Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2011-2013Oregon
De'Anthony Thomas
RB • 5'9" • Los Angeles, CA, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
De'Anthony Thomas leans balanced backfield option traits and 62.7 efficiency.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a back
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
95
Blue-chip, NFL-level ceiling
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2012 Postseason · Oregon
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Oregon
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Virginia
Player Story
De'Anthony Thomas built his college career from 2011 through 2013 as a running back from Los Angeles, CA wearing No. 6, spending time with Oregon. The clearest part of De'Anthony Thomas' career was his backfield...
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- Committed To
- Oregon
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2011
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2014
- Selection
- Round 4 · Pick 24
- Overall
- No. 124
- NFL Team
- Kansas City Chiefs
De'Anthony Thomas, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2012 Postseason · Oregon. De'Anthony Thomas leans balanced backfield option traits and 62.7 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 3,186
- Rushing yards
- 1,890
- Receiving yards
- 1,296
- Touchdowns
- 46
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De'Anthony Thomas Oregon Highlights
2013 · Oregon · Player Highlight
De'Anthony Thomas college highlights at Oregon.
- Season
- 2013
- Type
- Player highlight
Quick Answers
De'Anthony Thomas quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Oregon · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 3,186
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 6 entries · 37 games
- Best season
- 2012 Postseason · Oregon
- Top game
- Virginia
- Recruit profile
- 5-star · Crenshaw · Oregon
- High school pipeline
- Crenshaw · 23 FBS recruits · 4 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2014 · Round 4 · Pick 24 · Kansas City Chiefs
- Latest roster
- No. 6 · Class 2013
- 2013 Scrimmage yards rank
- 840 scrimmage yards · RB 92nd (top 18%) · Pac-12 22nd (top 10%) · National 190th (top 9%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Postseason | Oregon | 14 | 189 | 155 | 34 | 2 | 68 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Oregon | 14 | 1,011 | 440 | 571 | 16 | 68 |
| 2012 Postseason | Oregon | 13 | 75 | 15 | 60 | 2 | 70.7 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Oregon | 13 | 1,071 | 686 | 385 | 16 | 70.7 |
| 2013 Postseason | Oregon | 10 | 37 | 13 | 24 | 0 | 63.6 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Oregon | 10 | 803 | 581 | 222 | 10 | 63.6 |
Related Context
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De'Anthony Thomas played RB for Oregon. Across 3 tracked seasons, De'Anthony Thomas recorded 1,890 rushing yards, 1,296 receiving yards, and 46 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2012 with Oregon.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2012 Postseason
Oregon paired 1,146 primary output with 71 efficiency.
Supporting note
2011 Postseason role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 79.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2013 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Nevada
Win with 174 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 92.9th percentile of the selected season.
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2011 Postseason · Oregon
Games
14
Scrimmage Yards / G
85.7
Efficiency
79.2
Usage
11.7
Consistency
59.6
Best Game by takeover score
Nevada
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Wisconsin: 189. LSU: 69. Nevada: 174. Missouri State: 80. Arizona: 22. California: 132. Arizona State: 97. Colorado: 68. Washington State: 80. Washington: 9. Stanford: 58. USC: 52. Oregon State: 157. UCLA: 13
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Wisconsin: 6 by 100. LSU: 10 by 63.1. Nevada: 10 by 100. Missouri State: 12 by 69.7. Arizona: 2 by 64.6. California: 8 by 100. Arizona State: 11 by 86.7. Colorado: 6 by 97.2. Washington State: 6 by 90.6. Washington: 1 by 87.5. Stanford: 7 by 55.8. USC: 6 by 42.4. Oregon State: 14 by 96.7. UCLA: 2 by 54.2
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins89.9 · Games = 12 · +29.4 vs Losses
