Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 0-51@ Oklahoma | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | 0 | 0 | Season-high -5 yds |
| Wk 2 | W 51-10vs Texas Southern | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | 0 | 0 |
#8
Kam Thomas
Senior running back for UTEP. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
5′9″ · 184 lb · Birmingham, AL
Returning to UTEP for 2026
The numbers
-5
rushing yards · 2026
-5 per carry · 2 catches
2 games into 2026 so far
Swing playSwung UTEP from 52% to 78% to win.Texas Southern at UTEP · 51-10
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 running back for UTEP. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed with Austin Peay in 2021.
- Transferred from Austin Peay to UTEP in 2024.
Kam Thomas
He got to UTEP by way of Austin Peay. His first career honor landed in 2024: All-Conference USA.
-5 RUSH YDS · 0 RUSH TD · 1 CARRIES
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- portal record
- recognition record
His career
Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.
The week the volume broke through — put up 99 yds vs Southern Utah.Southern Utah · L 24-272024
2021
- Signed with Austin Peayout of Ramsay
20249 games
- Entered the portal
- All-Conference USAfirst
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
UTEP
NFL
NFL Draft
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Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
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ALL-CONFERENCE USA · 1ST TEAM
All-Conference USA 1st team (2024)
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coach2024–2026
UTEP
Played his entire career under Scotty Walden.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under Scotty Walden — 6-20 over that span.
2024UTEP3-9HC: Scotty Walden · Run-leaning
2025UTEP2-10HC: Scotty Walden · Balanced
2026UTEP1-1HC: Scotty Walden · Run-heavy, slow tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: rec yards (100th percentile). Concern: rush yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (7)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: -2.5 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
Scotty Walden
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 2 · 2026
W 51–10
2 rec · 92 yds · 1 TD
Dominant 41-point win at home against Texas Southern.
With E. Colson — 239 yds · 4 TD · 0 INT · 49 rush yds (12 car) · 1 TD · R. Moore III — 93 rush yds (3 car) · 1 TD
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
UTEP
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Running back · UTEP
Returning around him
- -1% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
- Transfer portal: +1 net (21 in / 20 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
UTEP · Last season: 2-10 · Talent rank #102 · 2026 recruiting class #92
The backfield · UTEP
- #32Lamar Sperling234 rushing yards · 2025
- #6Elijah McCoy47 rushing yards · 2025
- #8Kam Thomas36 rushing yards · 2025
- Tavorus Jones31 rushing yards · 2025
- #22Chris Hunterno box-score line yet
2 more on the roster · UTEP team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology