Running back, Cincinnati and Utah, 2018–22
Tavion Thomas
Lettered 2018 at Cincinnati (school media guide)
- Number
- No. 9
- Height
- 6′2″
- Weight
- 238 lb
- Class (2022)
- Junior
- Hometown
- Dayton, OH
Tavion Thomas played running back at Cincinnati (2018–19), Utah (2021), Cincinnati (2021) and Utah (2021–22).
At a glance
Career highs
180rushing yards, career highvs. Stanford, 20224rushing touchdowns, career hightwice; last at Stanford, 2021Team titles: Pac-12 champions, 2021 and 2022; American champions, 2021
Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Cincinnati | 89 | 499 | 5.6 | 6 | 28 |
| 2019 | Cincinnati | 40 | 190 | 4.8 | 1 | 38 |
| 2021 | Utah | 204 | 1,108 | 5.4 | 21 | 58 |
| 2022 | Utah | 142 | 687 | 4.8 | 7 | 36 |
| Career | 475 | 2,484 | 5.2 | 35 | 58 | |
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Cincinnati | 1 | −2 | −2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | Cincinnati | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2021 | Utah | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 7 |
| 2022 | Utah | 6 | 43 | 7.2 | 0 | 18 |
| Career | 10 | 50 | 5.0 | 0 | 18 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Cincinnati | 9 | RB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2019 | Cincinnati | 9 | RB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2021 | Utah | 9 | RB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2021 | Cincinnati | 9 | RB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2022 | Utah | 9 | RB | Jr. (Yr 5) | 6′2″ | 238 |
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 | Cincinnati | 87 | 0.23 | 75th (n=300) | 0.15 | 20.2 | 17% | 0.11 |
| 2019 | Cincinnati | 40 | 0.04 | – | – | 1.5 | 14% | 0.07 |
| 2021 | Utah | 204 | 0.31 | 87th (n=277) | 0.16 | 63.9 | 24% | 0.37 |
| 2022 | Utah | 141 | 0.20 | 68th (n=470) | 0.14 | 28.9 | 20% | 0.18 |
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 Utah 10 games, 687 rushing yards, 7 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | at | L 26–29 | 23 | 115 | 1 | 22 | – | – |
| Sep 10 | vs. | W 73–7 | 11 | 48 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 18 |
| Sep 17 | vs. | W 35–7 | 16 | 59 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 3 |
| Sep 24 | at | W 34–13 | 11 | 60 | 0 | 28 | – | – |
| Oct 1 | vs. | W 42–16 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 6 | – | – |
| Oct 8 | at | L 32–42 | 18 | 91 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 16 |
| Oct 15 | vs. | W 43–42 | 8 | 28 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 7 |
| Nov 5 | vs. | W 45–20 | 8 | 38 | 0 | 11 | – | – |
| Nov 12 | vs. | W 42–7 | 22 | 180 | 2 | 36 | – | – |
| Nov 19 | at | L 17–20 | 19 | 55 | 0 | 8 | 1 | −1 |
2021 Utah 13 games, 1,108 rushing yards, 21 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. | W 40–17 | 12 | 107 | 2 | 20 | – | – |
| Sep 11 | at | L 17–26 | 7 | 26 | 0 | 9 | – | – |
| Sep 18 | at | L 31–33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
| Sep 25 | vs. | W 24–13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – |
| Oct 9 | at | W 42–26 | 16 | 113 | 1 | 43 | – | – |
| Oct 16 | vs. | W 35–21 | 20 | 84 | 1 | 16 | – | – |
| Oct 23 | at | L 34–42 | 21 | 74 | 2 | 15 | – | – |
| Oct 30 | vs. | W 44–24 | 24 | 160 | 4 | 24 | – | – |
| Nov 5 | at | W 52–7 | 20 | 177 | 4 | 58 | 1 | 7 |
| Nov 20 | vs. | W 38–7 | 21 | 94 | 3 | 13 | – | – |
| Nov 26 | vs. | W 28–13 | 25 | 142 | 1 | 21 | – | – |
| Dec 3 | vs. | W 38–10 | 18 | 63 | 2 | 9 | 1 | −4 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. | L 45–48 | 18 | 67 | 1 | 13 | – | – |
2019 Cincinnati 4 games, 190 rushing yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7 | at | L 0–42 | 11 | 58 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 6 |
| Sep 14 | vs. | W 35–13 | 16 | 65 | 0 | 12 | – | – |
| Sep 28 | at | W 52–14 | 11 | 70 | 1 | 38 | – | – |
| Oct 4 | vs. | W 27–24 | 2 | −3 | 0 | 1 | – | – |
2018 Cincinnati 8 games, 499 rushing yards, 6 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8 | at | W 21–0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | – | – |
| Sep 15 | vs. | W 63–7 | 18 | 141 | 2 | 21 | – | – |
| Sep 29 | at | W 49–7 | 10 | 56 | 1 | 13 | – | – |
| Oct 6 | vs. | W 37–21 | 8 | 59 | 1 | 25 | – | – |
| Nov 3 | vs. | W 42–0 | 11 | 46 | 0 | 16 | – | – |
| Nov 17 | at | L 13–38 | 12 | 79 | 1 | 28 | 1 | −2 |
| Nov 23 | vs. | W 56–6 | 26 | 106 | 1 | 24 | – | – |
| Dec 31 ✦ | vs. | W 35–31 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 8 | – | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2023 | Combine or pro day 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′0⅜″ | |
| Weight | 237 lb | |
| Arm length | 31⅛″ | |
| Hand size | 9¼″ | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.74 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.62 s | |
| Vertical jump | 30″ | |
| Broad jump | 9′10″ | |
| Bench press | 19 reps | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.69 s |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).
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