Jaivian Thomas holds the RB · Depth spot in UCLA Bruins’s running back room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Jaivian Thomas logged a 15.5% overall usage rate in 2025.

Jaivian Thomas is a running back from Oakland, California, who transferred to UCLA in 2025 after two seasons at California. The 5'10", 198-pound senior played in 10 games with four starts in his first year with the Bruins, recording 82 carries for 306 yards and one rushing touchdown while averaging 3.7 yards per carry. He added 10 receptions for 64 yards. Over his career spanning three seasons at both schools, Thomas has appeared in 30 games with seven starts, totaling 199 carries for 1,030 yards and nine rushing touchdowns. At McClymonds High School in Oakland, he was a three-star recruit who rushed for 2,528 yards and 30 touchdowns as a senior in 2022.

California2023 – 2024

UCLA2025 — present