Temple University Athletics
2016 Football Roster
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Roster
Thomas, Jahad
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Jersey Number 5
Jahad Thomas
- Position:
- Running Back
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-10 / 188
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Elizabeth, N.J.
- High School:
- Elizabeth
Bio
A two-year letter winner ('14, '15)
Honors: 2016 - All-American Athletic Conference Second Team (AAC, Phil Steele) ... ECAC First Team All-Stars Maxwell Award Watch List (top offensive player.) ... Paul Hornung Award Watch List (most versatile player) ... Senior Bowl Watch List ... American Athletic Conference Honor Roll (Charlotte, UConn, and ECU) ... Offensive Production Player of the Week (UCF, UConn) ... Owlsport.com Under Armour Student-Athlete of the Week (Charlotte, UCF) ... 2015 - First-Team All-Conference by American Athletic Conference ... First-Team All-American Athletic Conference by Phil Steele ... All-Star by ECAC ... Preseason Doak Walker and Paul Hornung Award Watch Lists ... CFPA Performer of the Year Watch List ... Paul Hornung Award Honor Roll (9/12) ... American Athletic Conference Special Teams Co-Player of the Week (9/12) ... ECAC FBS Offensive Player of the Week (9/5, 9/12) ... American Athletic Conference Honor Roll (9/5, 10/3, 10/17, 11/28) ... Temple Special Teams Player of the Game (9/12).
2016 (Senior): Missed the first two games of the season with a hand injury ... made debut at Penn State and tied a career-high 6 receptions ... he also gained a total of 170 yards rushing and receiving to move up to fourth on Temple's all-time list in total yards ... had a school record and NCAA best streak of six games with two-or-more TDs broken vs Cincinnati (10/29).
2015 (Junior): Voted to wear a single-digit jersey by teammates as a sign of toughness ... picked #5 because he admired Reggie Bush ... led team with 1,262 rushing yards, 1,677 all-purpose yards, and 114 points ... ranked 30th in NCAA in all-purpose yards/game, second in kickoff TDs, third in American in rushing yards/game, fourth in rushing TDs and fifth in points/game for non-kickers ... the all-purpose yards are the third most in school history and his rushing total rank fifth ... had five 100-yard rushing games, including two over 190 yards ... had at least one rushing TD in the first ten games and 11 of 14 overall ... rushed for a then career-high 29 times for 135 yards and 2 touchdowns against Penn State, while returning two kickoffs for 36 yards ... 26 carries for a then career-high 193 yards and a touchdown, with three kickoff returns for 132 yards and a touchdown (100 yd, ties program record), along with two catches for 17 yards at Cincinnati, also served as game captain ... led team in rushing and receiving at Charlotte ... set career highs with 31 carries, 199 yards, and 3 TDs against UCF ... went over 1,000 yards at USF.
2014 (Sophomore): Had 11 plays (three rushing, four receving, four kick returns) of 30+ yards ... averaged 7.9 yards per touch from scrimmage ... made the transition from DB to RB during summer camp ... led the team with 12 carries for 44 yards in the season opening win at Vanderbilt ... made his first collegiate start vs. Navy at RB ... led the team in rushing in week 5 vs. Tulsa with 152 yards on the ground and scored first career touchdown on a 20-yard pass from Phillip Walker ... had a 150 receiving game against Houston ... Thomas was one of only three players in the AAC to have a 100-rushing and 100-yard receiving day on his resume.
2013 (Freshman): After sitting the first two games, played 9 of 10 games, mostly on special teams ... was the primary KOR and voted 3rd team all-conference by Phil Steele’s Midseason report ... did not play vs. Army due to knee injury.
High School: All-purpose back for coach John Quinn at Elizabeth HS where he was a teammate of fellow Owl Phillip Walker … ranked the fourth-best running back in the state of New Jersey … helped team to the 2012 state title … participated in the North-South Game … captained two sports as a junior … starter on the nationally ranked basketball team.
