Las Vegas Sun

May 4, 2024

UNLV

3 Lexington Thomas

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

2017 Season Statistics by Game

Game Rushing Receiving
Date Opp. W/L Score Att Yds Yds/Att TDs No. Yds Yds/Rec TDs
9/2 HOW L 40-43 12 151 12.6 2 2 48 24
9/9 at IDAHO W 44-16 17 190 11.2 3
9/23 at OSU L 21-54 12 84 7 2
9/30 SJST W 41-13 18 146 8.1 2
10/7 SDSU L 10-41 14 54 3.9 - 1 6 6
10/14 at AF L 30-34 17 91 5.4 1 1 47 47
10/21 UTST L 28-52 19 161 8.5 2 2 7 3.5
10/28 at FRESNO W 26-16 20 88 4.4 1
11/4 HAW W 31-23 24 98 4.1 1
11/11 BYU L 21-31 16 83 5.2 1 1 16 16
11/18 at NM W 38-35 18 127 7.1 2
11/25 at UNR L 16-23 15 63 4.2 -
Totals    202 1336 6.6 17 7 124 17.7
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.