Running back, South Dakota, 2021–⁠24

Travis Theis

Number
No. 5
Height
5′11″
Weight
205 lb
Class (2024)
Sophomore
Hometown
Pratt, KS

Travis Theis played running back at South Dakota (2021–⁠24).

Career highs

190rushing yards, career highvs. Murray State, 20233rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Tarleton State, 20247catches, career highat Montana State, 202480receiving yards, career highat Montana State, 2024

Team titles: Missouri Valley Football champions, 2024

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2021South Dakota18965.3125
2022South Dakota1667744.7537
2023South Dakota1778444.8634
2024South Dakota1811,1126.11955
Career5422,8265.23155

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2021South Dakota12121.0021
2022South Dakota251777.1040
2023South Dakota271555.7021
2024South Dakota3338511.7249
Career867388.6249

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2021South Dakota5RBYr 1
2022South Dakota5RBYr 2
2023South Dakota5RBYr 3
2024South Dakota5RBSo. (Yr 4)5′11″205

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
2021South Dakota (FCS)210.03––0.634%
2022South Dakota (FCS)1950.0421st (n=470)0.147.831%
2023South Dakota (FCS)1470.0413th (n=450)0.175.327%
2024South Dakota (FCS)2130.4198th (n=434)0.1686.829%

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

2024 South Dakota 13 games, 1,112 rushing yards, 19 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 29vs.Northern StateW 45–⁠312861–––
Sep 7atWisconsinL 13–⁠2792104430
Sep 21vs.DrakeW 42–⁠399421110
Sep 28vs.Southern IllinoisW 42–⁠132514721140
Oct 5atMurray StateW 59–⁠01413223201
Oct 12vs.Northern IowaW 42–⁠1763811491
Oct 26atSouth Dakota StateL 17–⁠20157813150
Nov 9vs.Indiana StateW 49–⁠0115412180
Nov 16atNorth DakotaW 42–⁠36161301160
Nov 23vs.North Dakota StateW 29–⁠28136624450
Dec 7vs.Tarleton StateW 42–⁠31186434400
Dec 14vs.UC DavisW 35–⁠21188622440
Dec 21 ✦atMontana StateL 17–⁠311511617800

No box score in the source for Sep 14 at Portland State, so that game is not listed.

2023 South Dakota 13 games, 844 rushing yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 31atMissouriL 10–⁠35173401100
Sep 9vs.St. Thomas (MN)W 24–⁠016510–––
Sep 16vs.LamarW 35–⁠61612021130
Sep 30atNorth Dakota StateW 24–⁠199390100
Oct 7vs.Murray StateW 38–⁠7261902380
Oct 14vs.Youngstown StateW 34–⁠31103203100
Oct 21atIndiana StateW 17–⁠3171060–––
Oct 28vs.South Dakota StateL 3–⁠3792904200
Nov 4atSouthern IllinoisW 14–⁠7113814170
Nov 11vs.North DakotaW 14–⁠10176603410
Nov 18atWestern IllinoisW 48–⁠68390180
Dec 2 ✦vs.Sacramento StateW 34–⁠24156812−50
Dec 9 ✦vs.North Dakota StateL 17–⁠4563204330
2022 South Dakota 11 games, 774 rushing yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 3atKansas StateL 0–⁠34115602−20
Sep 10atMontanaL 7–⁠24208812170
Sep 17vs.Cal PolyW 38–⁠21249012460
Sep 24vs.North Dakota StateL 17–⁠34106316350
Oct 8atSouth Dakota StateL 3–⁠2813730–––
Oct 15atIllinois StateL 10–⁠12125702120
Oct 22vs.Southern IllinoisW 27–⁠24211081290
Oct 29atYoungstown StateL 24–⁠4512561290
Nov 5vs.Missouri StateW 20–⁠13247402100
Nov 12atNorth DakotaL 19–⁠28149503370
Nov 19vs.Northern IowaL 14–⁠585140240
2021 South Dakota 1 game, 96 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 3atKansasL 14–⁠17189611210

No box score in the source for Oct 2 vs. Indiana State; Oct 23 vs. Illinois State, so those games are not listed.

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

Before the draft

DrillPro day 2025
Height5′9¾″
Weight215 lb

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

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