Running back, UTEP (from Austin Peay), 2021–⁠26

Kam Thomas

Number
No. 8
Height
5′9″
Weight
184 lb
Class (2026)
Senior
Hometown
Birmingham, AL

Kam Thomas plays running back for UTEP, after Austin Peay (2021–⁠23). Last time out, against San José State: 4 catches, 96 yards. Thomas leads UTEP in receiving yards this season.

2026 so far

16 catches, 270 yards, 1 TD

Last game: 4 catches, 96 yards vs. San José State, L 11–⁠24

Next game: at North Dakota State, Oct 31

Game by game this season, rushing yards
  1. -5@OU
  2. 8@MICH
  3. -4@UNM

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

10catches, career highat Eastern Kentucky, 2023204receiving yards, career highat Eastern Kentucky, 20232receiving touchdowns, career hightwice; last at Eastern Kentucky, 2023

Team titles: Atlantic Sun champions, 2022; United Athletic champions, 2023

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2023Austin Peay22783.5114
2024UTEP13272.1011
2025UTEP16362.3017
2026UTEP5−1−0.208
Career561402.5117

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTDPRYdsTD
2022Austin Peay143180152050
2023Austin Peay132760122672
2024UTEP71120102001
2025UTEP–––5240
2026UTEP–––5230
Career347060477193

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2022Austin Peay5244.8012
2023Austin Peay5062912.6554
2024UTEP4651211.1269
2025UTEP4266.5013
2026UTEP1627016.9183
Career1211,46112.1883

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.PosClassHtWt
2021Austin Peay8RBYr 1
2022Austin Peay8RBYr 2
2023Austin Peay8RBYr 3
2024UTEP8RBYr 4
2025UTEP8RBYr 5
2026UTEP8RBSr. (Yr 6)5′9″184

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
2022Austin Peay (FCS)60.48––2.9–
2023Austin Peay (FCS)750.5623rd (n=681)0.8041.911%
2024UTEP520.506th (n=581)0.9226.19%
2025UTEP21-0.19––-4.028%
2026UTEP320.14––4.59%

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

2026 UTEP 7 games, 16 catches, 270 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYdsPR
Sep 4atOklahomaL 0–⁠511−50–––
Sep 12vs.Texas SouthernW 51–⁠10–––––2
Sep 19atMichiganL 17–⁠52180–––
Sep 26vs.Oregon StateL 7–⁠33–––––1
Oct 3atNew MexicoL 7–⁠613−40–––
Oct 10vs.NevadaL 13–⁠30–––––1
Oct 17vs.San José StateL 11–⁠24–––––1
2025 UTEP 1 game, 5 returns, 24 yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYdsPR
Aug 30atUtah StateL 16–⁠2816360––5
2024 UTEP 9 games, 46 catches, 512 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYdsPR
Aug 31atNebraskaL 7–⁠401202301
Sep 7vs.Southern UtahL 24–⁠271−30123–
Sep 14atLibertyL 10–⁠28–––3431
Sep 21atColorado StateL 17–⁠27–––116–
Oct 3vs.Sam HoustonL 21–⁠416260––2
Oct 10atWestern KentuckyL 17–⁠44150––1
Oct 16vs.Florida InternationalW 30–⁠21330––2
Oct 22atLouisiana TechL 10–⁠141−60––1
Nov 30atNew Mexico StateW 42–⁠35–––––2
2023 Austin Peay 10 games, 78 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYdsPR
Sep 2atSouthern IllinoisL 23–⁠491204601
Sep 9atTennesseeL 13–⁠30140––1
Sep 16vs.East Tennessee StateW 63–⁠3–––1244
Sep 23atStephen F. AustinW 22–⁠20–––41111
Sep 30atLindenwoodW 52–⁠1053901141
Oct 14vs.Gardner-WebbW 41–⁠142−201181
Oct 21atSouthern UtahW 48–⁠454220––1
Oct 28vs.North AlabamaW 49–⁠395−201241
Nov 4atEastern KentuckyW 33–⁠301101251
Nov 11vs.Utah TechW 30–⁠173141–––
2022 Austin Peay 10 games, 29 returns, 523 yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYdsPR
Aug 27atWestern KentuckyL 27–⁠38–––––2
Sep 10vs.Mississippi Valley StateW 41–⁠0–––––4
Sep 17atAlabama A&MW 28–⁠3–––2361
Sep 24vs.Eastern KentuckyW 31–⁠20–––2272
Oct 1atCentral ArkansasL 20–⁠49–––––1
Oct 15vs.Murray StateW 52–⁠17–––21103
Oct 29vs.Jacksonville StateL 16–⁠40–––1151
Nov 5atNorth AlabamaW 38–⁠35–––240–
Nov 12atKennesaw StateW 31–⁠14–––1161
Nov 19atAlabamaL 0–⁠34–––474–

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

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