Running back, New Haven (from Valparaiso), 2023–⁠26

Brian Thomas

Number
No. 4
Height
5′7″
Weight
168 lb
Class (2026)
Senior
Hometown
Apopka, FL

Brian Thomas plays running back for New Haven, after Valparaiso (2023–⁠24). Last time out, at South Dakota State: 5 carries, 8 yards.

2026 so far

9 rushing yards

Last game: 5 carries, 8 yards at South Dakota State, L 14–⁠57

Next game: at Central Connecticut, Oct 24

Game by game this season, rushing yards
  1. 1STO
  2. 8@SDST

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

110rushing yards, career highvs. Western Connecticut State, 2025

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2023Valparaiso351093.1010
2024Valparaiso16674.2015
2025New Haven712964.2042
2026New Haven791.303
Career1294813.7042

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2023Valparaiso1210
2024Valparaiso193340
2025New Haven6860
Career264410

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2023Valparaiso5285.6110
2024Valparaiso4328.0121
2025New Haven171307.6123
2026New Haven372.304
Career291976.8323

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2023Valparaiso4RBFr.
2024Valparaiso4RBSo.
2025New Haven4RBJr.
2026New Haven4RBSr.5′7″168

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/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2025New Haven (FCS)810.0432nd (n=576)0.103.314%
2026New Haven (FCS)11-0.40––-4.4–

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). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2026 New Haven 3 games, 9 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Aug 28vs.MaristW 22–⁠21–––––
Sep 5vs.StonehillL 3–⁠21210––
Sep 12atSouth Dakota StateL 14–⁠57580––
2025 New Haven 10 games, 296 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Aug 29atMaristL 14–⁠318160114
Sep 6atMercyhurstL 14–⁠487110––
Sep 13atUAlbanyW 24–⁠1711430––
Sep 20vs.Saginaw Valley StateW 35–⁠283170––
Sep 27atDuquesneL 18–⁠449470––
Oct 4vs.PaceW 28–⁠147310––
Oct 11vs.Western Connecticut StateW 69–⁠0141100––
Oct 25atLong Island UniversityL 16–⁠38200128
Nov 1atSacred HeartL 20–⁠358120326
Nov 8vs.MerrimackW 41–⁠31290118
2024 Valparaiso 11 games, 19 returns, 334 yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Aug 31atNorthern IowaL 7–⁠35230124
Sep 7atYoungstown StateL 25–⁠592507112
Sep 14vs.Indiana WesleyanW 20–⁠1711017
Sep 21vs.RooseveltW 31–⁠23–––253
Sep 28atMorehead StateL 5–⁠17–––15
Oct 5vs.DrakeL 3–⁠27–––121
Oct 19vs.St. Thomas (MN)L 14–⁠42316017
Oct 26atMaristW 17–⁠142170115
Nov 9vs.ButlerL 17–⁠24150126
Nov 16atDaytonL 14–⁠263170123
Nov 23vs.DavidsonW 18–⁠17230241

No box score in the source for Oct 12 at Stetson, so that game is not listed.

2023 Valparaiso 9 games, 109 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Aug 31atYoungstown StateL 10–⁠52370121
Sep 23vs.MaristL 30–⁠363110––
Oct 7atDrakeL 14–⁠209370––
Oct 14vs.Morehead StateL 21–⁠247130––
Oct 21atDavidsonL 21–⁠424150––
Oct 28atButlerL 7–⁠17240––
Nov 4vs.DaytonW 21–⁠71−40––
Nov 11vs.StetsonW 23–⁠20190––
Nov 18atSt. Thomas (MN)L 10–⁠165170––

No box score in the source for Sep 30 vs. Southwest Minnesota State, so that game is not listed.

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

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