Las Vegas Sun

April 23, 2024

UNLV

3 Lexington Thomas

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

2015 Season Statistics by Game

Game Rushing Receiving
Date Opp. W/L Score Att Yds Yds/Att TDs No. Yds Yds/Rec TDs
9/5 at NIU L 30-38 5 13 2.6 -
9/12 UCLA L 3-37 5 9 1.8 - 1 -1 -1
9/19 at UM L 7-28 5 3 0.6 -
9/26 IDST W 80-8 7 106 15.1 1
10/3 at UNR W 23-17 3 15 5 - 2 16 8
10/10 SJST L 27-33 9 41 4.6 -
10/16 at FRESNO L 28-31 3 4 1.3 - 1 11 11
10/31 BSU L 27-55 5 14 2.8 - 1 9 9
11/7 HAW W 41-21 17 120 7.1 1 1 9 9
11/14 at CSU L 35-49 11 118 10.7 1 2 33 16.5
11/21 SDSU L 14-52 3 42 14 - 1 21 21
11/28 at WYO L 28-35 8 28 3.5 -
Totals    81 513 6.3 3 9 98 10.9
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.