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Jersey Number 9
Tavion Thomas
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 221
- Position:
- RB
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Dayton, Ohio
- Prev School:
- Independence CC
- Major:
- Criminology
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THOMAS QUICK HITS
• Named Pac-12 All-Conference first-team.
• Ranked third in the FBS and led the Pac-12 in rushing touchdowns (21).
• In Pac-12 games, he led the league in touchdowns (16) also ranking second in rushing yards per game (105.6).
• Scored at least one touchdown in the final nine games he appeared in.
• Rushed for a career best 177 rushing yards against Stanford on 20 carries, scoring four touchdowns to tie the school record for single-game rushing touchdowns for the second straight week.
• Recorded 160 rushing yards in Utah’s game against UCLA on 24 carries, scoring four touchdowns to earn Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week.
• His four rushing touchdowns against UCLA and Stanford ranks as second-most by an FBS player this season (tied for the most in the Pac-12).
• Had a season high 25 carries against Colorado, finishing with 142 yards and a touchdown.
• Rushed for 113 yards on 16 carries (7.1 ypc) against USC with a career-long 43-yard rushing touchdown.
• Had 12 carries for 107 yards (8.9 ypc) with two rushing touchdowns against Weber State.
• Notched 21 carries for 94 yards and three touchdowns against No. 3 Oregon, breaking the school record for single-season rushing touchdowns in the game.
• Recorded 21 carries against Oregon State for 74 yards and two touchdowns.
• 18 carries for 63 yards and two touchdowns in Utah’s Pac-12 Championship win over Oregon.
• Recorded 20 carries against No. 18 Arizona State, rushing for 84 yards and a touchdown.
• Had 18 carries and a touchdown against Ohio State in the Rose Bowl.
Prior to Utah: Played in four games at Independence CC in 2020 after transferring from Cincinnati.
• Rushed for 347 yards on 50 carries with five touchdowns in 2020 for Independence.
• Played in four games as a sophomore in 2019 at Cincinnati before transferring, with 40 carries for 190 yards and one touchdown.
• Played in 10 games as a freshman in 2018, recording 89 carries for 499 yards and six touchdowns.
• Recorded a career-high 141 rushing yards against Alabama A&M in 2018 on 18 carries, scoring two touchdowns.
• Also had 106 rushing yards on 26 carries against ECU in 2018, scoring one rushing touchdown.
High School: Three-star recruit rated the No. 18 running back in the nation out of Dunbar HS.
• Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association first-team All-Ohio as a senior.
• 1,663 rushing yards with 24 touchdowns during the regular season as a senior.
• All-Ohio first-team and first-team All-Southwest District as a junior, also earning Southwestern Ohio Public League Offensive Player of the Year.
• Also played basketball and ran track, anchoring the 2017 state championship 4x100 meter relay team.
Personal: Son of Rena Thomas.
- Pac-12 All-Conference first-team in 2021.
- 37 career games in FBS football (14 at Cincinnati, 23 at Utah) with nine starts.
- Nine career 100-yard rushing games (2 at Cincinnati, 7 at Utah).
- Has 2,484 career rushing yards through 37 games at the FBS level.
- Scored at least one touchdown in 12 straight games (Oct. 9, 2021 to Sept. 17, 2022).
- Broke the Utah single-season rushing touchdown record with 21 through 13 games in 2021.
- Had a career-high 180 rushing yards on 22 carries (8.2 ypc) for two touchdowns against Stanford.
- Recorded a season-high 23 carries for 115 yards and a touchdown in Utah’s season opener at Florida.
- Had 18 carries for 91 yards (5.1 ypc) at UCLA, scoring one touchdown along with two receptions for 16 yards.
- His 36-yard rushing touchdown against Stanford was a season-long.
- Put up 16 carries for 59 yards and a touchdown vs. San Diego State.
- Notched 11 carries for 48 yards and two scores against Southern Utah, also recording his first-career catch as a Ute for 18 yards.
• Named Pac-12 All-Conference first-team.
• Ranked third in the FBS and led the Pac-12 in rushing touchdowns (21).
• In Pac-12 games, he led the league in touchdowns (16) also ranking second in rushing yards per game (105.6).
• Scored at least one touchdown in the final nine games he appeared in.
• Rushed for a career best 177 rushing yards against Stanford on 20 carries, scoring four touchdowns to tie the school record for single-game rushing touchdowns for the second straight week.
• Recorded 160 rushing yards in Utah’s game against UCLA on 24 carries, scoring four touchdowns to earn Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week.
• His four rushing touchdowns against UCLA and Stanford ranks as second-most by an FBS player this season (tied for the most in the Pac-12).
• Had a season high 25 carries against Colorado, finishing with 142 yards and a touchdown.
• Rushed for 113 yards on 16 carries (7.1 ypc) against USC with a career-long 43-yard rushing touchdown.
• Had 12 carries for 107 yards (8.9 ypc) with two rushing touchdowns against Weber State.
• Notched 21 carries for 94 yards and three touchdowns against No. 3 Oregon, breaking the school record for single-season rushing touchdowns in the game.
• Recorded 21 carries against Oregon State for 74 yards and two touchdowns.
• 18 carries for 63 yards and two touchdowns in Utah’s Pac-12 Championship win over Oregon.
• Recorded 20 carries against No. 18 Arizona State, rushing for 84 yards and a touchdown.
• Had 18 carries and a touchdown against Ohio State in the Rose Bowl.
Prior to Utah: Played in four games at Independence CC in 2020 after transferring from Cincinnati.
• Rushed for 347 yards on 50 carries with five touchdowns in 2020 for Independence.
• Played in four games as a sophomore in 2019 at Cincinnati before transferring, with 40 carries for 190 yards and one touchdown.
• Played in 10 games as a freshman in 2018, recording 89 carries for 499 yards and six touchdowns.
• Recorded a career-high 141 rushing yards against Alabama A&M in 2018 on 18 carries, scoring two touchdowns.
• Also had 106 rushing yards on 26 carries against ECU in 2018, scoring one rushing touchdown.
High School: Three-star recruit rated the No. 18 running back in the nation out of Dunbar HS.
• Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association first-team All-Ohio as a senior.
• 1,663 rushing yards with 24 touchdowns during the regular season as a senior.
• All-Ohio first-team and first-team All-Southwest District as a junior, also earning Southwestern Ohio Public League Offensive Player of the Year.
• Also played basketball and ran track, anchoring the 2017 state championship 4x100 meter relay team.
Personal: Son of Rena Thomas.
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