Running back, Temple, 2013–⁠16

Jahad Thomas

Number
No. 5
Height
5′10″
Hometown
Elizabeth, NJ
Born
Nov 6, 1995, in Elizabeth, New Jersey

Jahad Thomas played running back at Temple (2013–⁠16).

Career highs

199rushing yards, career highvs. UCF, 20153rushing touchdowns, career highvs. UCF, 20156catches, career hightwice; last at Memphis, 2016150receiving yards, career highat Houston, 20142receiving touchdowns, career hightwice; last at UConn, 2016

Team titles: American champions, 2016

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2014Temple803844.8068
2015Temple2761,2624.61760
2016Temple2079534.61356
Career5632,5994.63068

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTDPRYdsTD
2013Temple244760–––
2014Temple143320–––
2015Temple61991–––
2016Temple228081010
Career461,035181010

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2014Temple1436426.0175
2015Temple222169.8134
2016Temple3341812.7661
Career6999814.5875

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2013Temple5RB
2014Temple5RB
2015Temple5RB
2016Temple5RB5′10″

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
2014Temple1000.1663rd (n=253)0.1216.213%0.05
2015Temple3060.0632nd (n=268)0.1219.031%0.09
2016Temple2480.1659th (n=259)0.1339.628%0.20

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

2016 Temple 12 games, 953 rushing yards, 13 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYdsPR
Sep 17atPenn StateL 27–⁠3414522–––
Sep 24vs.CharlotteW 48–⁠20156821151
Oct 1vs.SMUW 45–⁠2016802––3
Oct 6atMemphisL 27–⁠3413370––1
Oct 15atUCFW 26–⁠25271201–––
Oct 21vs.South FloridaW 46–⁠30165621131
Oct 29vs.CincinnatiW 34–⁠13171510–––
Nov 4atUConnW 21–⁠017830––1
Nov 19atTulaneW 31–⁠022571––1
Nov 26vs.East CarolinaW 37–⁠10241522–––
Dec 3atNavyW 34–⁠1019621–––
Dec 27 ✦vs.Wake ForestL 26–⁠347350–––
2015 Temple 14 games, 1,262 rushing yards, 17 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYdsPR
Sep 5vs.Penn StateW 27–⁠10291352236–
Sep 12atCincinnatiW 34–⁠262619313132–
Sep 19atMassachusettsW 25–⁠2325661131–
Oct 2atCharlotteW 37–⁠3201092–––
Oct 10vs.TulaneW 49–⁠1014541–––
Oct 17vs.UCFW 30–⁠16311993–––
Oct 22atEast CarolinaW 24–⁠1420662–––
Oct 31vs.Notre DameL 20–⁠2421821–––
Nov 6atSMUW 60–⁠4015661–––
Nov 14atSouth FloridaL 23–⁠4416651–––
Nov 21vs.MemphisW 31–⁠1212340–––
Nov 28vs.UConnW 27–⁠3201192–––
Dec 5atHoustonL 13–⁠2419690–––
Dec 22 ✦vs.ToledoL 17–⁠32850–––
2014 Temple 12 games, 384 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYdsPR
Aug 28atVanderbiltW 37–⁠712330–––
Sep 6vs.NavyL 24–⁠313100–––
Sep 20vs.Delaware StateW 59–⁠08580–––
Sep 27atUConnW 36–⁠10250241–
Oct 11vs.TulsaW 35–⁠24141520236–
Oct 17atHoustonL 10–⁠317490–––
Oct 25atUCFL 14–⁠348270251–
Nov 1vs.East CarolinaW 20–⁠1014280273–
Nov 7vs.MemphisL 13–⁠16490117–
Nov 15atPenn StateL 13–⁠30450365–
Nov 29vs.CincinnatiL 6–⁠14480249–
Dec 6atTulaneW 10–⁠3––––––
2013 Temple 8 games, 24 returns, 476 yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYdsPR
Sep 14vs.FordhamL 29–⁠30–––392–
Sep 28atIdahoL 24–⁠26–––119–
Oct 5vs.LouisvilleL 7–⁠30–––6124–
Oct 11atCincinnatiL 20–⁠38–––119–
Oct 26atSMUL 49–⁠59–––123–
Nov 2atRutgersL 20–⁠23–––462–
Nov 16vs.UCFL 36–⁠39–––6120–
Nov 23vs.UConnL 21–⁠28–––217–

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

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2017Combine or pro day 2017
Height5′9¾″
Weight190 lb
Arm length30⅛″
Hand size9″
40-yard dash4.62 s
10-yard split1.58 sW
Vertical jump32″
Broad jump9′8″
Bench press11 reps
3-cone drill7.26 s
20-yard shuttle4.52 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).

Other pro football

YearsLeagueTeam
2018CFLWinnipeg Blue Bombers *
2019AAFMemphis Express *
2019AAFSan Diego Fleet *

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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