Jai'Den Thomas
UNLV Rebels
80
Good

Jai'Den Thomas

UNLV RebelsRebuilding
RBOffenseGood
Projected Starter

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Jai'Den Thomas is the projected starter at RB for UNLV Rebels.

Senior · #9 · 5'9", 195 lbs

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Depth at RB · UNLV Rebels

  1. 1980Jai'Den ThomasStarter
  2. 2066Jaylon Glover
  3. 32452DJ Jones

UNLV Starting Lineup

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Top running backs in the Mountain West

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The Story

The Workhorse

In 2025: 1,034 rushing yards, 12 rush TD. That's 38% of the team's production at his spot and 96th-percentile production nationally — good for a 80 overall (Good tier).

3-Yr Total2,452 rush yds · 31 TDTeam Share38%Percentile96th
Atlanta, GA
Jersey
#9
Class
SR
Height
5'9"
Weight
195 lbs

Career Stats

SeasonRush YdsRush TD
2025103412
20249157
202350312

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

High School
Westlake
Hometown
Atlanta, GA

Why this rating?

On a 74-rated offense; 96th-percentile production (×0.88 for competition level) put them +6 vs unit starters → 80.

Team offense (SP+)
74
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 96% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 70% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.88)
Depth-chart adjustment
+6 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 10WNDSUYDS 112
CAR
22
YDS
112
AVG
5.1
TD
0
REC
2
YDS
7
AVG
3.5
TD
0

Final W 13-7

Oct 3WCALYDS 46
CAR
16
YDS
46
AVG
2.9
TD
0
REC
2
YDS
2
AVG
1.0
TD
0

Final W 39-31

Sep 26WAKRYDS 113
CAR
15
YDS
113
AVG
7.5
TD
1
REC
3
YDS
54
AVG
18.0
TD
2

Final W 38-10

Sep 12LUNTYDS 37
CAR
10
YDS
37
AVG
3.7
TD
0
REC
0
YDS
0
AVG
0.0
TD
0

Final L 44-6

Sep 6WHAWYDS 143
CAR
20
YDS
143
AVG
7.2
TD
1
REC
1
YDS
-2
AVG
-2.0
TD
0

Final W 21-6

Aug 30LMEMYDS 54
CAR
12
YDS
44
AVG
3.7
TD
0
REC
6
YDS
54
AVG
9.0
TD
0

Final L 27-21

Jai'Den Thomas's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

Workhorse
1034 rush yds · 12 TD · 30% of carries
Usage / Involvement100%
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