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.

Usage / Role

38%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

Developing production for a back

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Reliability

Sporadic game-to-game production

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Star Power

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

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Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · California

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Snapshot

Career Teams: 2
Unique Seasons: 3
Program Path: California • UCLA
Peak Game: Peak game by takeover score: San Diego State

Player Story

Jaivian Thomas built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a running back from Oakland, CA wearing No. 21, spending time with California and UCLA. The clearest part of Jaivian Thomas' career was his backfield...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2022 · Rating 0.8759

Nolan Catholic · Fort Worth, TX

Committed To: California
Commit Date: Jan 1, 2022

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Latest team and position: UCLA · RB
Career Scrimmage Yards: 1,221
Tracked sample: 3 unique seasons · 4 entries · 29 games
Best season: 2024 Postseason · California
Top game: San Diego State
Recruit profile: 3-star · Nolan Catholic · California
High school pipeline: McClymonds · 29 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
Latest roster: No. 21 · Junior
2025 Scrimmage yards rank: 370 scrimmage yards · RB 262nd (top 36%) · Big Ten 90th (top 27%) · National 678th (top 25%)

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.

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