Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
3/28Inside-5 share
3 of the team's 28 inside-the-5 carries (10.7%).
Thomas Tucker
Last confirmed: San José State, 2016. No 2026 box-score games on record.
5′10″ · Long Beach, CA · Long Beach Poly
Thomas Tucker: RB · San José State · #3.
Players he’s like
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Thomas Tucker
Wins in space out of the backfield. A 2-star signing who has since put two seasons on the field at San José State. On tape: 74 rushing yards and 63 receiving yards against New Hampshire, Week 1, 2015.
How he plays
How he plays
Play style
Deployed as a receiver as much as a runner. Value is in space, not between the tackles.
News and fans
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
Where to follow him
Career stats
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | San José State | 40 | 159 | 4.0 | 2 |
| 2014 | San José State | 23 | 83 | 3.6 | 0 |
| Career | 63 | 242 | 3.8 | 2 |
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | San José State | 11 | 168 | 15.3 | 0 |
| 2014 | San José State | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 |
| Career | 12 | 190 | 15.8 | 0 |
Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2015 season · 6 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 43-13vs New Hampshire | 19 | 74 | 3.9 | 2 | 13 | |
| Wk 4 | W 49-23vs Fresno State | 5 | 22 | 4.4 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 10 | L 16-17vs BYU | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 11 | L 34-37@ Nevada | 7 | 30 | 4.3 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 12 | W 42-23@ Hawai'i | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 0 | 9 | |
 Bowl | W 27-16@ Georgia State | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Total | 40 | 159 | 4.0 | 2 | 13 |
Signature game
Week 1 · 2015
W 43-13
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 1 · New Hampshire · 3rd and 21 · Q4 · EPA +3.82Kenny Potter pass complete to Thomas Tucker for 27 yds to the NHamp 15 for a
- Week 1 · New Hampshire · 3rd and 5 · Q1 · EPA +3.80Joe Gray pass complete to Thomas Tucker for 36 yds to the NHamp 34 for a
- Week 10 · BYU · 4th and 1 · Q2 · EPA −3.69Thomas Tucker run for 1 yd to the BYU 14 Thomas Tucker fumbled, recovered by BYU Fred Warner
- Week 12 · Hawai'i · 3rd and 8 · Q1 · EPA +3.64Kenny Potter pass complete to Thomas Tucker for 27 yds to the Hawa 36 for a
- Week 11 · Nevada · 3rd and 9 · Q2 · EPA +2.83Kenny Potter pass complete to Thomas Tucker for 12 yds to the 50 yard line for a
- Week 1 · New Hampshire · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.54Thomas Tucker run for 13 yds for a TD, (Austin Lopez PAT BLOCKED)
4 more plays
- Week 10 · BYU · 2nd and 10 · Q1 · EPA +2.14Kenny Potter pass complete to Thomas Tucker for 13 yds to the BYU 42 for a
- Week 12 · Hawai'i · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA −1.79Thomas Tucker run for 3 yds to the SJSt 38 SAN JOSÉ ST Penalty, Offensive holding (-10 Yards) to the SJSt 28
- Week 11 · Nevada · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +1.67Kenny Potter pass complete to Thomas Tucker for 21 yds to the Nevad 40 for a
- Week 1 · Georgia State · 2nd and 8 · Q1 · EPA +1.63Kenny Potter pass complete to Thomas Tucker for 9 yds to the GeoSt 47 for a
Rushing profile
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
40 of 40 carries matched to play-by-play
Success rate
44%36 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer yds10%of carries
4 carries
Grind
1–3 yds48%of carries
19 carries
Chunk
4–9 yds38%of carries
15 carries
Explosive
10+ yds5%of carries
2 carries
4 of 4 (100%) converted on 3rd/4th & short (≤2 to go) · 1 of 3 (33%) scored from inside the 5-yard line
4.0 yds/carry on 40 carries · 5% explosive (10+ yds) · 44% success rate.
Teams and coaches
2 seasons under Ron Caragher — 9-16 over that span.
2014San José State3-9HC: Ron Caragher · Balanced
2015San José State6-7HC: Ron Caragher · Run-leaning
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2015 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 34.3 | 3.9 | 0.7 |
| Road2g | 22.0 | 4.5 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 36.0 | 3.8 | 0.7 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 17.0 | 4.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Ron Caragher
Pass share
42.9%
391 pass / 521 run
Plays / game
70.2
13 games
Team sack rate
8.6%
429 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2015
40 carries and 11 catches in 6 games
About as many touches a game as a typical FBS running back who plays every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Four seasons at San José State
- 2016 San José State CaragherYear 4 · on the roster, no stat line
- 2015 San José State CaragherYear 3 · 6 games
- 2014 San José State CaragherYear 2 · 2 games
- 2013 San José State CaragherYear 1 · on the roster, no stat line
- Before collegeSigned with San José State in 2013 as a 2-star recruit, No. 1,939 in the country.
His moves
- Signed with San José State in the 2013 class, a 2-star recruit.
How it ended
Two seasons at San José State, 242 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
His career
2013
- Signed with San José State2-star out of Long Beach Poly
Coaching lineage · 2013–2016
1 coach2013–2016
San José State
Played his entire career under Ron Caragher.