Running back, Fresno State (from Bucknell), 2024–⁠26

Tariq Thomas

Number
No. 27
Height
5′11″
Weight
190 lb
Class (2026)
Junior
Hometown
Springfield, MA

Tariq Thomas plays running back for Fresno State, after Bucknell (2024–⁠25).

2026 so far

15 rushing yards

Last game: vs. Sacramento State, W 49–⁠3

Next game: vs. Oregon State, Oct 31

Game by game this season, rushing yards
  1. 9@USC
  2. 6SAC

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

145rushing yards, career highat Georgetown, 20242rushing touchdowns, career highthree times; last at Marist, 2025

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2024Bucknell1677924.7447
2025Bucknell1316024.6349
2026Fresno State2157.509
Career3001,4094.7749

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2024Bucknell14765.4010
2025Bucknell5244.8015
Career191005.3015

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2024Bucknell71330

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2024Bucknell27RBFr.
2025Bucknell27RBSo.
2026Fresno State27RBJr.5′11″190

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
2025Bucknell (FCS)129-0.0217th (n=576)0.10-3.017%
2026Fresno State30.33––1.0–

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

2026 Fresno State 2 games, 15 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 4atUSCL 0–⁠391909––
Sep 12vs.Sacramento StateW 49–⁠31606––
2025 Bucknell 12 games, 602 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 30atAir ForceL 13–⁠491880013––
Sep 6atMaristW 34–⁠231576236––
Sep 13vs.VMIW 35–⁠281425010215
Sep 20vs.LehighL 24–⁠4172701510
Sep 27vs.Saint FrancisW 30–⁠23109512614
Oct 4vs.RichmondW 33–⁠281336013––
Oct 11atLafayetteL 24–⁠62941019––
Oct 18atCornellL 20–⁠3072407––
Oct 25vs.GeorgetownL 24–⁠31129304915
Nov 8atFordhamW 37–⁠191133012––
Nov 15vs.Holy CrossL 20–⁠3772708––
Nov 22atColgateL 19–⁠38845011––
2024 Bucknell 11 games, 792 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 31atNavyL 21–⁠4961505––
Sep 7atVMIW 35–⁠2892306––
Sep 14vs.MerrimackL 21–⁠31751015213
Sep 21vs.MaristW 34–⁠181240012––
Sep 28atLehighW 38–⁠351877020110
Oct 12atPennsylvaniaL 21–⁠31215721127
Oct 19vs.CornellL 21–⁠349940471−1
Oct 26atGeorgetownL 20–⁠212514522729
Nov 2vs.LafayetteW 21–⁠1429141045213
Nov 16atHoly CrossL 38–⁠402075015212
Nov 23vs.ColgateW 48–⁠341174026213

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

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