Personal: Born Jahad Thomas … parents are Connie Thomas and Eddie Roberts ... sociology major.
Honors: 2016 - All-American Athletic Conference Second Team (AAC, Phil Steele) ... ECAC First Team All-Stars Maxwell Award Watch List (top offensive player.) ... Paul Hornung Award Watch List (most versatile player) ... Senior Bowl Watch List ... American Athletic Conference Honor Roll (Charlotte, UConn, and ECU) ... Offensive Production Player of the Week (UCF, UConn) ... Owlsport.com Under Armour Student-Athlete of the Week (Charlotte, UCF) ... 2015 - First-Team All-Conference by American Athletic Conference ... First-Team All-American Athletic Conference by Phil Steele ... All-Star by ECAC ... Preseason Doak Walker and Paul Hornung Award Watch Lists ... CFPA Performer of the Year Watch List ... Paul Hornung Award Honor Roll (9/12) ... American Athletic Conference Special Teams Co-Player of the Week (9/12) ... ECAC FBS Offensive Player of the Week (9/5, 9/12) ... American Athletic Conference Honor Roll (9/5, 10/3, 10/17, 11/28) ... Temple Special Teams Player of the Game (9/12).
2016 (Senior): Missed the first two games of the season with a hand injury ... made debut at Penn State and tied a career-high 6 receptions ... he also gained a total of 170 yards rushing and receiving to move up to fourth on Temple's all-time list in total yards ... had a school record and NCAA best streak of six games with two-or-more TDs broken vs Cincinnati (10/29).
2015 (Junior): Voted to wear a single-digit jersey by teammates as a sign of toughness ... picked #5 because he admired Reggie Bush ... led team with 1,262 rushing yards, 1,677 all-purpose yards, and 114 points ... ranked 30th in NCAA in all-purpose yards/game, second in kickoff TDs, third in American in rushing yards/game, fourth in rushing TDs and fifth in points/game for non-kickers ... the all-purpose yards are the third most in school history and his rushing total rank fifth ... had five 100-yard rushing games, including two over 190 yards ... had at least one rushing TD in the first ten games and 11 of 14 overall ... rushed for a then career-high 29 times for 135 yards and 2 touchdowns against Penn State, while returning two kickoffs for 36 yards ... 26 carries for a then career-high 193 yards and a touchdown, with three kickoff returns for 132 yards and a touchdown (100 yd, ties program record), along with two catches for 17 yards at Cincinnati, also served as game captain ... led team in rushing and receiving at Charlotte ... set career highs with 31 carries, 199 yards, and 3 TDs against UCF ... went over 1,000 yards at USF.
2014 (Sophomore): Had 11 plays (three rushing, four receving, four kick returns) of 30+ yards ... averaged 7.9 yards per touch from scrimmage ... made the transition from DB to RB during summer camp ... led the team with 12 carries for 44 yards in the season opening win at Vanderbilt ... made his first collegiate start vs. Navy at RB ... led the team in rushing in week 5 vs. Tulsa with 152 yards on the ground and scored first career touchdown on a 20-yard pass from Phillip Walker ... had a 150 receiving game against Houston ... Thomas was one of only three players in the AAC to have a 100-rushing and 100-yard receiving day on his resume.
2013 (Freshman): After sitting the first two games, played 9 of 10 games, mostly on special teams ... was the primary KOR and voted 3rd team all-conference by Phil Steele’s Midseason report ... did not play vs. Army due to knee injury.
High School: All-purpose back for coach John Quinn at Elizabeth HS where he was a teammate of fellow Owl Phillip Walker … ranked the fourth-best running back in the state of New Jersey … helped team to the 2012 state title … participated in the North-South Game … captained two sports as a junior … starter on the nationally ranked basketball team.
Personal: Born Jahad Thomas … parents are Connie Thomas and Eddie Roberts ... sociology major.
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