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, 2024

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2023South Dakota643986.2559
2024Idaho1015385.3547
2025Idaho1094534.2317
Career2741,3895.11359

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2024Idaho44611.5020
2025Idaho10505.0021
Career14966.9021

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2022South Dakota28RBFr.
2023South Dakota28RBSo.
2024Idaho28RBJr.
2025Idaho28RBSr.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

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2023South Dakota (FCS)510.35––17.712%
2024Idaho (FCS)1030.2578th (n=434)0.1626.021%
2025Idaho (FCS)123-0.0413th (n=576)0.10-4.916%

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
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 6vs.St. Thomas (MN)W 37–⁠30526014––
Sep 13vs.Utah TechW 20–⁠68320141−1
Sep 20atSan José StateL 28–⁠311542010––
Sep 27atMontanaL 30–⁠411970013311
Oct 11vs.Northern ColoradoL 33–⁠491564111121
Oct 18atEastern WashingtonL 14–⁠2151606––
Oct 25vs.Portland StateW 45–⁠67410111−1
Oct 31atNorthern ArizonaW 35–⁠321049013––
Nov 8vs.UC DavisL 14–⁠28217017––
Nov 15atSacramento StateL 20–⁠2383011727
Nov 22vs.Idaho StateL 16–⁠371566116213
2024 Idaho 8 games, 538 rushing yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 31atOregonL 14–⁠2421009116
Sep 7atWyomingW 17–⁠131564016––
Sep 14vs.UAlbanyW 41–⁠13875247120
Sep 21atAbilene ChristianW 27–⁠2415641911
Sep 28atUC DavisL 26–⁠28124112219
Oct 5vs.Northern ArizonaW 23–⁠171567113––
Nov 16vs.Weber StateW 31–⁠241346013––
Nov 23atIdaho StateW 40–⁠1721171035––
2023 South Dakota 10 games, 398 rushing yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 31atMissouriL 10–⁠352705––
Sep 9vs.St. Thomas (MN)W 24–⁠0535125––
Sep 16vs.LamarW 35–⁠619164229––
Sep 30atNorth Dakota StateW 24–⁠19144908––
Oct 21atIndiana StateW 17–⁠32215––
Oct 28vs.South Dakota StateL 3–⁠371505––
Nov 4atSouthern IllinoisW 14–⁠74603––
Nov 18atWestern IllinoisW 48–⁠68102159––
Dec 2 ✦vs.Sacramento StateW 34–⁠24722014––
Dec 9 ✦vs.North Dakota StateL 17–⁠452605––

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

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