Running back, Rutgers (from Louisiana Tech), 2025–⁠26

Clay Thevenin

Number
No. 9
Height
5′8″
Weight
195 lb
Class (2026)
Senior
Hometown
Fort Lauderdale, FL

Clay Thevenin plays running back for Rutgers, after Louisiana Tech (2025). Last time out, at Maryland: 17 carries, 109 yards, 1 TD; 2 catches, 24 yards, 1 TD.

2026 so far

289 rushing yards, 4 TD

Last game: 17 carries, 109 yards, 1 TD; 2 catches, 24 yards, 1 TD at Maryland, W 37–⁠30

Next game: at Northwestern, Oct 24

Game by game this season, rushing yards
  1. 4MASS
  2. 36@BC
  3. 24USC
  4. 69HOW
  5. 47IU
  6. 109@MD

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

143rushing yards, career highvs. Sam Houston, 20253rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Sam Houston, 20256catches, career highvs. Western Kentucky, 2025

Rushing

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

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2025Louisiana Tech1316344.8850
2026Rutgers592894.9426
Career1909234.91250

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2025Louisiana Tech332698.2030
2026Rutgers44110.3119
Career373108.4130

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2025Louisiana Tech7930

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2025Louisiana Tech9RBJr.
2026Rutgers9RBSr.5′8″195

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
2025Louisiana Tech1640.1360th (n=576)0.1022.019%0.11
2026Rutgers650.2376th (n=478)0.1014.616%–

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.

Rushing detail

SeasonTeamSuccessLine yardsSecond levelOpen fieldStuffed
2025Louisiana Tech44%2.801.101.4021%
2026Rutgers51%3.301.200.8014%

Where his yards came from, per carry: line yards are the ones credited to the blockers (the first few, and losses), second level the yards 5 to 10 past the line, open field those beyond 10. Success: carries that kept the offense on schedule. Stuffed: carries stopped at or behind the line. From CollegeFootballData, FBS games, 2025 on.

Game by game

2026 Rutgers 6 games, 289 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 3vs.MassachusettsL 21–⁠37340–––
Sep 11atBoston CollegeL 21–⁠287360–––
Sep 19vs.USCL 35–⁠424241170
Sep 25vs.HowardW 58–⁠716691–––
Oct 3vs.IndianaL 15–⁠47124711100
Oct 17atMarylandW 37–⁠301710912241
2025 Louisiana Tech 13 games, 634 rushing yards, 8 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 30vs.SE LouisianaW 24–⁠06611–––
Sep 6atLSUL 7–⁠237220390
Sep 13vs.New Mexico StateW 49–⁠1411680–––
Sep 20vs.Southern MissW 30–⁠2071111170
Sep 27atUTEPW 30–⁠1119681–––
Oct 9atKennesaw StateL 7–⁠35113103260
Oct 21vs.Western KentuckyL 27–⁠28123506520
Oct 31vs.Sam HoustonW 55–⁠14111433350
Nov 8atDelawareL 24–⁠25106423420
Nov 15atWashington StateL 3–⁠2871302150
Nov 22vs.LibertyW 34–⁠28104304250
Nov 29atMissouri StateW 42–⁠30104604600
Dec 30 ✦vs.Coastal CarolinaW 23–⁠14102904180

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

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