Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
13/38Inside-5 share
13 of the team's 38 inside-the-5 carries (34.2%).
Brandon Thomas
Brandon Thomas: RB · Memphis · #22.
Similar players
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Brandon Thomas
Hits the crease and outruns the angle. Five seasons in the Memphis backfield to date. On tape: 125 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD against Navy, Week 4, 2024.
Style of play
Style of play
Play style
Cuts upfield fast. Designed to find the crease, not run through the line.
Fans
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Memphis in the news
Where to follow
Career stats
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Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 40-0vs North Alabama | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 38-17vs Troy | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 2 | 2 | |
| Wk 3 | W 20-12@ Florida State | 5 | 12 | 2.4 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 4 | L 44-56@ Navy | 12 | 125 | 10.4 | 1 | 57 | Season-high 125 yds |
| Wk 5 | W 24-7vs Middle Tennessee | 6 | 48 | 8.0 | 2 | 20 | |
| Wk 7 | W 21-3vs South Florida | 13 | 67 | 5.2 | 0 | 38 | |
| Wk 8 | W 52-44vs North Texas | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 1 | 12 | |
| Wk 11 | W 27-20vs Rice | 6 | 26 | 4.3 | 1 | 14 | |
| Wk 12 | W 53-18vs UAB | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 1 | 14 | |
| Wk 14 | W 34-24@ No. 18 Tulane | 5 | 14 | 2.8 | 0 | 11 | |
 Bowl | W 42-37vs West Virginia | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 1 | 3 | |
| Total | 57 | 335 | 5.9 | 9 | 57 |
Signature game
Week 4 · 2024
L 44-56
at Navy
125 rush yds (12 car) · 1 TD
With S. Henigan — 371 yds · 2 TD · 1 INT · QBR 53.2 · 29 rush yds (8 car) · M. Anderson — 117 rush yds (17 car) · 3 TD · 5 rec · 17 yds
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 4 · Navy · 2nd and 3 · Q1 · EPA +4.44Brandon Thomas run for 57 yds for a TD (Caden Costa KICK)
- Week 11 · Rice · 2nd and 6 · Q4 · EPA +2.61Brandon Thomas run for 14 yds for a TD (Tristian Vandenberg KICK)
- Week 7 · South Florida · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +2.45Brandon Thomas run for 38 yds to the MEM 43 for a
- Week 5 · Middle Tennessee · 2nd and 10 · Q1 · EPA +2.19Brandon Thomas run for 20 yds to the MEM 40 for a
- Week 7 · South Florida · 4th and 2 · Q2 · EPA −2.10Brandon Thomas run for no gain to the USF 38
- Week 5 · Middle Tennessee · 2nd and 2 · Q2 · EPA +2.07Brandon Thomas run for 2 yds for a TD (Caden Costa KICK)
4 more plays
- Week 1 · West Virginia · 2nd and 10 · Q3 · EPA +1.73Seth Henigan pass complete to Brandon Thomas for 12 yds to the MEM 37 for a
- Week 7 · South Florida · 2nd and 4 · Q3 · EPA −1.67Brandon Thomas run for a loss of 2 yards to the USF 48
- Week 7 · South Florida · 3rd and 4 · Q2 · EPA +1.40Seth Henigan pass complete to Brandon Thomas for 6 yds to the MEM 34 for a
- Week 3 · Florida State · 3rd and 1 · Q2 · EPA +1.37Brandon Thomas run for 5 yds to the MEM 49 for a
Rushing profile
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
57 of 57 carries matched to play-by-play
Success rate
51%55 carriesFumble rate
1.8%1 of 57 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer yds12%of carries
7 carries
Grind
1–3 yds46%of carries
26 carries
Chunk
4–9 yds25%of carries
14 carries
Explosive
10+ yds18%of carries
10 carries
4 of 8 (50%) converted on 3rd/4th & short (≤2 to go) · 7 of 13 (54%) scored from inside the 5-yard line
5.9 yds/carry on 57 carries · 18% explosive (10+ yds) · 51% success rate.
Teams and coaches
5 seasons under Ryan Silverfield — 42-20 over that span.
2020Memphis8-3HC: Ryan Silverfield · Balanced, fast tempo
2021Memphis6-6HC: Ryan Silverfield · Balanced
2022Memphis7-6HC: Ryan Silverfield · Balanced
2023Memphis10-3HC: Ryan Silverfield · Balanced
2024Memphis11-2HC: Ryan Silverfield · Balanced
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 18.8 | 4.5 | 1.2 |
| Road3g | 50.3 | 5.2 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 36.9 | 4.1 | 0.9 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 19.2 | 5.4 | 0.8 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Ryan Silverfield
Pass share
52.1%
479 pass / 440 run
Plays / game
70.7
13 games
Team sack rate
3.8%
498 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Awards
Player standing · 2024
57 carries and 6 catches in 11 games
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
45 · #165 of 310 RBs · 2024
Three-star recruit. Now #165 at the position.
Five seasons at Memphis
- 2024 Memphis SilverfieldYear 5 · 11 games
- 2023 Memphis SilverfieldYear 4 · 8 games
- 2022 Memphis SilverfieldYear 3 · 9 games
- 2021 Memphis SilverfieldYear 2 · 9 games
- 2020 Memphis SilverfieldYear 1 · 1 game
- High school North Little RockNorth Little Rock, AR · Class of 2020Three-star, No. 1,627 in the 2020 class. Signed with Memphis.
How it ended
Five seasons at Memphis, 1,454 rushing yards — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
2020
- Signed with MemphisThree-star, out of North Little Rock
Coaching lineage · 2020–2024
1 coach2020–2024
Memphis
Played every college season under Ryan Silverfield.