Jaylen Thomas

Position:
Running Back
Height:
5-10
Weight:
207
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Colorado Spring, Colo.
High School:
Vista Ridge

2021 (r-So.) | 12/0: Had carries in eight of the 12 games he played … Finished with 44 carries for 180 yards and two scores … Set career-bests with 13 carries for 62 yards vs. San Jose State, including a touchdown … Scored his first touchdown of the year in the season opener vs. South Dakota State … Had a long rush twice of 17 yards (San Jose State, at Wyoming) … Had one reception for 6 yards at Iowa … Also had two tackles while playing on special teams

2020 (So.) | 0/0: Redshirted

2019 (Fr.) | 10/0: Third on the team in rushing with 222 yards in a reserve role, he also collected 14 receptions … Set career-best in rushes (14) at Wyoming, yards (38) at Fresno State … Scored his first collegiate touchdown at Utah State

HS/Misc.: Lettered in football and track and field, and also wrestled … First-team all-state as a senior and three-time All-Pikes Peak Athletic Conference selection playing for head coach Jerimi Calip … As a senior in 2017 amassed 1,932 all-purpose yards with 24 touchdowns; defensively tallied 19 tackles, one interception, six passes defended and one forced fumble … Earned team MVP and chosen as a captain in both his junior and senior seasons, and was offensive player of the year as a senior, while team participated in state playoffs each of his last three seasons … Junior season featured 1,211 all-purpose yards and 12 touchdowns, to go with 39 tackles, two interceptions, five passes defended and one forced fumble … Was a state champion in track and field in 2017 … Earned academic all-state honorable mention and was a member of the prestigious 13-member National Football Foundation Colorado Chapter Scholar-Athlete team for 2017 … Member of Vista Ridge’s leadership council and was active in the community, ranging from packing food for donations and assisting in youth camps to cleaning up neighborhoods and several events with the Emmanuel Ministry Baptist Church … Parents are Branden and Dawn Thomas of Colorado Springs, Colo … both are graduates of CSU … has one younger brother, Cameron