Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
2/20Inside-5 share
2 of the team's 20 inside-the-5 carries (10.0%).
Alante Thomas
Last confirmed: Michigan State, 2020. No 2026 box-score games on record.
5′9″ · 190 lb · Detroit, MI
Alante Thomas: RB · Michigan State · #39.
Alante Thomas
This is his second year in the same backfield at Michigan State. On tape: 1 rushing TD and 1 rushing yards against Western Michigan, Week 2, 2019.
How he plays
How he plays
News and fans
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
Michigan State in the news
- $10M donation to MSU athletics
Lansing State Journal Oct 23 - Michigan State fires head coach
Yahoo Sports Oct 21 - Fitzgerald takes responsibility for middle finger
The State News Oct 13
Where to follow him
Career stats
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Michigan State | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 |
| 2018 | Michigan State | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 |
| Career | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 1 |
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Michigan State | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2018 | Michigan State | 1 | −6 | −6.0 | 0 |
| Career | 1 | −6 | −6.0 | 0 |
Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 1 game
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 51-17vs Western Michigan | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | Season-high 1 yds |
Signature game
Week 2 · 2019
W 51-17
1 rush yds (2 car) · 1 TD
Dominant 34-point win at home against Western Michigan.
With D. Stewart Jr. — 10 rec · 185 yds · 1 TD · 17 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 99.9 · B. Lewerke — 314 yds · 3 TD · 1 INT · QBR 92.6 · 1 rec · 17 yds
Teams and coaches
2 seasons under Mark Dantonio, all balanced offenses — 14-12 over that span.
2018Michigan State7-6HC: Mark Dantonio · Balanced
2019Michigan State7-6HC: Mark Dantonio · Balanced
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 1.0 YDS/g, 0.5 YPC, 1.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mark Dantonio
Pass share
50.4%
463 pass / 456 run
Plays / game
70.7
13 games
Team sack rate
3.8%
497 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Awards
Player standing · 2019
2 carries in 1 game
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Four seasons at Michigan State
- 2020 Michigan State TuckerYear 4 · on the roster, no stat line
- 2019 Michigan State DantonioYear 3 · 1 game
- 2018 Michigan State DantonioYear 2 · 1 game
- 2017 Michigan State DantonioYear 1 · on the roster, no stat line
How it ended
Two seasons at Michigan State, 7 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2017–2020
2 coaches2017–2019
Michigan State
Coaching transition mid-career: Mark Dantonio → Mel Tucker. Worth noting in scheme + development context.