Jahad Thomas: RB · Temple · #5.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Jahad Thomas
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. Three seasons in the Temple backfield to date. One game to point at: 152 rushing yards and 2 receiving yards against East Carolina — Week 13, 2016.
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
The closer
38.7% of carries overall (205/530) → 26.7% of Q4-with-lead carries (32/120) — 25.0% 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
8 of 11 on 3rd/4th-and-2-or-less (72.7%). 10 of the team's 29 inside-the-5 carries (34.5%).
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2016 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | L 27-34@ Penn State | 14 | 52 | 3.7 | 2 | 15 | |
| Wk 4 | W 48-20vs Charlotte | 15 | 68 | 4.5 | 2 | 15 | |
| Wk 5 | W 45-20vs SMU | 16 | 80 | 5.0 | 2 | 15 | |
| Wk 6 | L 27-34@ Memphis | 13 | 37 | 2.8 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 7 | W 26-25@ UCF | 27 | 120 | 4.4 | 1 | 45 | |
| Wk 8 | W 46-30vs South Florida | 16 | 56 | 3.5 | 2 | 12 | |
| Wk 9 | W 34-13vs Cincinnati | 17 | 151 | 8.9 | 0 | 56 | 151-yard day |
| Wk 10 | W 21-0@ UConn | 17 | 83 | 4.9 | 0 | 25 | |
| Wk 12 | W 31-0@ Tulane | 22 | 57 | 2.6 | 1 | 15 | |
| Wk 13 | W 37-10vs East Carolina | 24 | 152 | 6.3 | 2 | 28 | Season-high 152 yds |
| Wk 14 | W 34-10@ No. 20 Navy | 19 | 62 | 3.3 | 1 | 15 | |
 Bowl | L 26-34vs Wake Forest | 7 | 35 | 5.0 | 0 | 23 | |
| Total | 207 | 953 | 4.6 | 13 | 56 |
Week 6 · 2016
L 27-34
at Memphis
6 rec · 121 yds · 2 TD · 37 rush yds (13 car)
With P. Walker — 445 yds · 2 TD · 2 INT · QBR 52.1 · 30 rush yds (10 car) · A. Starzyk — 32 yards per punt · 5 punts · 37 long
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
36%200 carriesFumble rate
1.4%3 of 207 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds4.6 yds/carry on 207 carries · 14% explosive (10+ yds) · 36% success rate.
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
3 seasons under Matt Rhule — 26-14 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2016 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 101 | 5.6 | 1.6 |
| Road6g | 68.5 | 3.6 | 0.8 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 65.3 | 4.2 | 1.2 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 93.5 | 4.9 | 1.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Matt Rhule
Pass share
41.3%
403 pass / 572 run
Plays / game
69.6
14 games
Team sack rate
6.6%
440 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2016
207 carries and 33 catches in 12 games, more touches a game than nearly every FBS running back who plays every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Temple, 2,599 rushing yards — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 38 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2013–2016
1 coachPlayed every college season under Matt Rhule.
