Last confirmed: UL Monroe, 2017. No 2026 box-score games on record.
5′10″ · 226 lb · Hampton, VA · Foothill College
Thomas Koufie: RB · UL Monroe · #28.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Thomas Koufie
Wears you down at the goal line. 2 stars out of high school, 1 seasons of real snaps at UL Monroe since. On tape: 201 rushing yards and 5 rushing TD against Georgia State, Week 11, 2016.
Play style
Short-yardage and goal-line specialist. Carries the load, owns the red zone.
Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
The closer
16.7% of carries overall (80/479) → 30.9% of Q4-with-lead carries (17/55) — 100.0% of those in competitive (≤16-pt) games.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
7 of the team's 20 inside-the-5 carries (35.0%).
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | UL Monroe | 84 | 430 | 5.1 | 9 |
| Career | 84 | 430 | 5.1 | 9 |
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | UL Monroe | 5 | 24 | 4.8 | 0 |
| Career | 5 | 24 | 4.8 | 0 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2016 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-21vs Southern | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 2 | L 17-59@ No. 14 Oklahoma | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Wk 3 | L 21-23@ Georgia Southern | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 5 | L 7-58@ Auburn | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 2 | |
| Wk 8 | L 17-59@ New Mexico | 6 | 28 | 4.7 | 1 | 9 | |
| Wk 9 | L 10-51@ Arkansas State | 4 | 67 | 16.8 | 1 | 61 | |
| Wk 10 | W 42-35vs South Alabama | 16 | 70 | 4.4 | 2 | 22 | |
| Wk 11 | W 37-23@ Georgia State | 31 | 201 | 6.5 | 5 | 27 | Season-high 201 yds |
| Wk 12 | L 17-42@ App State | 12 | 34 | 2.8 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 14 | L 3-30vs Louisiana | 5 | 16 | 3.2 | 0 | 9 | |
| Total | 84 | 430 | 5.1 | 9 | 61 |
Week 11 · 2016
W 37-23
201 rush yds (31 car) · 5 TD
With C. Evans — 193 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 63.7 · 44 rush yds (13 car) · D. Balvanz — 46.5 yards per punt · 4 punts · 53 long
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
52%81 carriesFumble rate
1.2%1 of 84 carries · 1 lostStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds5.1 yds/carry on 84 carries · 11% explosive (10+ yds) · 52% success rate.
Splits · Per-game
2016 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 30.0 | 2.9 | 0.7 |
| Road7g | 48.6 | 5.3 | 1.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 3.5 | 1.9 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 69.3 | 6.4 | 1.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Matt Viator
Pass share
41.5%
363 pass / 512 run
Plays / game
72.9
12 games
Team sack rate
4.6%
392 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2016
About as many touches a game as a typical FBS running back who plays every week.
How it ended
One season at UL Monroe, 430 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
His career
