Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
5/28Inside-5 share
5 of the team's 28 inside-the-5 carries (17.9%).
Tyreis Thomas
Last confirmed: South Alabama, 2016. No 2026 box-score games on record.
5′10″ · Rockford, IL
Tyreis Thomas: RB · South Alabama · #9.
Players he’s like
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Tyreis Thomas
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. Second year in the South Alabama backfield. A game that shows it: 83 rushing yards and 1 reception against Mississippi State — Week 1, 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.
Where to follow him
Career stats
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | South Alabama | 73 | 300 | 4.1 | 6 |
| 2015 | South Alabama | 113 | 552 | 4.9 | 2 |
| Career | 186 | 852 | 4.6 | 8 |
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | South Alabama | 6 | 16 | 2.7 | 0 |
| 2015 | South Alabama | 6 | 25 | 4.2 | 0 |
| Career | 12 | 41 | 3.4 | 0 |
Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2016 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 21-20@ Mississippi State | 10 | 83 | 8.3 | 1 | 37 | Season-high 83 yds |
| Wk 2 | L 9-24vs Georgia Southern | 6 | 20 | 3.3 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 3 | L 23-28@ Louisiana | 11 | 25 | 2.3 | 1 | 7 | |
| Wk 5 | W 42-24vs No. 19 San Diego State | 11 | 33 | 3.0 | 1 | 12 | |
| Wk 7 | L 7-17@ Arkansas State | 5 | 12 | 2.4 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 8 | L 21-28vs Troy | 10 | 41 | 4.1 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 9 | W 13-10vs Georgia State | 10 | 46 | 4.6 | 1 | 11 | |
| Wk 10 | L 35-42@ UL Monroe | 6 | 15 | 2.5 | 1 | 10 | |
| Wk 12 | W 31-7vs Presbyterian | 4 | 25 | 6.3 | 1 | 10 | |
| Total | 73 | 300 | 4.1 | 6 | 37 |
Signature game
Week 1 · 2016
W 21-20
83 rush yds (10 car) · 1 TD
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 1 on the road.
With D. Davis — 285 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 81.0 · 23 rush yds (9 car) · C. Waitman — 38.8 yards per punt · 5 punts · 46 long
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 5 · San Diego State · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +2.53Tyreis Thomas run for 12 yds for a TD, (Gavin Patterson KICK)
- Week 3 · Louisiana · 2nd and 6 · Q2 · EPA +2.53Tyreis Thomas run for 6 yds for a TD, (Gavin Patterson KICK)
- Week 9 · Georgia State · 3rd and 1 · Q4 · EPA +2.46Tyreis Thomas run for 2 yds for a TD, (Gavin Patterson KICK)
- Week 1 · Mississippi State · 2nd and 2 · Q4 · EPA +2.08Tyreis Thomas run for 4 yds for a TD, (Gavin Patterson KICK)
- Week 1 · Mississippi State · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +2.04Tyreis Thomas run for 37 yds to the SAlab 38 for a
- Week 3 · Louisiana · 3rd and 4 · Q1 · EPA +1.92Dallas Davis pass complete to Tyreis Thomas for 6 yds to the 50 yard line for a
4 more plays
- Week 10 · UL Monroe · 1st and 4 · Q3 · EPA +1.69Tyreis Thomas run for 4 yds for a TD, (Gavin Patterson KICK)
- Week 12 · Presbyterian · 1st and 2 · Q2 · EPA +1.21Tyreis Thomas run for 2 yds for a TD, (Gavin Patterson KICK)
- Week 8 · Troy · 2nd and 2 · Q1 · EPA −1.09Tyreis Thomas run for 1 yd to the SAlab 44
- Week 1 · Mississippi State · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA −1.09Tyreis Thomas run for no gain to the SAlab 38
Rushing profile
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
73 of 73 carries matched to play-by-play
Success rate
41%73 carriesFumble rate
1.4%1 of 73 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer yds15%of carries
11 carries
Grind
1–3 yds41%of carries
30 carries
Chunk
4–9 yds36%of carries
26 carries
Explosive
10+ yds8%of carries
6 carries
3 of 4 (75%) converted on 3rd/4th & short (≤2 to go) · 4 of 5 (80%) scored from inside the 5-yard line
4.1 yds/carry on 73 carries · 8% explosive (10+ yds) · 41% success rate.
Teams and coaches
2 seasons under Joey Jones — 11-14 over that span.
2015South Alabama5-7HC: Joey Jones · Run-leaning
2016South Alabama6-7HC: Joey Jones · Balanced
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2016 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 33.0 | 4.3 | 0.6 |
| Road4g | 33.8 | 3.9 | 0.8 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 34.6 | 3.9 | 0.6 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 31.8 | 4.4 | 0.8 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Joey Jones
Pass share
47.4%
415 pass / 460 run
Plays / game
67.3
13 games
Team sack rate
7.1%
451 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Awards
Player standing · 2016
73 carries and 6 catches in 9 games
About as many touches a game as a typical FBS running back who plays every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Two seasons at South Alabama
- 2016 South Alabama JonesYear 2 · 9 games
- 2015 South Alabama JonesYear 1 · 11 games
How it ended
Two seasons at South Alabama, 852 rushing yards — his college career is complete.