
Running back, Central Michigan (from Michigan), 2011–14
Thomas Rawls
Lettered 2011–13 at Michigan (school media guide)
- Number
- No. 34
- Height
- 5′10″
- Hometown
- Flint, MI
- Born
- Aug 8, 1993, in Flint, Michigan
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Thomas Rawls played running back at Michigan (2011–13) and Central Michigan (2014).
At a glance
Career highs
270rushing yards, career highat Northern Illinois, 20142rushing touchdowns, career highfour times; last at Northern Illinois, 2014Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Michigan | 13 | 79 | 6.1 | 0 | 25 |
| 2012 | Michigan | 57 | 242 | 4.2 | 4 | 63 |
| 2013 | Michigan | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 1 | 9 |
| 2014 | Central Michigan | 210 | 1,103 | 5.3 | 10 | 46 |
| Career | 283 | 1,436 | 5.1 | 15 | 63 | |
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Michigan | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2014 | Central Michigan | 10 | 93 | 9.3 | 0 | 40 |
| Career | 11 | 99 | 9.0 | 0 | 40 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Ht |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Michigan | 34 | RB | |
| 2012 | Michigan | 34 | RB | |
| 2013 | Michigan | 34 | RB | |
| 2014 | Central Michigan | 34 | RB | 5′10″ |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Michigan | 2 | -0.28 | – | – | -0.6 | – | – |
| 2014 | Central Michigan | 225 | 0.11 | 46th (n=253) | 0.12 | 24.5 | 36% | 0.27 |
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
2014 Central Michigan 9 games, 1,103 rushing yards, 10 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28 | vs. | W 20–16 | 25 | 121 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 7 |
| Sep 6 | at | W 38–17 | 31 | 155 | 2 | 16 | 3 | 50 |
| Sep 27 | at | L 28–42 | 17 | 65 | 2 | 20 | 1 | 4 |
| Oct 4 | vs. | W 28–10 | 40 | 229 | 2 | 30 | 1 | 16 |
| Oct 11 | at | W 34–17 | 40 | 270 | 2 | 46 | – | – |
| Oct 18 | vs. | L 29–32 | 32 | 167 | 1 | 37 | 1 | 6 |
| Oct 25 | at | W 20–14 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | – | – |
| Nov 15 | vs. | W 34–27 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 12 | – | – |
| Nov 22 | vs. | L 20–32 | 19 | 76 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 10 |
2013 Michigan 1 game, 12 rushing yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. | W 59–9 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 9 | – | – |
2012 Michigan 8 games, 242 rushing yards, 4 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. | L 14–41 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 5 | – | – |
| Sep 15 | vs. | W 63–13 | 6 | 42 | 0 | 18 | – | – |
| Oct 6 | at | W 44–13 | 4 | 33 | 1 | 19 | – | – |
| Oct 13 | vs. | W 45–0 | 9 | 90 | 1 | 63 | 1 | 6 |
| Nov 3 | at | W 35–13 | 16 | 43 | 1 | 12 | – | – |
| Nov 10 | vs. | W 38–31 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Nov 17 | vs. | W 42–17 | 8 | 22 | 0 | 8 | – | – |
| Nov 24 | at | L 21–26 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | – | – |
2011 Michigan 3 games, 79 rushing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17 | vs. | W 31–3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | – | – |
| Oct 1 | vs. | W 58–0 | 10 | 73 | 0 | 25 | – | – |
| Oct 29 | vs. | W 36–14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | – | – |
No box score in the source for Sep 3 vs. Western Michigan, so that game is not listed.
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2015 | Combine or pro day 2015 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 5′9″ | |
| Weight | 215 lb | |
| Arm length | 30¾″ | |
| Hand size | 9½″ | |
| Wingspan | 73⅞″W | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.65 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.69 s | |
| Vertical jump | 35½″ | |
| Broad jump | 9′8″ | |
| Bench press | 15 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 7.10 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.37 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).
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