Running back, Kent State (from Colorado State), 2019–⁠23

Jaylen Thomas

Number
No. 23
Height
5′10″
Weight
215 lb
Class (2023)
Senior
Hometown
Colorado Springs, CO

Jaylen Thomas played running back at Colorado State (2019–⁠22) and Kent State (2023).

Career highs

94rushing yards, career highat Eastern Michigan, 20236catches, career highat Air Force, 2022

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2019Colorado State682223.3314
2021Colorado State441804.1217
2022Colorado State18462.609
2023Kent State1334603.5234
Career2639083.5734

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2019Colorado State141138.1025
2021Colorado State166.006
2022Colorado State151167.7027
2023Kent State3165.307
Career332517.6027

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2019Colorado State210000
2021Colorado State220000
2023Kent State440000
Career870000

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2019Colorado State23RBYr 1
2020Colorado State23RBYr 2
2021Colorado State23RBYr 3
2022Colorado State23RBYr 4
2023Kent State23RBSr. (Yr 5)5′10″215

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
2019Colorado State83-0.047th (n=287)0.13-3.712%0.06
2021Colorado State43-0.03––-1.27%0.10
2022Colorado State340.14––4.78%–
2023Kent State136-0.102nd (n=450)0.17-13.822%-0.02

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

2023 Kent State 10 games, 460 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 9atArkansasL 6–⁠28510–––
Sep 16vs.Central ConnecticutW 38–⁠107701–––
Sep 23atFresno StateL 10–⁠53480–––
Oct 7atOhioL 17–⁠4224670120
Oct 14atEastern MichiganL 14–⁠2823940–––
Oct 21vs.BuffaloL 6–⁠2417650170
Nov 1atAkronL 27–⁠3114360170
Nov 8vs.Bowling GreenL 19–⁠4918731–––
Nov 18atBall StateL 3–⁠3411240–––
Nov 25vs.Northern IllinoisL 27–⁠3710220–––
2022 Colorado State 8 games, 15 catches, 116 yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 3atMichiganL 7–⁠514140–––
Sep 17atWashington StateL 7–⁠384105510
Sep 24vs.Sacramento StateL 10–⁠41200–––
Oct 22vs.Hawai’iW 17–⁠13100–––
Oct 29atBoise StateL 10–⁠4941002120
Nov 12vs.WyomingL 13–⁠14–––120
Nov 19atAir ForceL 12–⁠241906490
Nov 25vs.New MexicoW 17–⁠02120120
2021 Colorado State 9 games, 180 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 3vs.South Dakota StateL 23–⁠42261–––
Sep 25atIowaL 14–⁠246160160
Oct 9vs.San José StateW 32–⁠1413621–––
Oct 16atNew MexicoW 36–⁠710380–––
Oct 22atUtah StateL 24–⁠263110–––
Oct 30vs.Boise StateL 19–⁠28260–––
Nov 6atWyomingL 17–⁠313210–––
Nov 20atHawai’iL 45–⁠50––––––
Nov 27vs.NevadaL 10–⁠525200–––
2019 Colorado State 10 games, 222 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 30vs.ColoradoL 31–⁠5272903280
Sep 7vs.Western IllinoisW 38–⁠135270–––
Sep 14atArkansasL 34–⁠55220–––
Sep 21vs.ToledoL 35–⁠412100–––
Sep 28atUtah StateL 24–⁠34421–––
Oct 26atFresno StateW 41–⁠3110380120
Nov 2vs.UNLVW 37–⁠1773014140
Nov 16vs.Air ForceL 21–⁠3882503240
Nov 22atWyomingL 7–⁠1714230–––
Nov 29vs.Boise StateL 24–⁠3193613450

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

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