Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
2/32Inside-5 share
2 of the team's 32 inside-the-5 carries (6.2%).
Jason Thompson
Last confirmed: UConn, 2017. No 2026 box-score games on record.
5′7″ · 182 lb · Shelton, CT
Jason Thompson: RB · UConn · #48.
Jason Thompson
Jason Thompson has played for two head coaches in two seasons at UConn. One game to point at: 17 rushing yards against Missouri — Week 9, 2017.
How he plays
How he plays
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
2017 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 27-20vs Holy Cross | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 18-38@ Virginia | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Wk 5 | L 28-49@ SMU | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 31-70vs Memphis | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 8 | W 20-14vs Tulsa | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 9 | L 12-52vs Missouri | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 0 | 10 | Season-high 17 yds |
| Wk 10 | L 20-37vs South Florida | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 3 | |
| Total | 10 | 27 | 2.7 | 0 | 10 |
Signature game
Week 9 · 2017
L 12-52
vs Missouri
17 rush yds (3 car)
With B. Graham — 40 yards per punt · 8 punts · 52 long · B. Shirreffs — 202 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 32.9 · 23 rush yds (15 car)
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 9 · Missouri · 3rd and 3 · Q1 · EPA +1.91Jason Thompson run for 10 yds to the UConn 42 for a
- Week 10 · South Florida · 2nd and 11 · Q3 · EPA −1.34Bryant Shirreffs pass complete to Jason Thompson for a loss of 2 yards to the SFla 36
- Week 5 · SMU · 1st and 4 · Q3 · EPA −0.65Jason Thompson run for no gain to the SMU 4
- Week 3 · Virginia · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA −0.42Jason Thompson run for 2 yds to the Virg 36
- Week 9 · Missouri · 2nd and 9 · Q4 · EPA −0.39Jason Thompson run for 2 yds to the Misso 28
- Week 10 · South Florida · 2nd and 7 · Q1 · EPA −0.37Jason Thompson run for 3 yds to the UConn 42
4 more plays
- Week 1 · Holy Cross · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA −0.34Jason Thompson run for a loss of 1 yard to the HCrss 11
- Week 10 · South Florida · 3rd and 2 · Q2 · EPA −0.31Jason Thompson run for no gain to the SFla 2
- Week 6 · Memphis · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA −0.30Jason Thompson run for 3 yds to the UConn 28
- Week 6 · Memphis · 2nd and 7 · Q4 · EPA −0.24Jason Thompson run for 3 yds to the UConn 31
Teams and coaches
2016UConn3-9HC: Bob Diaco · Balanced
2017UConn3-9HC: Randy Edsall · Run-leaning
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 5.0 | 2.3 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 1.8 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 6.7 | 3.6 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Randy Edsall
Pass share
46.8%
421 pass / 478 run
Plays / game
74.9
12 games
Team sack rate
7.6%
471 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2017
10 carries and 2 catches in 7 games
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Four seasons at UConn
- 2017 UConn EdsallYear 4 · 7 games
- 2016 UConn DiacoYear 3 · 3 games
- 2015 UConn DiacoYear 2 · on the roster, no stat line
- 2014 UConn DiacoYear 1 · on the roster, no stat line
How it ended
Two seasons at UConn, 47 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2014–2017
2 coaches2014–2016
UConn
Coaching transition mid-career: Bob Diaco → Randy Edsall. Worth noting in scheme + development context.