Running back, UConn, 2014–⁠17

Jason Thompson

Number
No. 48
Height
5′7″
Weight
182 lb
Hometown
Shelton, CT

Jason Thompson played running back at UConn (2014–⁠17).

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2016UConn3206.7012
2017UConn10272.7010
Career13473.6012

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2017UConn252.507

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2017UConn1190

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHtWt
2014UConn48RB
2015UConn48RB
2016UConn48RB
2017UConn48RB5′7″182

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
2016UConn30.26––0.8–
2017UConn12-0.18––-2.1–

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

2017 UConn 7 games, 27 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 31vs.Holy CrossW 27–⁠201−10–––
Sep 16atVirginiaL 18–⁠38120–––
Sep 30atSMUL 28–⁠49100–––
Oct 6vs.MemphisL 31–⁠70260–––
Oct 21vs.TulsaW 20–⁠14–––170
Oct 28vs.MissouriL 12–⁠523170–––
Nov 4vs.South FloridaL 20–⁠372301−20
2016 UConn 3 games, 20 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 29atHoustonL 14–⁠421120–––
Oct 8vs.CincinnatiW 20–⁠9130–––
Oct 29atEast CarolinaL 3–⁠41150–––

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

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