Running back, Kansas State, to 2010
Daniel Thomas
- Number
- No. 8
- Height
- 6′2″
- Hometown
- Hilliard, FL
- Born
- Oct 29, 1987, in Hilliard, Florida
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Daniel Thomas played running back at Kansas State (to 2010). The Miami Dolphins took Thomas in round 2, No. 62 overall in the 2011 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
269rushing yards, best game on fileat North Texas, 20104rushing touchdowns, best game on filevs. Texas A&M, 20098catches, best game on filevs. Nebraska, 2010Honors
Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.
Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Kansas State | 247 | 1,265 | 5.1 | 11 | 40 |
| 2010 | Kansas State | 298 | 1,585 | 5.3 | 19 | 52 |
| On file (2009–10) | 545 | 2,850 | 5.2 | 30 | 52 | |
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Kansas State | 25 | 257 | 10.3 | 0 | 52 |
| 2010 | Kansas State | 27 | 171 | 6.3 | 0 | 21 |
| On file (2009–10) | 52 | 428 | 8.2 | 0 | 52 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Ht |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Kansas State | 8 | RB | |
| 2010 | Kansas State | 8 | RB | 6′2″ |
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.
Game by game
2010 Kansas State 13 games, 1,585 rushing yards, 19 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. UCLA | W 31–22 | 28 | 234 | 2 | 44 | 2 | 15 |
| Sep 11 | vs. Missouri State | W 48–24 | 21 | 137 | 2 | 45 | – | – |
| Sep 18 | vs. Iowa State | W 27–20 | 34 | 181 | 2 | 23 | – | – |
| Sep 25 | vs. UCF | W 17–13 | 22 | 76 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 1 |
| Oct 7 | vs. Nebraska | L 13–48 | 22 | 63 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 36 |
| Oct 14 | at Kansas | W 59–7 | 18 | 91 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 9 |
| Oct 23 | at Baylor | L 42–47 | 22 | 113 | 2 | 31 | 3 | 27 |
| Oct 30 | vs. Oklahoma State | L 14–24 | 29 | 101 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 32 |
| Nov 6 | vs. Texas | W 39–14 | 18 | 106 | 2 | 34 | 2 | 9 |
| Nov 13 | at Missouri | L 28–38 | 12 | 66 | 2 | 36 | 2 | 28 |
| Nov 20 | at Colorado | L 36–44 | 14 | 58 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 6 |
| Nov 27 | at North Texas | W 49–41 | 36 | 269 | 2 | 52 | – | – |
| Dec 30 ✦ | vs. Syracuse | L 34–36 | 22 | 90 | 3 | 51 | 1 | 8 |
2009 Kansas State 12 games, 1,265 rushing yards, 11 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs. Massachusetts | W 21–17 | 23 | 104 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 12 |
| Sep 12 | at Louisiana | L 15–17 | 27 | 136 | 1 | 23 | 2 | 19 |
| Sep 19 | atUCLA | L 9–23 | 15 | 54 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 61 |
| Sep 26 | vs. Tennessee Tech | W 49–7 | 26 | 139 | 2 | 20 | – | – |
| Oct 3 | vs.Iowa State | W 24–23 | 25 | 96 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 38 |
| Oct 10 | at Texas Tech | L 14–66 | 11 | 49 | 0 | 24 | 4 | 50 |
| Oct 17 | vs. Texas A&M | W 62–14 | 18 | 91 | 4 | 17 | 1 | 7 |
| Oct 24 | vs.Colorado | W 20–6 | 20 | 145 | 1 | 35 | 2 | 18 |
| Oct 31 | at Oklahoma | L 30–42 | 16 | 88 | 1 | 16 | – | – |
| Nov 7 | vs.Kansas | W 17–10 | 24 | 185 | 1 | 40 | – | – |
| Nov 14 | vs.Missouri | L 12–38 | 23 | 79 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 1 |
| Nov 21 | atNebraska | L 3–17 | 19 | 99 | 0 | 24 | 4 | 51 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2011 | Combine or pro day 2011 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′0¼″ | |
| Weight | 230 lb | |
| Arm length | 32⅜″ | |
| Hand size | 9″ | |
| Wingspan | 77″W | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.63 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.54 sW | |
| Vertical jump | 34″ | |
| Broad jump | 10′3″ | |
| Bench press | 21 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 7.06 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.29 s |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
4 seasons, 52 games with a stat; latest team: Miami Dolphins.
| Season | Team | G | Car | Yds | TD | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Miami Dolphins | 13 | 165 | 581 | 0 | 12 | 72 |
| 2012 | Miami Dolphins | 12 | 91 | 325 | 4 | 15 | 156 |
| 2013 | Miami Dolphins | 15 | 109 | 406 | 4 | 15 | 63 |
| 2014 | Miami Dolphins | 12 | 44 | 168 | 2 | 13 | 121 |
| NFL career | 52 | 409 | 1,480 | 10 | 55 | 412 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
Other pro football
| Years | League | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | CFL | Saskatchewan Roughriders * |
Leagues other than the NFL, from the infobox of his Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), as it names the teams. * Off-season roster or practice squad only.
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