Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 53-20vs Portland State | 5 | 38 | 7.6 | 1 | 18 | Season-high 38 yds |
| Wk 2 | L 10-28@ UCLA | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 3 | L 13-26vs James Madison | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 3 | |
| Total | 10 | 46 | 3.5 | 1 | 18 |
#29
Jordin Thomas
Freshman running back for San Diego State. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
5′8″ · 205 lb · Stockton, CA · Lincoln High
The numbers
46
rushing yards · 2026 · through week 3
3 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 38 rush yds, 1 TD, vs Portland State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Freshman running back for San Diego State. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to San Diego State in 2025.
Jordin Thomas
The receipt: 38 rush yds, 1 rush TD against Portland State — Week 1, 2026.
46 RUSH YDS · 1 RUSH TD · 10 CARRIES
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- game log
His career
2025
- Signed with San Diego State3-star out of Lincoln
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
San Diego State
NFL
NFL Draft
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Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | San Diego State | 10 | 46 | 4.6 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 10 | 46 | 4.6 | 1 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | San Diego State | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | -- |
Game log
Game by game
Jordin Thomas's 2026 production
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 53–20
38 rush yds (5 car) · 1 TD
Dominant 33-point win at home against Portland State.
With J. Hawkins — 1 defensive TD · J. Denegal — 137 yds · 2 TD · 1 INT · 21 rush yds (3 car)
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 1 · Portland State · 3&2 · Q4 · EPA +2.54(03:02) No Huddle-Shotgun #29 J.Thomas rush middle for 2 yards gain to the PSU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 03:03, 1ST DOWN #96 C.DiLeva kick attempt good (H: #89 T.Dorje, LS: #64 C.Poulson)
- Week 1 · Portland State · 2&10 · Q4 · EPA +1.39(04:49) No Huddle-Shotgun #29 J.Thomas rush middle for 18 yards gain to the PSU22 (#93 O.Macy), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Portland State · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +0.97(05:16) No Huddle-Shotgun #29 J.Thomas rush left for 10 yards gain to the SDSU45 (#19 Z.Floyd), 1ST DOWN, PENALTY PSU Face Mask 15 yards from SDSU45 to PSU40, 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · UCLA · 3&3 · Q4 · EPA -0.81(01:20) No Huddle-Shotgun #29 J.Thomas rush middle for 0 yards to the SDSU42 (#25 T.Hendrick; #39 A.Sacca)
- Week 2 · UCLA · 2&5 · Q4 · EPA -0.66(01:57) No Huddle-Shotgun #29 J.Thomas rush middle for 2 yards gain to the SDSU42 (#24 C.Cogshell)
- Week 3 · James Madison · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA -0.53(05:42) No Huddle-Shotgun #29 J.Thomas rush left for 2 yards loss to the JMU21 (#17 D.Royster; #98 T.Schmidt)
- Week 3 · James Madison · 1&15 · Q4 · EPA +0.41(01:19) No Huddle-Shotgun #4 J.Denegal pass complete short left to #29 J.Thomas caught at SDSU30, for 7 yards to the SDSU35 (#24 J.Harvey)
- Week 2 · UCLA · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +0.11(01:57) No Huddle-Shotgun #29 J.Thomas rush middle for 5 yards gain to the SDSU40 (#25 T.Hendrick; #97 A.Gobaira)
- Week 1 · Portland State · 2&6 · Q4 · EPA -0.02(03:33) No Huddle-Shotgun #29 J.Thomas rush middle for 4 yards gain to the PSU02 (#36 S.McDaniel; #12 D.Farmer)
- Week 1 · Portland State · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA -0.01(04:07) No Huddle-Shotgun #29 J.Thomas rush middle for 4 yards gain to the PSU06 (#36 S.McDaniel)
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +1 rushing yard.
Season context · Team result + system
2026San Diego State1-2HC: Sean Lewis · Run-heavy
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rush yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (7)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 19.5 | 4.0 | 0.5 |
| Road1g | 7.0 | 2.3 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 15.3 | 3.5 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Sean Lewis
Pass share
32.7%
72 pass / 148 run
Plays / game
73.3
3 games
Team sack rate
6.2%
81 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Starter
The No. 1,161 recruit in the country is carrying the ball in the Pac-12 as a freshman.
The backfield · San Diego State
- #21Javion Kinnard308 rushing yards · 2026
- #7Lucky Sutton139 rushing yards · 2026
- #29Jordin Thomas46 rushing yards · 2026
- #21Byron Cardwell38 rushing yards · 2026
- #23Josiah Lucas30 rushing yards · 2026
1 more on the roster · San Diego State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology