SaRodorick Thompson
SaRodorick Thompson
Just keeps getting the ball, series after series. Two seasons at Texas Tech, two different head coaches: Matt Wells and Joey McGuire. The receipt on tape: 87 rush yds, 12 rec yds against Oklahoma State, Week 6, 2022.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Two seasons at Texas Tech, 1,184 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2022
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Matt Wells → Joey McGuire. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Joey McGuire
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Texas Tech | 140 | 684 | 4.9 | 7 | -- |
| 2021 | Texas Tech | 107 | 500 | 4.7 | 10 | -- |
| Career | 247 | 1,184 | 4.8 | 17 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Texas Tech | 23 | 119 | 5.2 | 1 | -- |
| 2021 | Texas Tech | 6 | 113 | 18.8 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 29 | 232 | 8.0 | 1 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 4 · 2022
W 37–34
vs Texas
70 rush yds (17 car) · 1 TD
Edged out Texas at home in a shootout.
How he plays
Play style
Built to take 20+ carries per game. Volume is the value.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Workhorse
Built to take 20+ carries per game. Volume is the value.
His 2022 production profile sits closest to Jordan Waters’s 2022 season.
Matches Jordan on
Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Garrett Groshek’s path through Wisconsin.
Matches Garrett on
As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Jordan Waters's graduate season at Duke (2022).
Matches Jordan on
Player DNA
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Heisman trajectory
Final Heisman Position · 2022
#219
Heisman watch (#219) · finalist probability 0%.
Development
Development Trajectory · rushing yards
2021–2022+37%
Up 37% from first season to most-recent.