Player Career

Star Thomas Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Star Thomas story

Star Thomas built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a running back from Homer, LA wearing No. 9, spending time with Duke, New Mexico State, and Tennessee. The clearest part of Star Thomas' career was his backfield work: 2,644 rushing yards, 537 carries, 23 rushing touchdowns, and 620 receiving yards across 53 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2024 with Duke. 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 620 receiving yards, 1 tackle, and 47 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 53 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Duke, New Mexico State, and Tennessee.

The arc is straightforward: Star 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. 1

    New Mexico State

    2022-2023

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Duke

    2024

    Peak year stop

  3. 3

    Tennessee

    2025

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

2022202220232023202420252025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2022 PostseasonNew Mexico State6754720.1
2022 Regular SeasonNew Mexico State6754720.10
2023 PostseasonNew Mexico State85360.217.8178
2023 Regular SeasonNew Mexico State85360.217.80
2024 Regular SeasonDuke1,02441.638.7171
2025 PostseasonTennessee71259.315-312
2025 Regular SeasonTennessee71259.3150

Transfer Portal History

Matched portal movement

SeasonPathMovementValueDate
2025Duke to TennesseeP4 to P478.2Jan 19, 2025
2024New Mexico State to DukeG5/FCS to P478.9Apr 10, 2024

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Hawai'i

Week 4 · W 45-26

Win with 152 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

152

Scrimmage Yards

88.2 takeover

152 scrimmage yards and 22.6 usage.

#2

vs North Carolina

Week 5 · W 21-20 · Conference game

211

Scrimmage Yards

87.4 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

211 scrimmage yards and 58.2 usage.

#3

vs Western Illinois

Week 1 · W 58-21

128

Scrimmage Yards

86.1 takeover

Win with 128 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

128 scrimmage yards and 25.4 usage.

#4

vs No. 115 Syracuse

Week 1 · W 45-26

99

Scrimmage Yards

82 takeover

Win with 99 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

99 scrimmage yards and 23.2 usage.

#5

@ Louisiana Tech

Week 9 · W 27-24 · Conference game

105

Scrimmage Yards

79 takeover

Win with 105 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

105 scrimmage yards and 24 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2024 Regular Season · Duke

1,024 primary output · 41.6 efficiency · 38.7 usage

76.3

#2

2023 Postseason · New Mexico State

62.8

853 primary · 60.2 efficiency · 17.8 usage

#3

2023 Regular Season · New Mexico State

62.8

853 primary · 60.2 efficiency · 17.8 usage

Milestones

4

100+ rush yards

2

150+ scrimmage yards

5

2+ TD games