Running back, Texas Tech, 2018–⁠22

SaRodorick Thompson

Number
No. 4
Height
6′0″
Weight
220 lb
Class (2022)
Senior
Hometown
Irving, TX
Born
Oct 1, 1999

SaRodorick Thompson played running back at Texas Tech (2018–⁠22).

Career highs

153rushing yards, career highat Baylor, 20193rushing touchdowns, career highvs. TCU, 20217catches, career highvs. Kansas State, 2019

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2018Texas Tech271144.2321
2019Texas Tech1607654.81258
2020Texas Tech1096105.6875
2021Texas Tech1075004.71033
2022Texas Tech1406844.9736
Career5432,6734.94075

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2018Texas Tech2105.0012
2019Texas Tech391543.9023
2020Texas Tech211245.9030
2021Texas Tech611318.8075
2022Texas Tech231195.2130
Career915205.7175

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2018Texas Tech4RBYr 1
2019Texas Tech4RBYr 2
2020Texas Tech4RBYr 3
2021Texas Tech4RBYr 4
2022Texas Tech4RBSr. (Yr 5)6′0″220

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
2018Texas Tech290.14––4.08%–
2019Texas Tech1940.1559th (n=287)0.1330.120%0.19
2020Texas Tech1410.1446th (n=212)0.1419.519%0.27
2021Texas Tech1170.2473rd (n=277)0.1628.016%0.23
2022Texas Tech1580.1242nd (n=470)0.1419.215%0.11

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

2022 Texas Tech 13 games, 684 rushing yards, 7 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 3vs.Murray StateW 63–⁠1074801301
Sep 10vs.HoustonW 33–⁠3051104160
Sep 17atNC StateL 14–⁠2793901120
Sep 24vs.TexasW 37–⁠34177012−70
Oct 1atKansas StateL 28–⁠376550270
Oct 8atOklahoma StateL 31–⁠41208713120
Oct 22vs.West VirginiaW 48–⁠1015591230
Oct 29vs.BaylorL 17–⁠4510660–––
Nov 5atTCUL 24–⁠3484603100
Nov 12vs.KansasW 43–⁠287681170
Nov 19atIowa StateW 14–⁠107350–––
Nov 26vs.OklahomaW 51–⁠48228623350
Dec 28 ✦vs.Ole MissW 42–⁠2571411−60
2021 Texas Tech 11 games, 500 rushing yards, 10 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 18vs.Florida InternationalW 54–⁠214111–––
Sep 25atTexasL 35–⁠7016540–––
Oct 2atWest VirginiaW 23–⁠2012482160
Oct 9vs.TCUL 31–⁠521811832790
Oct 16atKansasW 41–⁠1413830110
Oct 23vs.Kansas StateL 24–⁠25101921210
Oct 30atOklahomaL 21–⁠525130–––
Nov 13vs.Iowa StateW 41–⁠389451160
Nov 20vs.Oklahoma StateL 0–⁠235120–––
Nov 27atBaylorL 24–⁠271170–––
Dec 28 ✦vs.Mississippi StateW 34–⁠714801–––
2020 Texas Tech 10 games, 610 rushing yards, 8 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 12vs.Houston ChristianW 35–⁠332211823130
Sep 26vs.TexasL 56–⁠631610423190
Oct 3atKansas StateL 21–⁠31124603100
Oct 10atIowa StateL 15–⁠3161404290
Oct 24vs.West VirginiaW 34–⁠2786812−20
Oct 31vs.OklahomaL 28–⁠624281–––
Nov 7atTCUL 18–⁠344130320
Nov 14vs.BaylorW 24–⁠23136901300
Nov 28atOklahoma StateL 44–⁠501713321150
Dec 5vs.KansasW 16–⁠137170180
2019 Texas Tech 12 games, 765 rushing yards, 12 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 31vs.Montana StateW 45–⁠1082924430
Sep 7vs.UTEPW 38–⁠38450230
Sep 14atArizonaL 14–⁠287201140
Sep 28atOklahomaL 16–⁠55139604140
Oct 5vs.Oklahoma StateW 45–⁠3512690120
Oct 12atBaylorL 30–⁠332815325240
Oct 19vs.Iowa StateL 24–⁠3410572560
Oct 26atKansasL 34–⁠37208011−10
Nov 9atWest VirginiaW 38–⁠17112722130
Nov 16vs.TCUL 31–⁠3361903110
Nov 23vs.Kansas StateL 27–⁠30218417280
Nov 29atTexasL 24–⁠4916861470
2018 Texas Tech 4 games, 114 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 8vs.LamarW 77–⁠063921−20
Sep 15vs.HoustonW 63–⁠494101120
Sep 22atOklahoma StateW 41–⁠1715661–––
Sep 29vs.West VirginiaL 34–⁠42280–––

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

Before the draft

Played in the 2023 Senior Bowl (National team, won 27–⁠10).

DrillCombine 2023Combine or pro day 2023
Height5′11½″
Weight207 lb
Arm length31⅝″
Hand size9″
40-yard dash4.67 s
10-yard split1.65 sW
Vertical jump32½″
Broad jump10′0″
3-cone drill7.25 s
20-yard shuttle4.70 s

Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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