Las Vegas Sun

March 19, 2024

UNLV

3 Lexington Thomas

  • Running back
  • Grade: Senior
  • Height: 5′9″
  • Weight: 170 lbs

2018 Season Statistics by Game

Game Rushing Receiving
Date Opp. W/L Score Att Yds Yds/Att TDs No. Yds Yds/Rec TDs
9/1 at USC L 21-43 14 136 9.7 1 1 7 7
9/8 UTEP W 52-24 17 127 7.5 2
9/15 PVA W 46-17 30 124 4.1 1
9/22 at ARKST L 20-27 18 82 4.6 1
10/6 NM L 14-50 6 36 6 - 3 1 0.3
10/13 at UTST L 28-59 12 51 4.2 1 1 1 1
10/19 AF L 35-41 20 108 5.4 2 1 13 13
10/27 at SJST L 37-50 19 61 3.2 - 5 53 10.6
11/3 FRESNO L 3-48 14 43 3.1 - 3 16 5.3
11/10 at SDSU W 27-24 21 139 6.6 2 3 34 11.3
11/18 at HAW L 28-35 28 129 4.6 2
11/24 UNR W 34-29 16 41 2.6 - 2 40 20 1
Totals    215 1077 5.0 12 19 165 8.7 1
UNLV: A super-speedy back who was the top freshman runner in the conference … Listed atop the depth chart at tailback heading into the season after turning in a strong spring practice … One of four signees out of Texas in this year’s UNLV class … Joined by fellow Lone Star State product Xzaviar Campbell in the Rebel backfield.

2015: Earned his first letter as a Rebel by playing in all 12 games … Finished second on the team with 506 net rushing yards and three touchdowns on just 81 attempts for a gaudy per-carry average of 6.2, which ranked ninth in the country among freshman backs with at least 500 yards … Despite coming off the bench, Lex tied the school’s freshman record for 100-yard games with three … Rushed for 106 yards and one touchdown on just seven carries in Game Four vs. Idaho State … Ran a season-high 17 times for a career-high 120 yards and a score vs. Hawai’i in Game Nine … Followed that up by sprinting for 118 yards and a score on just 11 attempts at Colorado State in Game 10 … Caught 10 passes for 100 yards with a long of 26 … Also returned 12 kickoffs for 250 yards and 20.8-yard average.

HIGH SCHOOL: A 2015 graduate and two-year letterwinner at Benjamin Davis HS in Aldine, TX, under coach James Showers … Earned all-district first team honors as a senior … Also a four-year letterwinner in track.