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Jersey Number 21
Jaivian Thomas
- Position:
- Running Back
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 195
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Oakland, Calif.
- Previous School:
- McClymonds HS / California
Career Summary
Thomas has played 30 games and made seven starts over three seasons at UCLA (2025) and California (2023-24) โฆ has totaled 199 carries for 1,030 yards and nine rushing touchdowns in his career โฆ has averaged 5.2 yards per carry and 34.3 yards per game โฆ has totaled 24 receptions for 179 and one touchdown.
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2025
Played in 10 games and made four starts in his first season at UCLA โฆ rushed 81 times for 294 yards and one touchdown โฆ averaged 3.6 yards per carry and 29.4 yards per game โฆ added 10 receptions for 64 yards โฆ eclipsed 50 yards rushing in two contests โฆ recorded a season-high 60 rushing yards and 16 carries in UCLAโs 42-37 upset victory over Penn State (Oct. 4) โฆ the next week, logged 12 carries for 54 yards and a touchdown in a 38-13 win at Michigan State (Oct. 11) โฆ rushed 12 times for 39 yards versus Nebraska โฆ recorded a season-long 32-yard rush and finished with 43 yards at UNLV (Sept. 6) โฆ logged two 20-plus-yard rushes.
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2024 (California)
Played in 12 games and made three starts as a sophomore, rushing for 626 yards and seven touchdowns on 100 carries while adding 91 receiving yards โฆ top performance of the year came against San Diego State, as he registered career-high 17 carries and 169 rushing yards (Sept. 14)โฆ reeled off a career-long 75-yard run against Syracuse (Nov. 16) โฆ found the end zone in five straight games from Oct. 12 to Nov. 16 โฆ had his first career multi-TD game against NC State, rushing nine times for 78 yards and two scores (Oct. 19).
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2023 (California)
Played eight games as a true freshman, missing the final three contests of the year due to injury โฆ totaled 18 rushes for 110 yards and one touchdown โฆ added three catches for 24 yards and a touchdown โฆ made his collegiate debut at North Texas rushing four times for a season-high 36 yards (Sept. 2) โฆ scored his first-career touchdown against Oregon State, a nine-yard rush in the fourth quarter (Oct. 7) โฆ reeled in a 13-yard touchdown catch against USC (Oct. 28).
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High School
Prepped at McClymonds High School (Oakland, Calif.) โฆ three-star recruit according to 247Sports and Rivals โฆย named Oakland Athletic League MVP and Cal-Hi Sports North Coast Section Player of the Year after his senior season in 2022 โฆ rushed for 2,528 yards (14.5 yards per carry) and 30 touchdowns as a senior โฆ totaled 4,028 rushing yards over his last two high school campaigns โฆ helped McClymonds to a state title in 2021, and state runner-up finishes in 2019 and 2022 โฆ McClymonds went 41-3 during his tenure โฆ was a first team all-league and Second Team All-Bay pick as a junior in 2021 after rushing for over 1,500 yard and 20 touchdowns โฆalso lettered in track & field, helping to set a school record in the 4x100 relay โฆ made the school honor roll in each of his final three seasons.
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Personal
Son of Willie Thomas and Javona Nixon โฆ nickname is โJetโ โฆ sociology major.
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Thomas has played 30 games and made seven starts over three seasons at UCLA (2025) and California (2023-24) โฆ has totaled 199 carries for 1,030 yards and nine rushing touchdowns in his career โฆ has averaged 5.2 yards per carry and 34.3 yards per game โฆ has totaled 24 receptions for 179 and one touchdown.
ย
2025
Played in 10 games and made four starts in his first season at UCLA โฆ rushed 81 times for 294 yards and one touchdown โฆ averaged 3.6 yards per carry and 29.4 yards per game โฆ added 10 receptions for 64 yards โฆ eclipsed 50 yards rushing in two contests โฆ recorded a season-high 60 rushing yards and 16 carries in UCLAโs 42-37 upset victory over Penn State (Oct. 4) โฆ the next week, logged 12 carries for 54 yards and a touchdown in a 38-13 win at Michigan State (Oct. 11) โฆ rushed 12 times for 39 yards versus Nebraska โฆ recorded a season-long 32-yard rush and finished with 43 yards at UNLV (Sept. 6) โฆ logged two 20-plus-yard rushes.
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2024 (California)
Played in 12 games and made three starts as a sophomore, rushing for 626 yards and seven touchdowns on 100 carries while adding 91 receiving yards โฆ top performance of the year came against San Diego State, as he registered career-high 17 carries and 169 rushing yards (Sept. 14)โฆ reeled off a career-long 75-yard run against Syracuse (Nov. 16) โฆ found the end zone in five straight games from Oct. 12 to Nov. 16 โฆ had his first career multi-TD game against NC State, rushing nine times for 78 yards and two scores (Oct. 19).
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2023 (California)
Played eight games as a true freshman, missing the final three contests of the year due to injury โฆ totaled 18 rushes for 110 yards and one touchdown โฆ added three catches for 24 yards and a touchdown โฆ made his collegiate debut at North Texas rushing four times for a season-high 36 yards (Sept. 2) โฆ scored his first-career touchdown against Oregon State, a nine-yard rush in the fourth quarter (Oct. 7) โฆ reeled in a 13-yard touchdown catch against USC (Oct. 28).
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High School
Prepped at McClymonds High School (Oakland, Calif.) โฆ three-star recruit according to 247Sports and Rivals โฆย named Oakland Athletic League MVP and Cal-Hi Sports North Coast Section Player of the Year after his senior season in 2022 โฆ rushed for 2,528 yards (14.5 yards per carry) and 30 touchdowns as a senior โฆ totaled 4,028 rushing yards over his last two high school campaigns โฆ helped McClymonds to a state title in 2021, and state runner-up finishes in 2019 and 2022 โฆ McClymonds went 41-3 during his tenure โฆ was a first team all-league and Second Team All-Bay pick as a junior in 2021 after rushing for over 1,500 yard and 20 touchdowns โฆalso lettered in track & field, helping to set a school record in the 4x100 relay โฆ made the school honor roll in each of his final three seasons.
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Personal
Son of Willie Thomas and Javona Nixon โฆ nickname is โJetโ โฆ sociology major.
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Coach Chesney Signing Day Interview on Big Ten Network (Feb. 4, 2026)
Wednesday, February 04
UCLA Football Donor Dinner 2026
Thursday, January 29
The First 48 Hours - Head Coach Bob Chesney Welcomed at UCLA
Friday, December 12
Bruin Insider Show - Bob Chesney (Dec. 10, 2025)
Wednesday, December 10
