Jaivian Thomas

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

RB depth chart, 3rd

200 2026 rush yards

3 2026 total TDs

13% Team touch share

6 Explosive plays

35 Career games (7 starts)

Career

Season	Team	GP	GS	Carries	Rush yds	YPC	Rec	Rec yds	TD
2026	UCLA	6	0	41	200	4.9	2	13	3
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

2026 Percentile vs RBs

Rush yards per game 33.3 47

Yards per carry 4.9 48

Receiving yards per game 2.2 23

Total TDs 3 60

Around Jaivian

Projected 2026 starters · 2026 production

QB

Nico Iamaleava QB · 982 pass yds · 5g

RB

Wayne Knight RB · 571 rush yds · 6g

WR-X

Brian Rowe Jr. WR · 209 rec yds · 6g

WR-Z

Landon Ellis WR · 125 rec yds · 5g

WR-SL

Semaj Morgan WR · 313 rec yds · 6g

TE

Josh Phifer TE · 12 rec yds · 4g

The situation

UCLA 2026 offense ›

Explosive play rate 14.8% 87

Red zone TD rate 70.3% 41

Line yards per carry 3.0 86

Sack rate allowed 5.4% 56

2026 Game log

Week	Opponent	Carries	Rushing yards	Rushing TDs	Targets	Receptions	Receiving yards	Receiving TDs	RZ opps	Touch share
W1	@ CAL	5	41	0	0	0	0	0	1	11%
W2	SDSU	7	32	1	1	1	4	0	3	15%
W3	PUR	9	58	1	2	1	9	0	2	15%
W4	@ MD	7	24	1	1	0	0	0	1	13%
W6	@ ORE	4	8	0	1	0	0	0	1	7%
W7	WIS	9	37	0	1	0	0	0	3	15%

Recruiting

2023 class · 247 composite

Three-star high school recruit

The 2023 board

#882 Jacoby Davis CB · North Shore KU

#882

Grayson Loftis QB · Gaffney DUKE

#890

Jaivian Thomas RB · McClymonds CAL

#899

Chantz Johnson LB · College Station TXAM

#899

Cam Upshaw Jr. S · Taylor County SCAR

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

2026 · 47th pctile of RBs

Recruit · 67th pctile of class