Bentavious Thompson: RB · Oklahoma · #21.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Bentavious Thompson
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. On tape: 110 rushing yards and 6 receiving yards against South Florida, Week 13, 2020.
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
The closer
16.9% of carries overall (70/415) → 20.7% of Q4-with-lead carries (17/82) — 52.9% of those in competitive (≤16-pt) games.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
4 of the team's 25 inside-the-5 carries (16.0%).
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth Nov 3
On3 Oct 29
ABC News Oct 28Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2020 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | W 49-21@ Georgia Tech | 12 | 30 | 2.5 | 1 | 13 | |
| Wk 4 | W 51-28@ East Carolina | 10 | 77 | 7.7 | 0 | 25 | |
| Wk 5 | L 26-34vs Tulsa | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 51-34vs Tulane | 10 | 42 | 4.2 | 1 | 20 | |
| Wk 9 | W 44-21@ Houston | 8 | 87 | 10.9 | 1 | 32 | |
| Wk 11 | W 38-13vs Temple | 8 | 11 | 1.4 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 12 | L 33-36vs No. 7 Cincinnati | 5 | 16 | 3.2 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 13 | W 58-46@ South Florida | 16 | 110 | 6.9 | 2 | 27 | Season-high 110 yds |
| Total | 70 | 369 | 5.3 | 5 | 32 |
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
50%68 carriesFumble rate
1.4%1 of 73 carries · 1 lostStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds5.2 yds/carry on 73 carries · 14% explosive (10+ yds) · 50% success rate.
3 seasons under Josh Heupel — 28-8 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2020 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 16.2 | 1.2 | 0.2 |
| Road4g | 76.0 | 7.0 | 1.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 34.3 | 2.1 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 53.2 | 5.3 | 0.8 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Josh Heupel
Pass share
48.1%
408 pass / 441 run
Plays / game
94.3
9 games
Team sack rate
4.9%
432 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2020
About as many touches a game as a typical FBS running back who plays every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at UCF, 1,120 rushing yards — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 29 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2018–2022
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Josh Heupel, Gus Malzahn and Brent Venables.
