Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 53-20vs Portland State | 5 | 38 | 7.6 | 1 | 18 | Season-high 38 yds |
| Wk 2 | L 10-28@ UCLA | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 | 5 | |
| Total | 8 | 45 | 4.9 | 1 | 18 |
#29
Jordin Thomas
Freshman running back for San Diego State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
5′8″ · 205 lb · Stockton, CA · Lincoln High
Returning to San Diego State for 2026
The numbers
45
rushing yards · 2026
1 TD · 5.6 per carry
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 38 rush yds, 1 TD, vs Portland State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
1 running back for San Diego State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to San Diego State in 2025.
Jordin Thomas
The receipt: 38 rush yds, 1 rush TD against Portland State — Week 1, 2026.
45 RUSH YDS · 1 RUSH TD · 8 CARRIES
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- game log
His career
2025
- Signed with San Diego State3-star out of Lincoln
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
San Diego State
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2026San Diego State1-1HC: Sean Lewis · Run-heavy
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: yards / carry (80th percentile). 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 2 games: 22.5 YDS/g, 4.9 YPC, 0.5 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Sean Lewis
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
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | San Diego State | 8 | 45 | 5.6 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 8 | 45 | 5.6 | 1 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 53–20
38 rush yds (5 car) · 1 TD
Dominant 33-point win at home against Portland State.
With J. Hawkins — 1 TD · 47 AVG · 100 LONG · J. Denegal — 137 yds · 2 TD · 1 INT · 21 rush yds (3 car)
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 1 · Portland State · 3&2 · Q4 · EPA +2.54(03:02) No Huddle-Shotgun #29 J.Thomas rush middle for 2 yards gain to the PSU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 03:03, 1ST DOWN #96 C.DiLeva kick attempt good (H: #89 T.Dorje, LS: #64 C.Poulson)
- Week 1 · Portland State · 2&10 · Q4 · EPA +1.39(04:49) No Huddle-Shotgun #29 J.Thomas rush middle for 18 yards gain to the PSU22 (#93 O.Macy), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Portland State · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +0.97(05:16) No Huddle-Shotgun #29 J.Thomas rush left for 10 yards gain to the SDSU45 (#19 Z.Floyd), 1ST DOWN, PENALTY PSU Face Mask 15 yards from SDSU45 to PSU40, 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · UCLA · 3&3 · Q4 · EPA -0.81(01:20) No Huddle-Shotgun #29 J.Thomas rush middle for 0 yards to the SDSU42 (#25 T.Hendrick; #39 A.Sacca)
- Week 2 · UCLA · 2&5 · Q4 · EPA -0.66(01:57) No Huddle-Shotgun #29 J.Thomas rush middle for 2 yards gain to the SDSU42 (#24 C.Cogshell)
- Week 2 · UCLA · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +0.11(01:57) No Huddle-Shotgun #29 J.Thomas rush middle for 5 yards gain to the SDSU40 (#25 T.Hendrick; #97 A.Gobaira)
- Week 1 · Portland State · 2&6 · Q4 · EPA -0.02(03:33) No Huddle-Shotgun #29 J.Thomas rush middle for 4 yards gain to the PSU02 (#36 S.McDaniel; #12 D.Farmer)
- Week 1 · Portland State · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA -0.01(04:07) No Huddle-Shotgun #29 J.Thomas rush middle for 4 yards gain to the PSU06 (#36 S.McDaniel)
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
San Diego State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Running back · San Diego State
Returning around him
- 99% of 2024 offensive production back (Strong continuity)
- 1 San Diego State player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +0 net (26 in / 26 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
San Diego State · Last season: 9-4 · Talent rank #89 · 2026 recruiting class #83
The backfield · San Diego State
- #7Lucky Sutton1,292 rushing yards · 2025
- #20Christian Washington560 rushing yards · 2025
- #21Byron Cardwell267 rushing yards · 2025
- #21Javion Kinnard56 rushing yards · 2025
- #29Jordin Thomas2 games · 2026
1 more on the roster · San Diego State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology