Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 59-7vs Eastern Illinois | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | Season-high 5 yds |
| Total | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
#22
Jaron Thomas
Sophomore running back for Minnesota. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′0″ · 225 lb · Elkhart, IN · Concord
Transferred Purdue → Minnesota for 2026
The numbers
5
rushing yards · 2026
5 per carry
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 5 rush yds, vs Eastern Illinois
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 running back for Minnesota. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Purdue in 2025.
- Transferred from Purdue to Minnesota in 2026.
Jaron Thomas
Across two seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Barry Odom and P.J. Fleck. The receipt: 5 rush yds against Eastern Illinois — Week 1, 2026.
5 RUSH YDS · 0 RUSH TD · 1 CARRIES
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2025
- Signed with Purdue3-star out of Concord Community
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Minnesota
2025Purdue
2026Minnesota
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025Purdue2-10HC: Barry Odom · Balanced
2026Minnesota1-1HC: P.J. Fleck · Pass-leaning
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rush yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 5.0 YDS/g, 5.0 YPC, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
P.J. Fleck
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 59–7
5 rush yds (1 car)
Dominant 52-point win at home against Eastern Illinois.
With J. Tracy — 5 rec · 98 yds · D. Lindsey — 264 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 86.2 · 6 rush yds (2 car)
Game log
Background
PRONUNCIATION Your browser does not support HTML5 audio. OVERVIEW: Enrolled at Minnesota in January 2026 • spent the 2025 season at Purdue. PREVIOUS SCHOOL: Played one season (2025) at Purdue • redshirted • played in one game and rushed two times for 15 yards against Indiana and also caught one p...
The backfield · Minnesota
- #1Darius Taylor670 rushing yards · 2025
- #21Grant Washington132 rushing yards · 2025
- #2A.J. Turner64 rushing yards · 2025
- #9Xavier Ford35 rushing yards · 2025
- #22Jaron Thomas15 rushing yards · 2025
4 more on the roster · Minnesota team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology