Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
10/133rd/4th & short
4/27Inside-5 share
10 of 13 on 3rd/4th-and-2-or-less (76.9%). 4 of the team's 27 inside-the-5 carries (14.8%).
SaRodorick Thompson
SaRodorick Thompson: RB · Texas Tech · #4.
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SaRodorick Thompson
Just keeps getting the ball, series after series. The five seasons at Texas Tech span three head coaches: Kliff Kingsbury, Matt Wells and Joey McGuire. On tape: 87 rushing yards and 12 receiving yards against Oklahoma State, Week 6, 2022.
Style of play
Style of play
Play style
Built to take 20+ carries per game. Volume is the value.
Fans
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Texas Tech in the news
- West Virginia reveals depth chart
Yahoo Sports Nov 3 - Big 12 commissioner resigns
- Booster dismisses McGuire hot seat
On3 Oct 28 - Booster criticizes Texas Tech after loss
Heartland College Sports Oct 24
Where to follow
Career stats
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Texas Tech | 140 | 684 | 4.9 | 7 | 36 |
| 2021 | Texas Tech | 107 | 500 | 4.7 | 10 | 33 |
| 2020 | Texas Tech | 109 | 610 | 5.6 | 8 | 75 |
| 2019 | Texas Tech | 160 | 765 | 4.8 | 12 | 58 |
| 2018 | Texas Tech | 27 | 114 | 4.2 | 3 | 21 |
| Career | 543 | 2,673 | 4.9 | 40 | 75 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Texas Tech | 23 | 119 | 5.2 | 1 | 30 |
| 2021 | Texas Tech | 6 | 113 | 18.8 | 0 | 75 |
| 2020 | Texas Tech | 21 | 124 | 5.9 | 0 | 30 |
| 2019 | Texas Tech | 39 | 154 | 3.9 | 0 | 23 |
| 2018 | Texas Tech | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 12 |
| Career | 91 | 520 | 5.7 | 1 | 75 |
Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 63-10vs Murray State | 7 | 48 | 6.9 | 0 | 24 | |
| Wk 2 | W 33-30vs No. 25 Houston | 5 | 11 | 2.2 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 3 | L 14-27@ No. 16 NC State | 9 | 39 | 4.3 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 4 | W 37-34vs No. 22 Texas | 17 | 70 | 4.1 | 1 | 19 | |
| Wk 5 | L 28-37@ No. 25 Kansas State | 6 | 55 | 9.2 | 0 | 23 | |
| Wk 6 | L 31-41@ No. 7 Oklahoma State | 20 | 87 | 4.4 | 1 | 19 | Season-high 87 yds |
| Wk 8 | W 48-10vs West Virginia | 15 | 59 | 3.9 | 1 | 13 | |
| Wk 9 | L 17-45vs Baylor | 10 | 66 | 6.6 | 0 | 16 | |
| Wk 10 | L 24-34@ No. 7 TCU | 8 | 46 | 5.8 | 0 | 24 | |
| Wk 11 | W 43-28vs Kansas | 7 | 68 | 9.7 | 1 | 36 | |
| Wk 12 | W 14-10@ Iowa State | 7 | 35 | 5.0 | 0 | 15 | |
| Wk 13 | W 51-48vs Oklahoma | 22 | 86 | 3.9 | 2 | 14 | |
 Bowl | W 42-25vs Ole Miss | 7 | 14 | 2.0 | 1 | 8 | |
| Total | 140 | 684 | 4.9 | 7 | 36 |
Signature game
Week 13 · 2022
W 51-48
vs Oklahoma
86 rush yds (22 car) · 2 TD · 3 rec · 35 yds
Edged out Oklahoma at home in a shootout.
With T. Shough — 436 yds · 2 TD · 1 INT · QBR 79.6 · 44 rush yds (9 car) · A. McNamara — 47.2 yards per punt · 6 punts · 2 inside the 20
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 13 · Oklahoma · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA −4.10SaRodorick Thompson run for a loss of 10 yards to the TexTc 45 SaRodorick Thompson fumbled, recovered by Okla Ethan Downs
- Week 8 · West Virginia · 3rd and 9 · Q4 · EPA +3.12SaRodorick Thompson run for 13 yds for a TD, (Trey Wolff KICK)
- Week 1 · Murray State · 2nd and 7 · Q3 · EPA +3.10Donovan Smith pass complete to SaRodorick Thompson for 30 yds for a TD, (Trey Wolff KICK)
- Week 1 · Murray State · 2nd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +3.03SaRodorick Thompson run for 24 yds to the MurrS 43 for a
- Week 13 · Oklahoma · 3rd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.99Tyler Shough pass complete to SaRodorick Thompson for 24 yds to the TexTc 46 for a
- Week 11 · Kansas · 2nd and 2 · Q1 · EPA +2.70SaRodorick Thompson run for 36 yds for a TD, (Trey Wolff KICK)
4 more plays
- Week 10 · TCU · 4th and 4 · Q3 · EPA +2.65Tyler Shough pass complete to SaRodorick Thompson for 9 yds to the TCU 33 for a
- Week 3 · NC State · 3rd and 7 · Q2 · EPA +2.58SaRodorick Thompson run for 13 yds to the NCSt 37 for a
- Week 4 · Texas · 2nd and 9 · Q2 · EPA +2.48SaRodorick Thompson run for 19 yds to the Texas 40 for a
- Week 13 · Oklahoma · 1st and 7 · Q3 · EPA +2.20SaRodorick Thompson run for 7 yds for a TD, (Trey Wolff KICK)
Rushing profile
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
131 of 140 carries matched to play-by-play
Success rate
49%124 carriesFumble rate
1.4%2 of 140 carries · 1 lostStuffed
0 or fewer yds15%of carries
19 carries
Grind
1–3 yds37%of carries
49 carries
Chunk
4–9 yds31%of carries
41 carries
Explosive
10+ yds17%of carries
22 carries
10 of 13 (77%) converted on 3rd/4th & short (≤2 to go) · 3 of 4 (75%) scored from inside the 5-yard line
4.9 yds/carry on 140 carries · 17% explosive (10+ yds) · 49% success rate.
Situational
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
15%
Stuffed (≤0)
37%
Grind (1–3)
31%
Chunk (4–9)
17%
Explosive (10+)
Teams and coaches
2018Texas Tech5-7HC: Kliff Kingsbury · Pass-leaning, fast tempo
2019Texas Tech4-8HC: Matt Wells · Pass-leaning, fast tempo
2020Texas Tech4-6HC: Matt Wells · Balanced
2021Texas Tech7-6HC: Matt Wells and Sonny Cumbie · Balanced
2022Texas Tech8-5HC: Joey McGuire · Balanced, fast tempo
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 58.3 | 5.3 | 0.7 |
| Road5g | 52.4 | 5.7 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 46.3 | 4.7 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 60.0 | 5.8 | 0.7 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Joey McGuire
Pass share
52.4%
569 pass / 516 run
Plays / game
83.5
13 games
Team sack rate
6.6%
604 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.
Awards
Player standing · 2022
Starter
140 carries and 23 catches in 13 games, about as many touches a game as a typical FBS running back who plays every week.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
54 · #103 of 317 RBs · 2022
Three-star recruit. Now #103 at the position.
Five seasons at Texas Tech
- 2022 Texas Tech McGuireYear 5 · 13 games
- 2021 Texas Tech WellsYear 4 · 10 games
- 2020 Texas Tech WellsYear 3 · 10 games
- 2019 Texas Tech WellsYear 2 · 12 games
- 2018 Texas Tech KingsburyYear 1 · 4 games
- High school RanchviewCarrollton, TX · Class of 2018Three-star, No. 1,825 in the 2018 class. Signed with Texas Tech.
How it ended
Five seasons at Texas Tech, 2,673 rushing yards — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
2018 4 games
- Signed with Texas TechThree-star, out of Ranchview
Coaching lineage · 2018–2022
4 coaches2018
Texas Tech
Played under 4 different head coaches: Kliff Kingsbury, Matt Wells, Sonny Cumbie, and Joey McGuire. Multi-era developmental context.