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, 2019Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Texas Tech | 27 | 114 | 4.2 | 3 | 21 |
| 2019 | Texas Tech | 160 | 765 | 4.8 | 12 | 58 |
| 2020 | Texas Tech | 109 | 610 | 5.6 | 8 | 75 |
| 2021 | Texas Tech | 107 | 500 | 4.7 | 10 | 33 |
| 2022 | Texas Tech | 140 | 684 | 4.9 | 7 | 36 |
| Career | 543 | 2,673 | 4.9 | 40 | 75 | |
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Texas Tech | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2019 | Texas Tech | 39 | 154 | 3.9 | 0 | 23 |
| 2020 | Texas Tech | 21 | 124 | 5.9 | 0 | 30 |
| 2021 | Texas Tech | 6 | 113 | 18.8 | 0 | 75 |
| 2022 | Texas Tech | 23 | 119 | 5.2 | 1 | 30 |
| Career | 91 | 520 | 5.7 | 1 | 75 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Texas Tech | 4 | RB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2019 | Texas Tech | 4 | RB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2020 | Texas Tech | 4 | RB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2021 | Texas Tech | 4 | RB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2022 | Texas Tech | 4 | RB | Sr. (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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage | Adj. rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Texas Tech | 29 | 0.14 | – | – | 4.0 | 8% | – |
| 2019 | Texas Tech | 194 | 0.15 | 59th (n=287) | 0.13 | 30.1 | 20% | 0.19 |
| 2020 | Texas Tech | 141 | 0.14 | 46th (n=212) | 0.14 | 19.5 | 19% | 0.27 |
| 2021 | Texas Tech | 117 | 0.24 | 73rd (n=277) | 0.16 | 28.0 | 16% | 0.23 |
| 2022 | Texas Tech | 158 | 0.12 | 42nd (n=470) | 0.14 | 19.2 | 15% | 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
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. | W 63–10 | 7 | 48 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 1 |
| Sep 10 | vs. | W 33–30 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | at | L 14–27 | 9 | 39 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | vs. | W 37–34 | 17 | 70 | 1 | 2 | −7 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | at | L 28–37 | 6 | 55 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | at | L 31–41 | 20 | 87 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | vs. | W 48–10 | 15 | 59 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | vs. | L 17–45 | 10 | 66 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 5 | at | L 24–34 | 8 | 46 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | vs. | W 43–28 | 7 | 68 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | at | W 14–10 | 7 | 35 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 26 | vs. | W 51–48 | 22 | 86 | 2 | 3 | 35 | 0 |
| Dec 28 ✦ | vs. | W 42–25 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 1 | −6 | 0 |
2021 Texas Tech 11 games, 500 rushing yards, 10 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18 | vs. | W 54–21 | 4 | 11 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Sep 25 | at | L 35–70 | 16 | 54 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 2 | at | W 23–20 | 12 | 48 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Oct 9 | vs. | L 31–52 | 18 | 118 | 3 | 2 | 79 | 0 |
| Oct 16 | at | W 41–14 | 13 | 83 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 23 | vs. | L 24–25 | 10 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 0 |
| Oct 30 | at | L 21–52 | 5 | 13 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 13 | vs. | W 41–38 | 9 | 45 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Nov 20 | vs. | L 0–23 | 5 | 12 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 27 | at | L 24–27 | 1 | 17 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Dec 28 ✦ | vs. | W 34–7 | 14 | 80 | 1 | – | – | – |
2020 Texas Tech 10 games, 610 rushing yards, 8 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12 | vs. | W 35–33 | 22 | 118 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 0 |
| Sep 26 | vs. | L 56–63 | 16 | 104 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 0 |
| Oct 3 | at | L 21–31 | 12 | 46 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 0 |
| Oct 10 | at | L 15–31 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 29 | 0 |
| Oct 24 | vs. | W 34–27 | 8 | 68 | 1 | 2 | −2 | 0 |
| Oct 31 | vs. | L 28–62 | 4 | 28 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Nov 7 | at | L 18–34 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Nov 14 | vs. | W 24–23 | 13 | 69 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 0 |
| Nov 28 | at | L 44–50 | 17 | 133 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 0 |
| Dec 5 | vs. | W 16–13 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
2019 Texas Tech 12 games, 765 rushing yards, 12 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. | W 45–10 | 8 | 29 | 2 | 4 | 43 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. | W 38–3 | 8 | 45 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | at | L 14–28 | 7 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | at | L 16–55 | 13 | 96 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | vs. | W 45–35 | 12 | 69 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | at | L 30–33 | 28 | 153 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | vs. | L 24–34 | 10 | 57 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | at | L 34–37 | 20 | 80 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | at | W 38–17 | 11 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | vs. | L 31–33 | 6 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | vs. | L 27–30 | 21 | 84 | 1 | 7 | 28 | 0 |
| Nov 29 | at | L 24–49 | 16 | 86 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 0 |
2018 Texas Tech 4 games, 114 rushing yards, 3 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8 | vs. | W 77–0 | 6 | 39 | 2 | 1 | −2 | 0 |
| Sep 15 | vs. | W 63–49 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 |
| Sep 22 | at | W 41–17 | 15 | 66 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Sep 29 | vs. | L 34–42 | 2 | 8 | 0 | – | – | – |
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).
| Drill | Combine 2023 | Combine or pro day 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 5′11½″ | |
| Weight | 207 lb | |
| Arm length | 31⅝″ | |
| Hand size | 9″ | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.67 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.65 sW | |
| Vertical jump | 32½″ | |
| Broad jump | 10′0″ | |
| 3-cone drill | 7.25 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.70 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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