Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
14/223rd/4th & short
10/23Inside-5 share
14 of 22 on 3rd/4th-and-2-or-less (63.6%). 10 of the team's 23 inside-the-5 carries (43.5%).
Lexington Thomas
Last confirmed: UNLV, 2018. No 2026 box-score games on record.
5′9″ · 170 lb · Houston, TX · Aldine Davis
Lexington Thomas: RB · UNLV · #3.
Players he’s like
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Lexington Thomas
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. 2 stars out of high school, four seasons of real snaps at UNLV since. One game to point at: 136 rushing yards and 7 receiving yards against USC — Week 1, 2018.
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.
UNLV in the news
- Mullen criticizes NCAA eligibility ruling
Las Vegas Review-Journal Oct 21 - UNLV beats North Dakota State
Where to follow him
Career stats
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Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 21-43@ No. 15 USC | 14 | 136 | 9.7 | 1 | 71 | Season-high 136 yds |
| Wk 2 | W 52-24vs UTEP | 17 | 127 | 7.5 | 2 | 40 | |
| Wk 3 | W 46-17vs Prairie View A&M | 30 | 124 | 4.1 | 1 | 15 | |
| Wk 4 | L 20-27@ Arkansas State | 18 | 82 | 4.6 | 1 | 37 | |
| Wk 6 | L 14-50vs New Mexico | 6 | 36 | 6.0 | 0 | 26 | |
| Wk 7 | L 28-59@ Utah State | 12 | 51 | 4.3 | 1 | 23 | |
| Wk 8 | L 35-41vs Air Force | 20 | 108 | 5.4 | 2 | 74 | |
| Wk 9 | L 37-50@ San José State | 19 | 61 | 3.2 | 0 | 14 | |
| Wk 10 | L 3-48vs No. 20 Fresno State | 14 | 43 | 3.1 | 0 | 14 | |
| Wk 11 | W 27-24@ San Diego State | 21 | 133 | 6.3 | 2 | 75 | |
| Wk 12 | L 28-35@ Hawai'i | 28 | 129 | 4.6 | 2 | 45 | |
| Wk 13 | W 34-29vs Nevada | 16 | 41 | 2.6 | 0 | 7 | |
| Total | 215 | 1071 | 5.0 | 12 | 75 |
Signature game
Week 11 · 2018
W 27-24
133 rush yds (21 car) · 2 TD · 3 rec · 34 yds
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 on the road.
With H. Hicken — 43.5 yards per punt · 4 punts · 51 long · M. Gilliam — 237 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 1 · USC · 2nd and 6 · Q1 · EPA +6.19Lexington Thomas run for 71 yds for a TD (Evan Pantels KICK)
- Week 11 · San Diego State · 2nd and 4 · Q4 · EPA +6.16Lexington Thomas run for 75 yds for a TD (Max Gilliam pass for Two-Point Conversion)
- Week 8 · Air Force · 2nd and 2 · Q2 · EPA +5.74Lexington Thomas run for 74 yds for a TD (Evan Pantels KICK)
- Week 13 · Nevada · 4th and 8 · Q2 · EPA +5.65Armani Rogers pass complete to Lexington Thomas for 38 yds for a TD (Evan Pantels KICK)
- Week 12 · Hawai'i · 2nd and 8 · Q2 · EPA +4.20Lexington Thomas run for 45 yds for a TD (Evan Pantels KICK)
- Week 11 · San Diego State · 3rd and 20 · Q4 · EPA +4.14Max Gilliam pass complete to Lexington Thomas for 25 yds to the SDSt 34 for a
4 more plays
- Week 9 · San José State · 3rd and 9 · Q2 · EPA +3.39Max Gilliam pass complete to Lexington Thomas for 26 yds to the SJSt 48 for a
- Week 2 · UTEP · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +3.19Lexington Thomas 40 Yd Run
- Week 9 · San José State · 3rd and 8 · Q2 · EPA +3.01Max Gilliam pass complete to Lexington Thomas for 15 yds to the SJSt 45 for a
- Week 6 · New Mexico · 2nd and 7 · Q3 · EPA +2.83Lexington Thomas run for 26 yds to the NMex 46 for a
Rushing profile
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
215 of 215 carries matched to play-by-play
Success rate
40%215 carriesFumble rate
1.4%3 of 215 carries · 1 lostStuffed
0 or fewer yds18%of carries
39 carries
Grind
1–3 yds41%of carries
88 carries
Chunk
4–9 yds31%of carries
67 carries
Explosive
10+ yds10%of carries
21 carries
14 of 22 (64%) converted on 3rd/4th & short (≤2 to go) · 5 of 10 (50%) scored from inside the 5-yard line
5.0 yds/carry on 215 carries · 10% explosive (10+ yds) · 40% success rate.
Situational
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
18%
Stuffed (≤0)
41%
Grind (1–3)
31%
Chunk (4–9)
10%
Explosive (10+)
Teams and coaches
4 seasons under Tony Sanchez — 16-32 over that span.
2015UNLV3-9HC: Tony Sanchez · Run-leaning
2016UNLV4-8HC: Tony Sanchez · Run-heavy
2017UNLV5-7HC: Tony Sanchez · Run-heavy
2018UNLV4-8HC: Tony Sanchez · Run-heavy
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 79.8 | 4.8 | 0.8 |
| Road6g | 98.7 | 5.4 | 1.2 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 92.7 | 6.0 | 1.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 85.8 | 4.2 | 1.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tony Sanchez
Pass share
39.1%
347 pass / 540 run
Plays / game
73.9
12 games
Team sack rate
7.7%
388 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Awards
Player standing · 2018
Starter
215 carries and 19 catches in 12 games, more touches a game than nearly every FBS running back who plays every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Four seasons at UNLV
- 2018 UNLV SanchezYear 4 · 12 games
- 2017 UNLV SanchezYear 3 · 12 games
- 2016 UNLV SanchezYear 2 · 10 games
- 2015 UNLV SanchezYear 1 · 12 games
- Before collegeSigned with UNLV in 2015 as a 2-star recruit, No. 2,694 in the country.
His moves
- Signed with UNLV in the 2015 class, a 2-star recruit.
How it ended
Four seasons at UNLV, 3,555 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
His career
He has a stat line in 46 games over 4 seasons.
2015 12 games
- Signed with UNLV2-star out of Aldine Davis
Coaching lineage · 2015–2018
1 coach2015–2018
UNLV
Played his entire career under Tony Sanchez.