Jaivian Thomas

RB · #21 · UCLA · SR · 5'10" · 198 · Oakland, CA

RB depth chart, 3rd

294 2025 rush yards

1 2025 total TDs

15% Team touch share

8 Explosive plays

29 Career games (7 starts)

Career

Season	Team	GP	GS	Carries	Rush yds	YPC	Rec	Rec yds	TD
2025	UCLA	10	4	81	294	3.6	10	64	1
2024	California	12	3	101	628	6.2	11	91	7
2023	California	7	0	18	110	6.1	3	24	2

2025 Percentile vs RBs

Rush yards per game 29.4 51

Yards per carry 3.6 16

Receiving yards per game 6.4 53

Total TDs 1 19

Around Jaivian

Projected 2026 starters · 2025 production

QB

Nico Iamaleava QB · 1,928 pass yds · 11g

RB

Wayne Knight RB · 1,373 rush yds · 14g · at JMU

WR-X

Leland Smith WR · 688 rec yds · 12g · at SJSU

WR-Z

Landon Ellis WR · 624 rec yds · 13g · at JMU

WR-SL

Mikey Matthews WR · 348 rec yds · 12g

TE

Josh Phifer TE · 40 rec yds · 12g · at JMU

The situation

UCLA 2025 offense ›

Explosive play rate 10.0% 25

Red zone TD rate 62.9% 18

Line yards per carry 2.4 44

Sack rate allowed 7.0% 31

2025 Game log

Wk	Opponent	Car	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	RZ opps	Touch share
W1	UTAH	7			17			14%
W2	@ UNLV	5	2	2	62			9%
W3	UNM	4	3	2	33			11%
W5	@ NW	6	1	1	35			12%
W6	PSU	16			60		2	20%
W7	@ MSU	12	1	1	62	1	6	18%
W8	MD	3	1	1	16			5%
W9	@ IND	7	1	1	17		1	15%
W11	NEB	12			39		1	19%
W12	@ OSU	9	2	2	17		3	23%

Recruiting

2023 class · 247 composite

Three-star high school recruit

The 2023 board

#890

Eddie Pleasant III CB · Carrollwood Day MSU

#890

Rayquan Adkins CB · Miami Northwestern CIN

#890

Jaivian Thomas RB · McClymonds CAL

#890

Dylan Smith CB · Denton Braswell OKST

#890

Jamarrion Harkless DL · Frederick Douglass PUR

RBs in the class

#59 T.J. Harvison Bowdon PITT

#60

Marquise Collins College Station DUKE

#61

Jaivian Thomas McClymonds CAL

#62 Ike Daniels Mountain View SYR

#63

Jarvis Green Dutch Fork CLEM

2025 · 51th pctile of RBs

Recruit · 67th pctile of class