TJ Thomas
Minnesota Golden Gophers
66
Depth

TJ Thomas

Minnesota Golden GophersAverage
RBOffenseDepthTRANSFER · Elon
2nd String / Backup

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TJ Thomas is listed 2nd string at RB for Minnesota Golden Gophers.

Junior · #23 · 5'8", 190 lbs

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Depth at RB · Minnesota Golden Gophers

  1. 1179Darius TaylorStarter
  2. 22366TJ ThomasYou
  3. 3251A.J. Turner
  4. 4945Xavier Ford
  5. 52842Niko Castillo

Minnesota Starting Lineup

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Up next for Minnesota

Minnesota plays UCLA at home on Sat, Nov 7. The listed kickoff time is 12:00 PM ET.

The Story

Focal Point of the Offense

This season: 384 rushing yards, 6 rush TD. That's 28% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 66 overall (Depth tier).

Team Share28%
Thomasville, GA
Jersey
#23
Class
JR/TR
Height
5'8"
Weight
190 lbs
Transfer
Elon

Stats

SeasonRush YdsRush TD
—3846

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Why this rating?

On a 74-rated offense; 66th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.60 for competition level) put them -2 vs unit starters → 66.

Team offense (SP+)
74
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 66% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 48% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.60)
Depth-chart adjustment
-2 for role; −6 depth penalty

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 31LIUYDS 54
CAR
6
YDS
54
AVG
9.0
TD
0
REC
3
YDS
-2
AVG
-0.7
TD
0

Final L 23-16 OT

Oct 24WIOWAYDS 8
CAR
6
YDS
8
AVG
1.3
TD
0
REC
0
YDS
0
AVG
0.0
TD
0

Final W 13-10

Oct 11LPURYDS 18
CAR
5
YDS
10
AVG
2.0
TD
0
REC
4
YDS
18
AVG
4.5
TD
0

Final L 41-13

Oct 3WMICHYDS 56
CAR
12
YDS
56
AVG
4.7
TD
0
REC
2
YDS
14
AVG
7.0
TD
0

Final W 20-14

Sep 27WWASHYDS 78
CAR
11
YDS
78
AVG
7.1
TD
0
REC
2
YDS
9
AVG
4.5
TD
0

Final W 27-24

Sep 19WAKRYDS 122
CAR
13
YDS
122
AVG
9.4
TD
1
REC
3
YDS
-8
AVG
-2.7
TD
0

Final W 41-7

Sep 12LMSSTYDS 40
CAR
3
YDS
-1
AVG
-0.3
TD
0
REC
4
YDS
40
AVG
10.0
TD
0

Final L 38-13

Sep 4WEIUYDS 52
CAR
7
YDS
52
AVG
7.4
TD
0
REC
2
YDS
23
AVG
11.5
TD
0

Final W 59-7

TJ Thomas's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

384 rush yds · 6 TD · 25% of carries
Usage / Involvement57%
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