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, 2025Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | New Mexico State | 108 | 524 | 4.9 | 5 | 57 |
| 2023 | New Mexico State | 112 | 653 | 5.8 | 4 | 40 |
| 2024 | Duke | 213 | 871 | 4.1 | 7 | 44 |
| 2025 | Tennessee | 104 | 596 | 5.7 | 7 | 52 |
| Career | 537 | 2,644 | 4.9 | 23 | 57 | |
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | New Mexico State | 12 | 151 | 12.6 | 3 | 44 |
| 2023 | New Mexico State | 22 | 200 | 9.1 | 2 | 21 |
| 2024 | Duke | 20 | 153 | 7.7 | 1 | 29 |
| 2025 | Tennessee | 11 | 116 | 10.5 | 2 | 21 |
| Career | 65 | 620 | 9.5 | 8 | 44 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | New Mexico State | 9 | RB | Fr. | ||
| 2023 | New Mexico State | 9 | RB | So. | ||
| 2024 | Duke | 9 | RB | Jr. | ||
| 2025 | Tennessee | 9 | RB | Sr. | 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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage | Adj. rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | New Mexico State | 120 | 0.14 | 50th (n=470) | 0.14 | 17.4 | 16% | 0.04 |
| 2023 | New Mexico State | 132 | 0.33 | 87th (n=450) | 0.17 | 43.2 | 14% | 0.07 |
| 2024 | Duke | 226 | 0.02 | 14th (n=434) | 0.16 | 3.8 | 30% | 0.00 |
| 2025 | Tennessee | 116 | 0.34 | 98th (n=576) | 0.10 | 40.0 | 12% | 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
| Season | Team | Success | Line yards | Second level | Open field | Stuffed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Tennessee | 53% | 3.50 | 1.20 | 1.50 | 10% |
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
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. | W 45–26 | 12 | 92 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 7 |
| Sep 6 | vs. | W 72–17 | 12 | 69 | 3 | 19 | – | – |
| Sep 13 | vs. | L 41–44 | 9 | 60 | 0 | 27 | – | – |
| Sep 20 | vs. | W 56–24 | 9 | 51 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 17 |
| Sep 27 | at | W 41–34 | 10 | 33 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 29 |
| Oct 11 | vs. | W 34–31 | 10 | 23 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 5 |
| Oct 18 | at | L 20–37 | 3 | 26 | 0 | 19 | – | – |
| Oct 25 | at | W 56–34 | 10 | 64 | 1 | 17 | – | – |
| Nov 1 | vs. | L 27–33 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 19 |
| Nov 15 | vs. | W 42–9 | 5 | 30 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 12 |
| Nov 22 | at | W 31–11 | 9 | 71 | 1 | 52 | – | – |
| Nov 29 | vs. | L 24–45 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| Dec 30 ✦ | vs. | L 28–30 | 9 | 67 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 18 |
2024 Duke 12 games, 871 rushing yards, 7 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. | W 26–3 | 13 | 23 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 17 |
| Sep 6 | vs. | W 26–20 | 17 | 58 | 0 | 11 | – | – |
| Sep 14 | vs. | W 26–21 | 22 | 122 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 24 |
| Sep 21 | at | W 45–17 | 17 | 111 | 2 | 25 | – | – |
| Sep 28 | vs. | W 21–20 | 30 | 166 | 1 | 19 | 2 | 45 |
| Oct 5 | at | L 14–24 | 14 | 48 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 7 |
| Oct 18 | vs. | W 23–16 | 21 | 88 | 1 | 44 | – | – |
| Oct 26 | vs. | L 27–28 | 17 | 65 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 11 |
| Nov 2 | at | L 31–53 | 12 | 25 | 0 | 7 | – | – |
| Nov 9 | at | W 29–19 | 17 | 36 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 7 |
| Nov 23 | vs. | W 31–28 | 19 | 63 | 1 | 33 | 1 | 15 |
| Nov 30 | at | W 23–17 | 14 | 66 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 27 |
2023 New Mexico State 15 games, 653 rushing yards, 4 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26 | vs. | L 30–41 | 8 | 42 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 20 |
| Sep 2 | vs. | W 58–21 | 12 | 96 | 2 | 25 | 3 | 32 |
| Sep 9 | at | L 17–33 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 26 |
| Sep 16 | at | W 27–17 | 10 | 54 | 1 | 15 | – | – |
| Sep 23 | at | L 17–20 | 9 | 38 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 35 |
| Oct 4 | vs. | W 34–17 | 8 | 25 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 17 |
| Oct 11 | vs. | W 27–13 | 9 | 21 | 0 | 5 | – | – |
| Oct 18 | at | W 28–7 | 7 | 42 | 0 | 14 | – | – |
| Oct 24 | at | W 27–24 | 10 | 88 | 0 | 40 | 2 | 17 |
| Nov 4 | vs. | W 13–7 | 4 | 21 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 13 |
| Nov 11 | at | W 38–29 | 7 | 85 | 0 | 40 | – | – |
| Nov 18 | at | W 31–10 | 7 | 67 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 17 |
| Nov 25 | vs. | W 20–17 | 8 | 22 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 23 |
| Dec 1 | at | L 35–49 | 8 | 39 | 0 | 14 | 1 | −6 |
| Dec 16 ✦ | vs. | L 10–37 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 6 |
2022 New Mexico State 13 games, 524 rushing yards, 5 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27 | vs. | L 12–23 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| Sep 1 | at | L 0–38 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 10 | at | L 13–20 | 11 | 47 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 50 |
| Sep 17 | at | L 7–66 | 9 | 46 | 0 | 22 | – | – |
| Sep 24 | vs. | W 45–26 | 11 | 144 | 1 | 57 | 1 | 8 |
| Oct 1 | vs. | L 7–21 | 9 | 19 | 1 | 5 | – | – |
| Oct 15 | vs. | W 21–9 | 13 | 54 | 1 | 37 | 1 | −1 |
| Oct 29 | at | W 23–13 | 7 | 23 | 0 | 7 | 1 | −2 |
| Nov 12 | vs. | W 51–14 | 5 | 21 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 30 |
| Nov 19 | at | L 14–45 | 9 | 35 | 1 | 12 | – | – |
| Nov 26 | at | W 49–14 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 39 |
| Dec 3 | vs. | W 65–3 | 10 | 56 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 6 |
| Dec 26 ✦ | vs. | W 24–19 | 9 | 48 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 18 |
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).
| Drill | Pro day 2026 |
|---|---|
| Height | 5′10¾″ |
| Weight | 200 lb |
| Arm length | 31⅛″ |
| Hand size | 8¾″ |
| Wingspan | 73¼″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.66 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.63 s |
| Vertical jump | 30″ |
| 3-cone drill | 7.35 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.50 s |
Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
Other pro football
| Years | League | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | CFL | Saskatchewan 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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