Running back, Idaho (from South Dakota), 2021–25
Nate Thomas
- Number
- No. 28
- Height
- 5′8″
- Weight
- 210 lb
- Class (2025)
- Senior
- Hometown
- South Holland, IL
Nate Thomas played running back at South Dakota (2021–23) and Idaho (2024–25).
Career highs
171rushing yards, career highat Idaho State, 20242rushing touchdowns, career hightwice; last vs. UAlbany, 2024Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | South Dakota | 64 | 398 | 6.2 | 5 | 59 |
| 2024 | Idaho | 101 | 538 | 5.3 | 5 | 47 |
| 2025 | Idaho | 109 | 453 | 4.2 | 3 | 17 |
| Career | 274 | 1,389 | 5.1 | 13 | 59 | |
Receiving
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | South Dakota | 28 | RB | Fr. | ||
| 2023 | South Dakota | 28 | RB | So. | ||
| 2024 | Idaho | 28 | RB | Jr. | ||
| 2025 | Idaho | 28 | RB | Sr. | 5′8″ | 210 |
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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | South Dakota (FCS) | 51 | 0.35 | – | – | 17.7 | 12% |
| 2024 | Idaho (FCS) | 103 | 0.25 | 78th (n=434) | 0.16 | 26.0 | 21% |
| 2025 | Idaho (FCS) | 123 | -0.04 | 13th (n=576) | 0.10 | -4.9 | 16% |
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
2025 Idaho 11 games, 453 rushing yards, 3 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6 | vs. | W 37–30 | 5 | 26 | 0 | 14 | – | – |
| Sep 13 | vs. | W 20–6 | 8 | 32 | 0 | 14 | 1 | −1 |
| Sep 20 | at | L 28–31 | 15 | 42 | 0 | 10 | – | – |
| Sep 27 | at | L 30–41 | 19 | 70 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 11 |
| Oct 11 | vs. | L 33–49 | 15 | 64 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 21 |
| Oct 18 | at | L 14–21 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 6 | – | – |
| Oct 25 | vs. | W 45–6 | 7 | 41 | 0 | 11 | 1 | −1 |
| Oct 31 | at | W 35–32 | 10 | 49 | 0 | 13 | – | – |
| Nov 8 | vs. | L 14–28 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 17 | – | – |
| Nov 15 | at | L 20–23 | 8 | 30 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 7 |
| Nov 22 | vs. | L 16–37 | 15 | 66 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 13 |
2024 Idaho 8 games, 538 rushing yards, 5 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | at | L 14–24 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 16 |
| Sep 7 | at | W 17–13 | 15 | 64 | 0 | 16 | – | – |
| Sep 14 | vs. | W 41–13 | 8 | 75 | 2 | 47 | 1 | 20 |
| Sep 21 | at | W 27–24 | 15 | 64 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 28 | at | L 26–28 | 12 | 41 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 9 |
| Oct 5 | vs. | W 23–17 | 15 | 67 | 1 | 13 | – | – |
| Nov 16 | vs. | W 31–24 | 13 | 46 | 0 | 13 | – | – |
| Nov 23 | at | W 40–17 | 21 | 171 | 0 | 35 | – | – |
2023 South Dakota 10 games, 398 rushing yards, 5 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | at | L 10–35 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 5 | – | – |
| Sep 9 | vs. | W 24–0 | 5 | 35 | 1 | 25 | – | – |
| Sep 16 | vs. | W 35–6 | 19 | 164 | 2 | 29 | – | – |
| Sep 30 | at | W 24–19 | 14 | 49 | 0 | 8 | – | – |
| Oct 21 | at | W 17–3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | – | – |
| Oct 28 | vs. | L 3–37 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | – | – |
| Nov 4 | at | W 14–7 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 3 | – | – |
| Nov 18 | at | W 48–6 | 8 | 102 | 1 | 59 | – | – |
| Dec 2 ✦ | vs. | W 34–24 | 7 | 22 | 0 | 14 | – | – |
| Dec 9 ✦ | vs. | L 17–45 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 5 | – | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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