Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
2/19Inside-5 share
2 of the team's 19 inside-the-5 carries (10.5%).
Charvis Thornton
Charvis Thornton: RB · Louisiana Tech · #22.
Similar players
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Charvis Thornton
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. The three seasons at Louisiana Tech span two head coaches: Skip Holtz and Sonny Cumbie. One game to point at: 51 rushing yards against Florida International — Week 1, 2023.
Style of play
Style of play
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
Fans
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Where to follow
Career stats
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Louisiana Tech | 55 | 270 | 4.9 | 1 | 47 |
| 2022 | Louisiana Tech | 81 | 464 | 5.7 | 3 | 63 |
| 2020 | Louisiana Tech | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 136 | 734 | 5.4 | 4 | 63 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Louisiana Tech | 7 | 28 | 4.0 | 1 | 10 |
| 2022 | Louisiana Tech | 5 | 25 | 5.0 | 0 | 15 |
| 2020 | Louisiana Tech | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 12 | 53 | 4.4 | 1 | 15 |
Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 22-17vs Florida International | 8 | 51 | 6.4 | 0 | 19 | |
| Wk 1 | L 14-38@ SMU | 8 | 24 | 3.0 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 2 | W 51-21vs Northwestern State | 7 | 38 | 5.4 | 1 | 30 | |
| Wk 3 | L 37-40vs North Texas | 4 | 18 | 4.5 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 6 | L 28-35vs Western Kentucky | 4 | 22 | 5.5 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 7 | L 23-31@ Middle Tennessee | 6 | 22 | 3.7 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 9 | L 24-27vs New Mexico State | 12 | 38 | 3.2 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 10 | L 30-56@ Liberty | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 11 | L 27-42vs Sam Houston | 2 | 48 | 24.0 | 0 | 47 | |
| Wk 12 | L 17-56@ Jacksonville State | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 6 | |
| Total | 55 | 270 | 4.9 | 1 | 47 |
Signature game
Week 2 · 2023
W 51-21
38 rush yds (7 car) · 1 TD
Dominant 30-point win at home against Northwestern State.
With K. Willis — 188 rush yds (13 car) · 2 TD · B. Ochsendorf — 32.3 yards per punt · 4 punts · 1 inside the 20
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 7 · Middle Tennessee · 4th and 10 · Q4 · EPA +3.51Hank Bachmeier pass complete to Charvis Thornton for 10 yds for a TD (Jacob Barnes KICK)
- Week 2 · Northwestern State · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.81Charvis Thornton run for 30 yds for a TD (Jacob Barnes KICK)
- Week 1 · Florida International · 2nd and 8 · Q1 · EPA +2.41Charvis Thornton run for 19 yds to the FIU 42 for a
- Week 1 · Florida International · 2nd and 10 · Q1 · EPA +2.23Charvis Thornton run for 13 yds to the FIU 45 for a
- Week 1 · SMU · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA −1.59Hank Bachmeier pass complete to Charvis Thornton for a loss of 2 yards to the LT 43
- Week 1 · SMU · 2nd and 7 · Q2 · EPA −1.56Charvis Thornton run for a loss of 2 yards to the SMU 48
4 more plays
- Week 2 · Northwestern State · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA −1.39Charvis Thornton run for a loss of 1 yard to the LT 30 Charvis Thornton fumbled, recovered by NWST Trevion Sneed
- Week 9 · New Mexico State · 2nd and 6 · Q4 · EPA +1.37Charvis Thornton run for 10 yds to the LT 40 for a
- Week 1 · Florida International · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +1.28Charvis Thornton run for 9 yds to the LT 35
- Week 3 · North Texas · 3rd and 1 · Q2 · EPA +1.15Charvis Thornton run for 4 yds to the LT 38 for a
Rushing profile
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
53 of 55 carries matched to play-by-play
Success rate
28%53 carriesFumble rate
3.6%2 of 55 carries · 2 lostStuffed
0 or fewer yds15%of carries
8 carries
Grind
1–3 yds43%of carries
23 carries
Chunk
4–9 yds32%of carries
17 carries
Explosive
10+ yds9%of carries
5 carries
2 of 3 (67%) converted on 3rd/4th & short (≤2 to go)
4.9 yds/carry on 55 carries · 9% explosive (10+ yds) · 28% success rate.
Teams and coaches
2020Louisiana Tech5-5HC: Skip Holtz · Balanced, fast tempo
2022Louisiana Tech3-9HC: Sonny Cumbie · Balanced
2023Louisiana Tech3-9HC: Sonny Cumbie · Balanced
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 35.8 | 8.2 | 0.2 |
| Road4g | 13.8 | 2.8 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 29.2 | 4.8 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 23.8 | 7.9 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Sonny Cumbie
Pass share
52.8%
422 pass / 377 run
Plays / game
66.6
12 games
Team sack rate
4.9%
428 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Awards
Player standing · 2023
55 carries and 7 catches in 10 games
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
31 · #295 of 310 RBs · 2023
Three-star recruit. Now #295 at the position.
Five seasons at Louisiana Tech
- Nov 2023 Entered the transfer portal
- 2023 Louisiana Tech CumbieYear 5 · 10 games
- 2022 Louisiana Tech CumbieYear 4 · 12 games
- 2021 Louisiana Tech HoltzYear 3 · on the roster, no stat line
- 2020 Louisiana Tech HoltzYear 2 · 1 game
- 2019 Louisiana Tech HoltzYear 1 · on the roster, no stat line
- High school Southern LabBaton Rouge, LA · Class of 2019Three-star, No. 817 in the 2019 class.
Moves
- Entered the transfer portal from Louisiana Tech, Nov 30, 2023.
How it ended
Three seasons at Louisiana Tech, 734 rushing yards — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
2019
- RecruitedThree-star, out of Southern Lab
2024
- Entered the portalfrom Louisiana Tech
Coaching lineage · 2019–2023
2 coaches2019–2021
Louisiana Tech
Coaching transition mid-career: Skip Holtz → Sonny Cumbie. Worth noting in scheme + development context.