Losses60.5 · Games = 2 · -29.4 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
14 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Nevada
Best efficiency game
100 vs Wisconsin
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1/2 | vs Wisconsin100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 45-38 | 2 | 155 | 77.50 | 2 | 4 | 34 | 31.5 |
| Sat 12/3 | vs UCLA | W 49-31 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 13 | 6.5 |
| Sat 11/26 | vs Oregon State150 scrimmage yards | W 49-21 | 4 | 71 | 17.80 | 0 | 10 | 86 | 11.2 |
| Sun 11/20 | vs USC | L 35-38 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 49 | 8.7 |
| Sun 11/13 | @ Stanford | W 53-30 | 5 | 17 | 3.40 | 0 | 2 | 41 | 8.3 |
| Sun 11/6 | @ Washington | W 34-17 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 1 | — | — | 9 |
| Sat 10/29 | vs Washington State | W 43-28 | 4 | 26 | 6.50 | 0 | 2 | 54 | 13.3 |
| Sat 10/22 | @ Colorado | W 45-2 | 4 | 50 | 12.50 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 11.3 |
| Sun 10/16 | vs Arizona State2+ TD | W 41-27 | 7 | 73 | 10.40 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 8.8 |
| Fri 10/7 | vs California2+ TD | W 43-15 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 114 | 16.5 |
| Sun 9/25 | @ Arizona | W 56-31 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 11 |
| Sat 9/17 | vs Missouri State | W 56-7 | 10 | 67 | 6.70 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 6.7 |
| Sat 9/10 | vs Nevada150 scrimmage yards · 2+ TD | W 69-20 | 8 | 81 | 10.10 | 0 | 2 | 93 | 17.4 |
| Sun 9/4 | @ LSU | L 27-40 | 4 | 22 | 5.50 | 1 | 6 | 47 | 6.9 |
Player Story
De'Anthony Thomas story
De'Anthony Thomas built his college career from 2011 through 2013 as a running back from Los Angeles, CA wearing No. 6, spending time with Oregon. The clearest part of De'Anthony Thomas' career was his backfield work: 1,890 rushing yards, 243 carries, 26 rushing touchdowns, and 1,296 receiving yards across 37 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2011 with Oregon. 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 1,296 receiving yards and 2,159 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 37 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Oregon.
The arc is straightforward: De'Anthony 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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Oregon
2011-2013
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Postseason | Oregon | 1,200 | 79.2 | 11.7 | — |
| 2011 Regular Season | Oregon | 1,200 | 79.2 | 11.7 | 0 |
| 2012 Postseason | Oregon | 1,146 | 71 | 14.9 | -54 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Oregon | 1,146 | 71 | 14.9 | 0 |
| 2013 Postseason | Oregon | 840 | 62.7 | 19.6 | -306 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Oregon | 840 | 62.7 | 19.6 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Virginia
Week 2 · W 59-10
Win with 152 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
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Scrimmage Yards
86.4 takeover
152 scrimmage yards and 21.8 usage.
#2
@ Arizona
Week 13 · L 16-42 · Conference game
157
Scrimmage Yards
85.8 takeover
Loss with 157 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
157 scrimmage yards and 33.3 usage.
#3
vs Nicholls
Week 1 · W 66-3
130
Scrimmage Yards
82.1 takeover
Win with 130 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
130 scrimmage yards and 31.7 usage.
#4
vs Nevada
Week 2 · W 69-20
174
Scrimmage Yards
80.4 takeover
Win with 174 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
174 scrimmage yards and 17.2 usage.
#5
vs Fresno State
Week 2 · W 42-25
128
Scrimmage Yards
78.6 takeover
Win with 128 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
128 scrimmage yards and 14.9 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2012 Postseason · Oregon
1,146 primary output · 71 efficiency · 14.9 usage
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#2
2012 Regular Season · Oregon
70.7
1,146 primary · 71 efficiency · 14.9 usage
#3
2011 Postseason · Oregon
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1,200 primary · 79.2 efficiency · 11.7 usage
Milestones
5
100+ rush yards
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150+ scrimmage yards
10
2+ TD games
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