Running back, Penn State, 2014–⁠18

Johnathan Thomas

Number
No. 20
Height
5′11″
Weight
221 lb
Class (2018)
Senior
Hometown
Peabody, MA

Johnathan Thomas played running back at Penn State (2014–⁠18).

Career highs

84rushing yards, career highvs. Kent State, 2018

Team titles: Big Ten champions, 2016

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2017Penn State520000

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2014Penn State20RBRS
2015Penn State20RBFr.
2016Penn State20RBSo.
2017Penn State20RBJr.
2018Penn State20RBSr.5′11″221

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
2015Penn State11-0.07––-0.8–
2018Penn State71.17––8.2–

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

2018 Penn State 6 games, 87 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultTklSoloTFLSacksPD
Sep 15vs.Kent StateW 63–⁠10–––––
Sep 21atIllinoisW 63–⁠24–––––
Oct 20atIndianaW 33–⁠28–––––
Nov 10vs.WisconsinW 22–⁠10–––––
Nov 24vs.MarylandW 38–⁠3–––––
Jan 1 ✦vs.KentuckyL 24–⁠27–––––
2017 Penn State 5 games, 5 tackles
DateOpponentResultTklSoloTFLSacksPD
Sep 16vs.Georgia StateW 56–⁠010000
Sep 23atIowaW 21–⁠1911000
Nov 11vs.RutgersW 35–⁠610000
Nov 18vs.NebraskaW 56–⁠4410000
Nov 25atMarylandW 66–⁠311000
2015 Penn State 3 games, 42 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultTklSoloTFLSacksPD
Oct 3vs.ArmyW 20–⁠14–––––
Oct 10vs.IndianaW 29–⁠7–––––
Oct 31vs.IllinoisW 39–⁠0–––––

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

Before the draft

DrillPro day 2019
Height5′10¾″
Weight217 lb
Arm length30½″
Hand size9⅜″
40-yard dash4.41 s
Vertical jump39½″
Broad jump10′8″
Bench press19 reps
3-cone drill6.84 s
20-yard shuttle4.22 s

Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).

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