Running back, Memphis, 2020–⁠24

Brandon Thomas

Number
No. 22
Height
5′10″
Weight
210 lb
Class (2024)
Senior
Hometown
North Little Rock, AR

Brandon Thomas played running back at Memphis (2020–⁠24).

Career highs

191rushing yards, career highat Arkansas State, 20213rushing touchdowns, career highat North Texas, 2023

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2020Memphis284.005
2021Memphis1166695.8875
2022Memphis762703.6918
2023Memphis461723.7942
2024Memphis573355.9957
Career2971,4544.93575

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2021Memphis8526.5013
2022Memphis3196.309
2023Memphis2105.006
2024Memphis6305.0012
Career191115.8013

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2020Memphis22RBYr 1
2021Memphis22RBYr 2
2022Memphis22RBYr 3
2023Memphis22RBYr 4
2024Memphis22RBSr. (Yr 5)5′10″210

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2020Memphis2-0.11––-0.2––
2021Memphis1130.2777th (n=277)0.1630.518%0.33
2022Memphis810.0420th (n=470)0.142.913%0.10
2023Memphis460.43––19.89%0.31
2024Memphis630.3087th (n=434)0.1619.18%0.28

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2024 Memphis 11 games, 335 rushing yards, 9 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 31vs.North AlabamaW 40–⁠01−100––
Sep 7vs.TroyW 38–⁠172322––
Sep 14atFlorida StateW 20–⁠1251205––
Sep 21atNavyL 44–⁠5612125157––
Sep 28vs.Middle TennesseeW 24–⁠764822010
Oct 12vs.South FloridaW 21–⁠31367038418
Oct 19vs.North TexasW 52–⁠44213112––
Nov 8vs.RiceW 27–⁠20626114––
Nov 16vs.UABW 53–⁠18324114––
Nov 28atTulaneW 34–⁠24514011––
Dec 17 ✦vs.West VirginiaW 42–⁠372413112
2023 Memphis 8 games, 172 rushing yards, 9 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Oct 13vs.TulaneL 21–⁠313807210
Oct 21atUABW 45–⁠2151726––
Oct 28atNorth TexasW 45–⁠4292839––
Nov 4vs.South FloridaW 59–⁠5083018––
Nov 11atCharlotteW 44–⁠382213––
Nov 18vs.SMUL 34–⁠383111––
Nov 24atTempleW 45–⁠21976142––
Dec 29 ✦atIowa StateW 36–⁠2671004––
2022 Memphis 9 games, 270 rushing yards, 9 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 3atMississippi StateL 23–⁠49733018––
Sep 10atNavyW 37–⁠131028113––
Sep 17vs.Arkansas StateW 44–⁠32134619––
Sep 24vs.North TexasW 44–⁠34158421314
Oct 1vs.TempleW 24–⁠39202616
Oct 7vs.HoustonL 32–⁠3371014––
Oct 22atTulaneL 28–⁠386121419
Nov 5vs.UCFL 28–⁠35833111––
Nov 10vs.TulsaW 26–⁠101404––
2021 Memphis 9 games, 669 rushing yards, 8 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 4vs.NichollsW 42–⁠1716147137––
Sep 11atArkansas StateW 55–⁠5018191275––
Sep 18vs.Mississippi StateW 31–⁠291683019219
Sep 25vs.UTSAL 28–⁠312073112320
Oct 2atTempleL 31–⁠3441505––
Oct 9atTulsaL 29–⁠351877218––
Oct 14vs.NavyW 35–⁠17155617––
Oct 22atUCFL 7–⁠2451919313
Nov 13vs.East CarolinaL 29–⁠304803––
2020 Memphis 1 game, 8 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Oct 31atCincinnatiL 10–⁠492805––

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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