Jaivian Thomas
UCLA Bruins
72
Average

Jaivian Thomas

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RBOffenseAverage
3rd String

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Jaivian Thomas is listed 3rd string at RB for UCLA Bruins.

Senior · #21 · 5'10", 198 lbs

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Depth at RB · UCLA Bruins

  1. 1391Wayne KnightStarter
  2. 2676Anthony Woods
  3. 32172Jaivian ThomasYou

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The Story

Making His Case

A 3-star recruit out of McClymonds, ranked #890 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 306 rushing yards, 1 rush TD. That's 18% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 72 overall (Average tier).

Recruit3★ · #890 NatlTeam Share18%
Oakland, CA
Jersey
#21
Class
SR/TR
Height
5'10"
Weight
198 lbs

2025 Stats

SeasonRush YdsRush TD
20253061

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

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8678
National Rank
#890
High School
McClymonds
Hometown
Oakland, CA

Why this rating?

On a 90-rated offense; 60th-percentile production (×0.93 for competition level) put them -6 vs unit starters → 72.

Team offense (SP+)
90
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 60% of peers
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.93)
Depth-chart adjustment
-6 for role; −12 depth penalty

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 10WOREYDS 8
CAR
4
YDS
8
AVG
2.0
TD
0
REC
0
YDS
0
AVG
0.0
TD
0

Final W 17-15

Sep 26WMDYDS 24
CAR
7
YDS
24
AVG
3.4
TD
1
REC
0
YDS
0
AVG
0.0
TD
0

Final W 54-3

Sep 20WPURYDS 58
CAR
9
YDS
58
AVG
6.4
TD
1
REC
1
YDS
9
AVG
9.0
TD
0

Final W 52-38

Sep 12WSDSUYDS 32
CAR
7
YDS
32
AVG
4.6
TD
1
REC
1
YDS
4
AVG
4.0
TD
0

Final W 28-10

Sep 6WCALYDS 41
CAR
5
YDS
41
AVG
8.2
TD
0
REC
0
YDS
0
AVG
0.0
TD
0

Final W 45-24

Jaivian Thomas's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

306 rush yds · 1 TD · 22% of carries
Usage / Involvement22%
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