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March 28, 2024

UNLV

3 Lexington Thomas

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

2016 Season Statistics by Game

Game Rushing Receiving
Date Opp. W/L Score Att Yds Yds/Att TDs No. Yds Yds/Rec TDs
9/1 JKST W 63-13 11 68 6.2 2 1 2 2
9/10 at UCLA L 21-42 19 112 5.9 1
9/17 at CMU L 21-44 17 113 6.6 1 1 5 5
9/24 IDAHO L 30-33 19 160 8.4 2
10/1 FRESNO W 45-20 15 19 1.3 1 1 -4 -4
10/8 at SDSU L 7-26 9 27 3 -
10/15 at HAW W 41-38 21 102 4.9 1 2 43 21.5 1
10/22 CSU L 23-42 4 13 3.2 - 1 37 37 1
10/29 at SJST L 24-30 5 18 3.6 -
11/26 UNR L 10-45 4 10 2.5 -
Totals    124 642 5.2 8 6 83 13.8 2
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.