Running back, Tennessee (from New Mexico State, Duke), 2022–⁠25

Star Thomas

Number
No. 9
Height
6′0″
Weight
210 lb
Class (2025)
Senior
Hometown
Homer, LA

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Star Thomas played running back at New Mexico State (2022–⁠23), Duke (2024) and Tennessee (2025).

Career highs

166rushing yards, career highvs. North Carolina, 20243rushing touchdowns, career highvs. East Tennessee State, 2025

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2022New Mexico State1085244.9557
2023New Mexico State1126535.8440
2024Duke2138714.1744
2025Tennessee1045965.7752
Career5372,6444.92357

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2022New Mexico State1215112.6344
2023New Mexico State222009.1221
2024Duke201537.7129
2025Tennessee1111610.5221
Career656209.5844

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2022New Mexico State9RBFr.
2023New Mexico State9RBSo.
2024Duke9RBJr.
2025Tennessee9RBSr.6′0″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/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2022New Mexico State1200.1450th (n=470)0.1417.416%0.04
2023New Mexico State1320.3387th (n=450)0.1743.214%0.07
2024Duke2260.0214th (n=434)0.163.830%0.00
2025Tennessee1160.3498th (n=576)0.1040.012%0.22

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.

Rushing detail

SeasonTeamSuccessLine yardsSecond levelOpen fieldStuffed
2025Tennessee53%3.501.201.5010%

Where his yards came from, per carry: line yards are the ones credited to the blockers (the first few, and losses), second level the yards 5 to 10 past the line, open field those beyond 10. Success: carries that kept the offense on schedule. Stuffed: carries stopped at or behind the line. From CollegeFootballData, FBS games, 2025 on.

Game by game

2025 Tennessee 13 games, 596 rushing yards, 7 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 30vs.SyracuseW 45–⁠26129202217
Sep 6vs.East Tennessee StateW 72–⁠171269319––
Sep 13vs.GeorgiaL 41–⁠44960027––
Sep 20vs.UABW 56–⁠24951121117
Sep 27atMississippi StateW 41–⁠341033011329
Oct 11vs.ArkansasW 34–⁠3110230915
Oct 18atAlabamaL 20–⁠37326019––
Oct 25atKentuckyW 56–⁠341064117––
Nov 1vs.OklahomaL 27–⁠3351005219
Nov 15vs.New Mexico StateW 42–⁠9530121112
Nov 22atFloridaW 31–⁠11971152––
Nov 29vs.VanderbiltL 24–⁠45100019
Dec 30 ✦vs.IllinoisL 28–⁠30967021118
2024 Duke 12 games, 871 rushing yards, 7 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 30vs.ElonW 26–⁠31323012117
Sep 6vs.NorthwesternW 26–⁠201758011––
Sep 14vs.UConnW 26–⁠2122122022124
Sep 21atMiddle TennesseeW 45–⁠1717111225––
Sep 28vs.North CarolinaW 21–⁠2030166119245
Oct 5atGeorgia TechL 14–⁠24144802047
Oct 18vs.Florida StateW 23–⁠162188144––
Oct 26vs.SMUL 27–⁠281765111211
Nov 2atMiamiL 31–⁠53122507––
Nov 9atNC StateW 29–⁠19173601147
Nov 23vs.Virginia TechW 31–⁠281963133115
Nov 30atWake ForestW 23–⁠171466120527
2023 New Mexico State 15 games, 653 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 26vs.MassachusettsL 30–⁠4184209220
Sep 2vs.Western IllinoisW 58–⁠211296225332
Sep 9atLibertyL 17–⁠334301226
Sep 16atNew MexicoW 27–⁠171054115––
Sep 23atHawai’iL 17–⁠20938015435
Oct 4vs.Florida InternationalW 34–⁠17825113217
Oct 11vs.Sam HoustonW 27–⁠1392105––
Oct 18atUTEPW 28–⁠7742014––
Oct 24atLouisiana TechW 27–⁠241088040217
Nov 4vs.Middle TennesseeW 13–⁠7421012113
Nov 11atWestern KentuckyW 38–⁠29785040––
Nov 18atAuburnW 31–⁠10767031117
Nov 25vs.Jacksonville StateW 20–⁠17822011323
Dec 1atLibertyL 35–⁠498390141−6
Dec 16 ✦vs.Fresno StateL 10–⁠3711001016
2022 New Mexico State 13 games, 524 rushing yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 27vs.NevadaL 12–⁠235130512
Sep 1atMinnesotaL 0–⁠38370411
Sep 10atUTEPL 13–⁠201147011250
Sep 17atWisconsinL 7–⁠66946022––
Sep 24vs.Hawai’iW 45–⁠261114415718
Oct 1vs.Florida InternationalL 7–⁠2191915––
Oct 15vs.New MexicoW 21–⁠913541371−1
Oct 29atMassachusettsW 23–⁠13723071−2
Nov 12vs.LamarW 51–⁠1452109130
Nov 19atMissouriL 14–⁠45935112––
Nov 26atLibertyW 49–⁠1471108139
Dec 3vs.ValparaisoW 65–⁠3105612316
Dec 26 ✦vs.Bowling GreenW 24–⁠19948013218

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

Before the draft

Played in the 2026 Senior Bowl (National team, lost 9–⁠17).

DrillPro day 2026
Height5′10¾″
Weight200 lb
Arm length31⅛″
Hand size8¾″
Wingspan73¼″
40-yard dash4.66 s
10-yard split1.63 s
Vertical jump30″
3-cone drill7.35 s
20-yard shuttle4.50 s

Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

Other pro football

YearsLeagueTeam
2026CFLSaskatchewan Roughriders

Leagues other than the NFL, from the infobox of his Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), as it names the teams.

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