#31

Maurice Thomas

Senior running back for Miami (OH). 2019: 204 rushing yards, 10 catches.

RB · Miami (OH) · Sr. · #31

5′11″ · 179 lb · Oxford, OH

Miami (OH) 2019 alumnus

Recruiting

3★

RB recruit

No. 1502 nationally · Signed with Miami (OH)

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 running back for Miami (OH). 2019: 204 rushing yards, 10 catches.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Miami (OH) in 2015.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Five seasons at Miami (OH), 939 rushing yards — his college career is complete.

His career

He was on the field for 5 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

20158 games

Signed with Miami (OH)3-star out of Talawanda

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#1502 national

CFB

College

Miami (OH)

2015–2019

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2015–2019

1 coach

2015–2019

Chuck Martin

Miami (OH)

Played his entire career under Chuck Martin.

2019 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

5 seasons under Chuck Martin — 28-35 over that span.

2015Miami (OH)3-9HC: Chuck Martin · Balanced

2016Miami (OH)6-7HC: Chuck Martin · Run-leaning

2017Miami (OH)5-7HC: Chuck Martin · Balanced

2018Miami (OH)6-6HC: Chuck Martin · Run-leaning

2019Miami (OH)8-6HC: Chuck Martin · Run-heavy, slow tempo

Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort

Box-score percentiles

8 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: rush tds (2nd percentile).

Box-score rates (8)

Receptions#149 / 314 · 50th pct

Fumbles lost#53 / 218 · 50th pct

Yards / carry#164 / 326 · 48th pct

5.0

Rec yards#260 / 314 · 17th pct

Long run#282 / 326 · 13th pct

Rush yards#304 / 326 · 7th pct

204

Carries#317 / 326 · 2nd pct

Rush TDs#313 / 326 · 2nd pct

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2019 season · 14 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	YDS/g	YPC	TD/g
Home6g	13.0	4.6	0.0
Road8g	15.8	5.1	0.0

First half vs Second half

	YDS/g	YPC	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	19.0	4.9	0.0
Weeks 8+7g	10.1	4.7	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Chuck Martin

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2019

Part-time starter

Splitting first-team reps — starts some weeks, rotates others.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2019	Miami (OH)	41	204	5.0	0	--
2018	Miami (OH)	61	233	3.8	1	--
2017	Miami (OH)	11	38	3.5	0	--
2016	Miami (OH)	37	258	7.0	0	--
2015	Miami (OH)	18	206	11.4	0	--
Career		168	939	5.6	1	--

Season	Team
2019	Miami (OH)	10	22	2.2	--
2018	Miami (OH)	13	34	2.6	--
2017	Miami (OH)	5	71	14.2	--
2016	Miami (OH)	11	105	9.5	--
2015	Miami (OH)	1	17	17.0	--
Career		40	249	6.2	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2019

W 48–17

vs Tennessee Tech

22 rush yds (5 car)

Dominant 31-point win at home against Tennessee Tech.

With B. Gabbert — 152 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 85.9 · 4 rush yds (2 car) · 2 TD · K. Kramer — 1 TOT · 46 AVG · 59 LONG

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2019 season · 14 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	L 14-38@ Iowa	5	18	3.6	0	6
Wk 2	W 48-17vs Tennessee Tech	5	22	4.4	0	10
Wk 3	L 13-35@ Cincinnati	5	17	3.4	0	8
Wk 4	L 5-76@ Ohio State	8	44	5.5	0	23	Season-high 44 yds
Wk 5	W 34-20vs Buffalo	4	18	4.5	0	11
Wk 7	L 16-38@ Western Michigan	2	2	1.0	0	2
Wk 8	W 27-24vs Northern Illinois	1	-6	-6.0	0	0
Wk 9	W 23-16@ Kent State	3	33	11.0	0	23
Wk 11	W 24-21@ Ohio	2	12	6.0	0	6
Wk 12	W 44-3vs Bowling Green	3	21	7.0	0	9
Wk 13	W 20-17vs Akron	2	11	5.5	0	8
Wk 14	L 27-41@ Ball State	—	—	—	—	—
Wk 15	W 26-21@ Central Michigan	—	—	—	—	—
Bowl	L 17-27vs Louisiana	1	12	12.0	0	12
Total		41	204	4.8	0	23

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology