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Jersey Number 21
Jaivian Thomas
- Position:
- Running Back
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 195
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Oakland, Calif.
- Previous School:
- McClymonds HS / California
Career Summary
Thomas has played 30 games and made seven starts over three seasons at UCLA (2025) and California (2023-24) … has totaled 199 carries for 1,030 yards and nine rushing touchdowns in his career … has averaged 5.2 yards per carry and 34.3 yards per game … has totaled 24 receptions for 179 and one touchdown.
2025
Played in 10 games and made four starts in his first season at UCLA … rushed 81 times for 294 yards and one touchdown … averaged 3.6 yards per carry and 29.4 yards per game … added 10 receptions for 64 yards … eclipsed 50 yards rushing in two contests … recorded a season-high 60 rushing yards and 16 carries in UCLA’s 42-37 upset victory over Penn State (Oct. 4) … the next week, logged 12 carries for 54 yards and a touchdown in a 38-13 win at Michigan State (Oct. 11) … rushed 12 times for 39 yards versus Nebraska … recorded a season-long 32-yard rush and finished with 43 yards at UNLV (Sept. 6) … logged two 20-plus-yard rushes.
2024 (California)
Played in 12 games and made three starts as a sophomore, rushing for 626 yards and seven touchdowns on 100 carries while adding 91 receiving yards … top performance of the year came against San Diego State, as he registered career-high 17 carries and 169 rushing yards (Sept. 14)… reeled off a career-long 75-yard run against Syracuse (Nov. 16) … found the end zone in five straight games from Oct. 12 to Nov. 16 … had his first career multi-TD game against NC State, rushing nine times for 78 yards and two scores (Oct. 19).
2023 (California)
Played eight games as a true freshman, missing the final three contests of the year due to injury … totaled 18 rushes for 110 yards and one touchdown … added three catches for 24 yards and a touchdown … made his collegiate debut at North Texas rushing four times for a season-high 36 yards (Sept. 2) … scored his first-career touchdown against Oregon State, a nine-yard rush in the fourth quarter (Oct. 7) … reeled in a 13-yard touchdown catch against USC (Oct. 28).
High School
Prepped at McClymonds High School (Oakland, Calif.) … three-star recruit according to 247Sports and Rivals … named Oakland Athletic League MVP and Cal-Hi Sports North Coast Section Player of the Year after his senior season in 2022 … rushed for 2,528 yards (14.5 yards per carry) and 30 touchdowns as a senior … totaled 4,028 rushing yards over his last two high school campaigns … helped McClymonds to a state title in 2021, and state runner-up finishes in 2019 and 2022 … McClymonds went 41-3 during his tenure … was a first team all-league and Second Team All-Bay pick as a junior in 2021 after rushing for over 1,500 yard and 20 touchdowns …also lettered in track & field, helping to set a school record in the 4x100 relay … made the school honor roll in each of his final three seasons.
Personal
Son of Willie Thomas and Javona Nixon … nickname is “Jet” … sociology major.
Thomas has played 30 games and made seven starts over three seasons at UCLA (2025) and California (2023-24) … has totaled 199 carries for 1,030 yards and nine rushing touchdowns in his career … has averaged 5.2 yards per carry and 34.3 yards per game … has totaled 24 receptions for 179 and one touchdown.
2025
Played in 10 games and made four starts in his first season at UCLA … rushed 81 times for 294 yards and one touchdown … averaged 3.6 yards per carry and 29.4 yards per game … added 10 receptions for 64 yards … eclipsed 50 yards rushing in two contests … recorded a season-high 60 rushing yards and 16 carries in UCLA’s 42-37 upset victory over Penn State (Oct. 4) … the next week, logged 12 carries for 54 yards and a touchdown in a 38-13 win at Michigan State (Oct. 11) … rushed 12 times for 39 yards versus Nebraska … recorded a season-long 32-yard rush and finished with 43 yards at UNLV (Sept. 6) … logged two 20-plus-yard rushes.
2024 (California)
Played in 12 games and made three starts as a sophomore, rushing for 626 yards and seven touchdowns on 100 carries while adding 91 receiving yards … top performance of the year came against San Diego State, as he registered career-high 17 carries and 169 rushing yards (Sept. 14)… reeled off a career-long 75-yard run against Syracuse (Nov. 16) … found the end zone in five straight games from Oct. 12 to Nov. 16 … had his first career multi-TD game against NC State, rushing nine times for 78 yards and two scores (Oct. 19).
2023 (California)
Played eight games as a true freshman, missing the final three contests of the year due to injury … totaled 18 rushes for 110 yards and one touchdown … added three catches for 24 yards and a touchdown … made his collegiate debut at North Texas rushing four times for a season-high 36 yards (Sept. 2) … scored his first-career touchdown against Oregon State, a nine-yard rush in the fourth quarter (Oct. 7) … reeled in a 13-yard touchdown catch against USC (Oct. 28).
High School
Prepped at McClymonds High School (Oakland, Calif.) … three-star recruit according to 247Sports and Rivals … named Oakland Athletic League MVP and Cal-Hi Sports North Coast Section Player of the Year after his senior season in 2022 … rushed for 2,528 yards (14.5 yards per carry) and 30 touchdowns as a senior … totaled 4,028 rushing yards over his last two high school campaigns … helped McClymonds to a state title in 2021, and state runner-up finishes in 2019 and 2022 … McClymonds went 41-3 during his tenure … was a first team all-league and Second Team All-Bay pick as a junior in 2021 after rushing for over 1,500 yard and 20 touchdowns …also lettered in track & field, helping to set a school record in the 4x100 relay … made the school honor roll in each of his final three seasons.
Personal
Son of Willie Thomas and Javona Nixon … nickname is “Jet” … sociology major.
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