Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 37-10vs Sacred Heart | 4 | 15 | 3.8 | 0 | 9 | Season-high 15 yds |
| Total | 4 | 15 | 3.8 | 0 | 9 |
#6
Justin Williams-Thomas
Senior running back for Massachusetts. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′0″ · 220 lb · Dallas, GA · East Paulding
Transferred Marshall → Massachusetts for 2026
The numbers
15
rushing yards · 2026
3.8 per carry
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 15 rush yds, vs Sacred Heart
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 running back for Massachusetts. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Tennessee in 2022.
- Transferred from Marshall to Massachusetts in 2026.
Justin Williams-Thomas
Four head coaches in four seasons, at four different programs. The receipt on tape: 15 rush yds, 2 tackles against Sacred Heart, Week 2, 2026.
15 RUSH YDS · 0 RUSH TD · 4 CARRIES
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
20223 games
- Signed with Tennessee4-star out of East Paulding
20236 games
The role got bigger.
- Entered the portal
20259 games
- Entered the portal
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
4 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
2 coaches2022–2023
Massachusetts
2025–2026era →
Joe Harasymiak
Massachusetts
Coaching transition mid-career: Don Brown → Joe Harasymiak. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Massachusetts
2025Marshall
2026Massachusetts
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2022Tennessee11-2HC: Josh Heupel · Run-leaning
2023California6-7HC: Justin Wilcox · Run-leaning
2025Marshall5-7HC: Tony Gibson · Run-leaning
2026Massachusetts2-0HC: Joe Harasymiak · Run-heavy, slow tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rush yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 15.0 YDS/g, 3.8 YPC, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Joe Harasymiak
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Massachusetts | 4 | 15 | 3.8 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | Marshall | 35 | 197 | 5.6 | 2 | -- |
| 2023 | California | 21 | 91 | 4.3 | 0 | -- |
| 2022 | Tennessee | 11 | 37 | 3.4 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 71 | 340 | 4.8 | 2 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Massachusetts | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Marshall | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 1 | -- |
| 2023 | California | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2022 | Tennessee | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 4 | 48 | 12.0 | 1 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 37–10
vs Sacred Heart
15 rush yds (4 car)
Dominant 27-point win at home against Sacred Heart.
With T. Harding — 1 rec · 49 yds · 1 TD · W. Watson III — 152 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 94.4 · 40 rush yds (4 car) · 1 TD
Game log
Background
Before Massachusetts Spent the 2025 season at Marshall, which followed one season at Tennessee (2022) and two seasons at Cal (2023-24). Last season at Marshall, appeared in nine games and had 35 carries for 197 yards, averaging 5.6 yards per carry and added two rushing touchdowns. Also had three...
The backfield · Massachusetts
- #6Justin Williams-Thomas197 rushing yards · 2025
- #23Elijah Faulkner114 rushing yards · 2025
- #4Da'Marion Alberic23 rushing yards · 2025
- Jordan Washington2 games · 2025
- #14Curtis Kimmons IV2 games · 2026
3 more on the roster · Massachusetts team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology