Running back, Kent State (from Minnesota, Kansas), 2020–⁠24

Ky Thomas

Number
No. 3
Height
5′11″
Weight
200 lb
Class (2024)
Freshman
Hometown
Topeka, KS

Ky Thomas played running back at Minnesota (2020–⁠21), Kansas (2022) and Kent State (2023–⁠24).

Career highs

144rushing yards, career highvs. West Virginia, 20212rushing touchdowns, career highat Indiana, 2021

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2021Minnesota1668245.0650
2022Kansas531623.1240
2024Kent State1355504.1138
Career3541,5364.3950

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2021Minnesota6447.3011
2022Kansas5397.8129
2024Kent State10535.3010
Career211366.5129

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2020Minnesota3RBYr 1
2021Minnesota3RBYr 2
2022Kansas3RBYr 3
2023Kent State3RBYr 4
2024Kent State3RBFr. (Yr 5)5′11″200

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
2021Minnesota1710.1650th (n=277)0.1627.528%0.22
2022Kansas63-0.0012th (n=470)0.14-0.210%0.08
2024Kent State128-0.0210th (n=434)0.16-3.023%-0.07

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

2024 Kent State 11 games, 550 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 31atPittsburghL 24–⁠55184009315
Sep 7vs.Saint FrancisL 17–⁠231139032426
Sep 14atTennesseeL 0–⁠717100312
Sep 21atPenn StateL 0–⁠5641606––
Sep 28vs.Eastern MichiganL 33–⁠52635014––
Oct 12vs.Ball StateL 35–⁠371767124––
Oct 19atBowling GreenL 6–⁠2714121038––
Oct 26atWestern MichiganL 21–⁠52156201611
Nov 6vs.OhioL 0–⁠41155002019
Nov 13atMiami (OH)L 7–⁠341558013––
Nov 19vs.AkronL 17–⁠381352015––
2022 Kansas 9 games, 162 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 2vs.Tennessee TechW 56–⁠107150711
Sep 10atWest VirginiaW 55–⁠422403––
Sep 17atHoustonW 48–⁠30260512
Oct 8vs.TCUL 31–⁠3861901611
Oct 15atOklahomaL 42–⁠5291816––
Nov 5vs.Oklahoma StateW 37–⁠161034013––
Nov 12atTexas TechL 28–⁠43140040––
Nov 19vs.TexasL 14–⁠5561507––
Dec 28 ✦vs.ArkansasL 53–⁠55101114235
2021 Minnesota 9 games, 824 rushing yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 18atColoradoW 30–⁠0766124––
Oct 16vs.NebraskaW 30–⁠23723014––
Oct 23vs.MarylandW 34–⁠1621139138––
Oct 30atNorthwesternW 41–⁠1421106013111
Nov 6vs.IllinoisL 6–⁠141660011319
Nov 13atIowaL 22–⁠2729126013––
Nov 20atIndianaW 35–⁠1426105222214
Nov 27vs.WisconsinW 23–⁠131855112––
Dec 28 ✦vs.West VirginiaW 18–⁠621144150––

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

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