Usage Score
18.2
Player Dossier
2023-2025UCLA
Jaivian Thomas
RB • 5'11" • 195 lbs • Oakland, CA, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Jaivian Thomas leans balanced backfield option traits and 41 efficiency.
Efficiency
41
Consistency
68.8
Season Value
45.3
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason · California
23242425
Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Seasons Tracked
- 4
- Program Path
- California • UCLA
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: San Diego State
Scouting Read
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Jaivian Thomas, RB. Best season Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason · California. Jaivian Thomas leans balanced backfield option traits and 41 efficiency.
Jaivian Thomas played RB for California and UCLA. Across 3 tracked seasons, Jaivian Thomas recorded 1,042 rushing yards, 179 receiving yards, and 10 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2024 with California.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason
California paired 717 primary output with 57.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 41 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2025 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across California, UCLA.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: UNLV
Loss with 62 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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2025 Regular Season · UCLA
Games
10
Scrimmage Yards / G
37
Efficiency
41
Usage
18.2
Consistency
68.8
Best Game by takeover score
Ohio State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Utah: 17. UNLV: 62. New Mexico: 33. Northwestern: 47. Penn State: 60. Michigan State: 62. Maryland: 16. Indiana: 17. Nebraska: 39. Ohio State: 17
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Utah: 7 by 25.3. UNLV: 7 by 86.9. New Mexico: 6 by 44.8. Northwestern: 8 by 62.9. Penn State: 16 by 39.1. Michigan State: 13 by 48. Maryland: 4 by 31.3. Indiana: 8 by 19.6. Nebraska: 12 by 33.9. Ohio State: 11 by 18.2
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins46 · Games = 3 · +12.9 vs Losses
Losses33.1 · Games = 7 · -12.9 vs Wins
First Half43.8 · Games = 5 · +13.6 vs Second Half
Second Half30.2 · Games = 5 · -13.6 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
UNLV
Best efficiency game
86.9 vs UNLV
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 11/16 | @ Ohio State | L 10-48 | 9 | 17 | 1.90 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.5 |
| Sun 11/9 | vs Nebraska | L 21-28 | 12 | 39 | 3.30 | 0 | — | — | 3.3 |
| Sat 10/25 | @ Indiana | L 6-56 | 7 | 12 | 1.70 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2.1 |
| Sat 10/18 | vs Maryland | W 20-17 | 3 | 7 | 2.30 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 |
| Sat 10/11 | @ Michigan State | W 38-13 | 12 | 54 | 4.50 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4.8 |
| Sat 10/4 | vs Penn State | W 42-37 | 16 | 60 | 3.80 | 0 | — | — | 3.8 |
| Sat 9/27 | @ Northwestern | L 14-17 | 7 | 43 | 6.10 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5.9 |
| Sat 9/13 | vs New Mexico | L 10-35 | 4 | 14 | 3.50 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 5.5 |
| Sun 9/7 | @ UNLV | L 23-30 | 5 | 43 | 8.60 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 8.9 |
| Sun 8/31 | vs Utah | L 10-43 | 7 | 17 | 2.40 | 0 | — | — | 2.4 |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
California
2023-2024
Opening stop
- 2
UCLA
2025
Final stop
Season Progression
2023202420242025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Regular Season | California | 134 | 66.4 | 5.2 | — |
| 2024 Postseason | California | 717 | 57.4 | 15.9 | 583 |
| 2024 Regular Season | California | 717 | 57.4 | 15.9 | 0 |
| 2025 Regular Season | UCLA | 370 | 41 | 18.2 | -347 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
San Diego State
Win with 173 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
173
Primary metric
173 scrimmage yards and 28.6 usage.
#2
UNLV
62
Primary metric
Loss with 62 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
62 scrimmage yards and 11.9 usage.
#3
North Texas
36
Primary metric
Win with 36 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
36 scrimmage yards and 4.8 usage.
#4
Michigan State
62
Primary metric
Win with 62 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
62 scrimmage yards and 22 usage.
#5
Penn State
60
Primary metric
Win with 60 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
60 scrimmage yards and 22.9 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2024 Postseason · California
717 primary output · 57.4 efficiency · 15.9 usage
57
#2
2024 Regular Season · California
57
717 primary · 57.4 efficiency · 15.9 usage
#3
2025 Regular Season · UCLA
45.3
370 primary · 41 efficiency · 18.2 usage
Milestones
1
100+ rush yards
1
150+ scrimmage yards
1
2+ TD games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2022 · Rating 0.8759
Nolan Catholic · Fort Worth, TX
- Committed To
- California
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2022
Career Facts
2
Career teams
4
Seasons tracked
1,221
Career Scrimmage Yards
Data Context
Coverage spans 4 tracked seasons, 29 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.