
Sat 9/28vs Middle Tennessee2+ TDW 24-764882106.9
Sat 9/21@ Navy100 rush yardsL 44-561212510.40110.4
Sat 9/14@ Florida StateW 20-125122.4002.4
Sat 9/7vs Troy2+ TDW 38-17231.5021.5
Sat 8/31vs North AlabamaW 40-01-1-10-1

Player Story

Brandon Thomas story

Brandon Thomas built his college career from 2020 through 2024 as a running back from North Little Rock, AR wearing No. 22, spending time with Memphis. The clearest part of Brandon Thomas' career was his backfield work: 1,454 rushing yards, 297 carries, 35 rushing touchdowns, and 111 receiving yards across 38 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2021 with Memphis. 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 111 receiving yards and 4 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 38 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Memphis.

The arc is straightforward: Brandon 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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    Memphis

    2020-2024

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2020202120222023202320242024
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2020 Regular SeasonMemphis841.74.3
2021 Regular SeasonMemphis72151.326713
2022 Regular SeasonMemphis28935.814.8-432
2023 PostseasonMemphis18231.610.9-107
2023 Regular SeasonMemphis18231.610.90
2024 PostseasonMemphis36547.89.7183
2024 Regular SeasonMemphis36547.89.70

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Arkansas State

Week 2 · W 55-50

Win with 191 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

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Scrimmage Yards

93.8 takeover

191 scrimmage yards and 30.5 usage.

#2

@ Navy

Week 4 · L 44-56 · Conference game

125

Scrimmage Yards

80.6 takeover

Loss with 125 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

125 scrimmage yards and 16.9 usage.

#3

@ Temple

Week 13 · W 45-21 · Conference game

76

Scrimmage Yards

78.2 takeover

Win with 76 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

76 scrimmage yards and 17.3 usage.

#4

vs North Texas

Week 4 · W 44-34

88

Scrimmage Yards

76.8 takeover

Win with 88 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

88 scrimmage yards and 25.4 usage.

#5

vs Nicholls

Week 1 · W 42-17

147

Scrimmage Yards

76.2 takeover

Win with 147 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

147 scrimmage yards and 22.2 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2021 Regular Season · Memphis

721 primary output · 51.3 efficiency · 26 usage

71.4

#2

2022 Regular Season · Memphis

44.7

289 primary · 35.8 efficiency · 14.8 usage

#3

2020 Regular Season · Memphis

38.8

8 primary · 41.7 efficiency · 4.3 usage

Milestones

3

100+ rush yards

1

150+ scrimmage yards

8

2+ TD games