Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
9/123rd/4th & short
10/27Inside-5 share
9 of 12 on 3rd/4th-and-2-or-less (75.0%). 10 of the team's 27 inside-the-5 carries (37.0%).
Lazedrick Thompson
Last confirmed: Tulane, 2016. No 2026 box-score games on record.
5′11″ · LaPlace, LA · St. Charles Catholic
Lazedrick Thompson: RB · Tulane · #33.
Players he’s like
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Lazedrick Thompson
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. Lazedrick Thompson has been at Tulane through two head coaches in three seasons. On tape: 108 rushing yards and 3 rushing TD against UConn, Week 13, 2016.
How he plays
How he plays
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
News and fans
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
Tulane in the news
Where to follow him
Career stats
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Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2016 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 3-7@ Wake Forest | 6 | 21 | 3.5 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 2 | W 66-21vs Southern | 4 | 28 | 7.0 | 2 | 11 | |
| Wk 3 | L 14-21vs Navy | 6 | 20 | 3.3 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 4 | W 41-39vs Louisiana | 7 | 30 | 4.3 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 5 | W 31-24@ Massachusetts | 8 | 54 | 6.8 | 1 | 19 | |
| Wk 7 | L 14-24vs Memphis | 8 | 69 | 8.6 | 0 | 36 | |
| Wk 8 | L 27-50@ Tulsa | 7 | 66 | 9.4 | 1 | 41 | |
| Wk 9 | L 31-35vs SMU | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 10 | L 6-37@ UCF | 9 | 60 | 6.7 | 0 | 26 | |
| Wk 11 | L 18-30@ Houston | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | 16 | |
| Wk 12 | L 0-31vs Temple | 4 | 22 | 5.5 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 13 | W 38-13@ UConn | 23 | 108 | 4.7 | 3 | 45 | Season-high 108 yds |
| Total | 87 | 506 | 5.8 | 7 | 45 |
Signature game
Week 13 · 2016
W 38-13
at UConn
108 rush yds (23 car) · 3 TD
Dominant 25-point win on the road against UConn.
With G. Cuiellette — 166 yds · 0 TD · 1 INT · QBR 85.8 · 25 rush yds (6 car) · Z. Block — 36.4 yards per punt · 5 punts · 45 long
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 8 · Tulsa · 2nd and 8 · Q3 · EPA +3.66Lazedrick Thompson run for 41 yds to the Tulsa 32 for a
- Week 13 · UConn · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +3.48Lazedrick Thompson run for 45 yds for a TD, (Andrew DiRocco KICK)
- Week 7 · Memphis · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.95Lazedrick Thompson run for 36 yds to the Memph 46 for a
- Week 2 · Southern · 3rd and 4 · Q2 · EPA +2.80Lazedrick Thompson run for 11 yds for a TD, (Andrew DiRocco KICK)
- Week 13 · UConn · 4th and 1 · Q4 · EPA +2.79Lazedrick Thompson run for 1 yd for a TD, (Andrew DiRocco KICK)
- Week 5 · Massachusetts · 2nd and 6 · Q3 · EPA +2.70Lazedrick Thompson run for 19 yds for a TD, (Andrew DiRocco KICK)
4 more plays
- Week 10 · UCF · 2nd and 7 · Q3 · EPA +2.64Lazedrick Thompson run for 26 yds to the UCF 36 for a
- Week 8 · Tulsa · 2nd and 5 · Q3 · EPA +2.44Lazedrick Thompson run for 5 yds for a TD, (Andrew DiRocco KICK)
- Week 2 · Southern · 1st and 9 · Q3 · EPA +2.42Lazedrick Thompson run for 9 yds for a TD, (Andrew DiRocco KICK)
- Week 10 · UCF · 4th and 2 · Q4 · EPA +2.33Lazedrick Thompson run for 4 yds to the UCF 41 for a
Rushing profile
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
87 of 87 carries matched to play-by-play
Success rate
60%87 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer yds10%of carries
9 carries
Grind
1–3 yds31%of carries
27 carries
Chunk
4–9 yds48%of carries
42 carries
Explosive
10+ yds10%of carries
9 carries
9 of 12 (75%) converted on 3rd/4th & short (≤2 to go) · 3 of 10 (30%) scored from inside the 5-yard line
5.8 yds/carry on 87 carries · 10% explosive (10+ yds) · 60% success rate.
Teams and coaches
2014Tulane3-9HC: Curtis Johnson · Balanced
2015Tulane3-9HC: Curtis Johnson · Balanced
2016Tulane4-8HC: Willie Fritz · Run-heavy, slow tempo
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2016 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 29.5 | 5.2 | 0.3 |
| Road6g | 54.8 | 6.9 | 0.8 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 37.0 | 5.6 | 0.5 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 47.3 | 6.5 | 0.7 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Willie Fritz
Pass share
35.8%
258 pass / 463 run
Plays / game
60.1
12 games
Team sack rate
7.4%
285 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.
Awards
Player standing · 2016
87 carries and 2 catches in 12 games
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Five seasons at Tulane
- 2016 Tulane FritzYear 5 · 12 games
- 2015 Tulane JohnsonYear 4 · 8 games
- 2014 Tulane JohnsonYear 3 · 10 games
- 2013 Tulane JohnsonYear 2 · on the roster, no stat line
- 2012 Tulane JohnsonYear 1 · on the roster, no stat line
- Before collegeSigned with Tulane in 2012 as a 3-star recruit, No. 1,636 in the country.
His moves
- Signed with Tulane in the 2012 class, a 3-star recruit.
How it ended
Three seasons at Tulane, 1,201 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
His career
He has a stat line in 30 games over 3 seasons.
2012
- Signed with Tulane3-star out of St. Charles Catholic
Coaching lineage · 2012–2016
2 coaches2012–2015
Tulane
Coaching transition mid-career: Curtis Johnson → Willie Fritz. Worth noting in scheme + development context.