Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
5/19Inside-5 share
5 of the team's 19 inside-the-5 carries (26.3%).
Arthur Thompkins
Last confirmed: UConn, 2019. No 2026 box-score games on record.
5′8″ · 185 lb · Pittsburgh, PA · Woodland Hills
Arthur Thompkins: RB · UConn · #1.
Players he’s like
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Arthur Thompkins
Wins in space out of the backfield. Two head coaches in four seasons, at two different programs. On tape: 135 rushing yards and 16 receiving yards against Massachusetts, Week 9, 2019.
How he plays
How he plays
Play style
Deployed as a receiver as much as a runner. Value is in space, not between the tackles.
News and fans
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
UConn in the news
Where to follow him
Career stats
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Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 24-21vs Wagner | 17 | 91 | 5.4 | 1 | 21 | |
| Wk 2 | L 23-31vs Illinois | 8 | 14 | 1.8 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 4 | L 3-38@ Indiana | 7 | 20 | 2.9 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 5 | L 21-56@ No. 22 UCF | 6 | 1 | 0.2 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 6 | L 22-48vs South Florida | 6 | 36 | 6.0 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 7 | L 7-49@ Tulane | 7 | 32 | 4.6 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 8 | L 17-24vs Houston | 16 | 46 | 2.9 | 0 | 21 | |
| Wk 9 | W 56-35@ Massachusetts | 13 | 135 | 10.4 | 1 | 42 | Season-high 135 yds |
| Wk 10 | L 10-56vs Navy | 4 | 13 | 3.3 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 11 | L 3-48@ No. 17 Cincinnati | 7 | 55 | 7.9 | 0 | 30 | |
| Wk 13 | L 24-31vs East Carolina | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 14 | L 17-49@ Temple | 6 | 18 | 3.0 | 0 | 7 | |
| Total | 98 | 468 | 4.8 | 2 | 42 |
Signature game
Week 1 · 2019
W 24-21
vs Wagner
91 rush yds (17 car) · 1 TD · 2 rec · 14 yds
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 at home.
With L. Magliozzi — 48.3 yards per punt · 4 punts · 54 long · M. Beaudry — 158 yds · 0 TD · 1 INT · QBR 57.6
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 8 · Houston · 4th and 2 · Q3 · EPA −4.15Art Thompkins run for no gain to the Houst 2
- Week 9 · Massachusetts · 3rd and 6 · Q2 · EPA +3.41Art Thompkins run for 25 yds for a TD, (Clayton Harris KICK)
- Week 11 · Cincinnati · 2nd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +3.28Art Thompkins run for 30 yds to the Cincy 35 for a
- Week 8 · Houston · 3rd and 15 · Q2 · EPA +3.27Jack Zergiotis pass complete to Art Thompkins for 20 yds to the UConn 49 for a
- Week 8 · Houston · 3rd and 7 · Q4 · EPA +2.88Jack Zergiotis pass complete to Art Thompkins for 7 yds for a TD, (Clayton Harris KICK)
- Week 1 · Wagner · 3rd and 3 · Q3 · EPA +2.65Art Thompkins run for 21 yds to the Wagn 35 for a
4 more plays
- Week 10 · Navy · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +2.51Jack Zergiotis pass complete to Art Thompkins for 10 yds for a TD, (Clayton Harris KICK)
- Week 1 · Wagner · 2nd and 4 · Q3 · EPA +2.34Art Thompkins run for 5 yds for a TD, (Clayton Harris KICK)
- Week 8 · Houston · 2nd and 6 · Q2 · EPA −2.25Jack Zergiotis pass complete to Art Thompkins for a loss of 6 yards to the Houst 43
- Week 1 · Wagner · 2nd and 8 · Q2 · EPA +2.09Art Thompkins run for 14 yds to the Wagn 47 for a
Rushing profile
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
98 of 98 carries matched to play-by-play
Success rate
35%98 carriesFumble rate
1.0%1 of 98 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer yds28%of carries
27 carries
Grind
1–3 yds24%of carries
24 carries
Chunk
4–9 yds33%of carries
32 carries
Explosive
10+ yds15%of carries
15 carries
1 of 3 (33%) converted on 3rd/4th & short (≤2 to go) · 1 of 5 (20%) scored from inside the 5-yard line
4.8 yds/carry on 98 carries · 15% explosive (10+ yds) · 35% success rate.
Teams and coaches
2016Toledo9-4HC: Jason Candle · Run-leaning
2017Toledo11-3HC: Jason Candle · Run-leaning
2018Toledo7-6HC: Jason Candle · Run-leaning
2019UConn2-10HC: Randy Edsall · Balanced
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 34.5 | 4.4 | 0.2 |
| Road6g | 43.5 | 4.8 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 32.3 | 3.5 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 45.7 | 5.8 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Randy Edsall
Pass share
47.4%
382 pass / 424 run
Plays / game
67.2
12 games
Team sack rate
8.0%
427 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Awards
Player standing · 2019
Starter
98 carries and 39 catches in 12 games, about as many touches a game as a typical FBS running back who plays every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Five seasons, two schools
- 2019 UConn EdsallYear 5 · 12 games
- 2018 Toledo CandleYear 4 · 12 games
- 2017 Toledo CandleYear 3 · 14 games
- 2016 Toledo CandleYear 2 · 10 games
- 2015 Toledo CampbellYear 1 · on the roster, no stat line
- Before collegeSigned with Toledo in 2015 as a 3-star recruit, No. 1,694 in the country.
His moves
- Signed with Toledo in the 2015 class, a 3-star recruit.
How it ended
Four seasons, at Toledo and UConn, 1,884 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
His career
He has a stat line in 48 games over 4 seasons.
2015
- Signed with Toledo3-star out of Woodland Hills
Coaching lineage · 2015–2019
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Matt Campbell, Jason Candle and Randy Edsall.