Receiver, Houston (from UAB), 2023–⁠26

Amare Thomas

Lettered 2025 (school media guide)

Number
No. 0
Height
6′0″
Weight
205 lb
Class (2026)
Senior
Hometown
Birmingham, AL

Amare Thomas plays receiver for Houston, after UAB (2023–⁠24). Last time out, against Oklahoma State: 7 catches, 126 yards, 2 TD. Thomas leads Houston in receiving yards this season.

2026 so far

36 catches, 487 yards, 6 TD

Last game: 7 catches, 126 yards, 2 TD vs. Oklahoma State, W 35–⁠32

Next game: at Utah, Oct 24

Game by game this season, receiving yards
  1. 133ORST
  2. 29SOU
  3. 75@TTU
  4. 50@GASO
  5. 43UCF
  6. 31@KSU
  7. 126OKST

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

At a glance

Best season
966
Receiving yards, 2025 (Houston, 10–⁠3)
National rank
No. 5
In FBS in receiving touchdowns, 2025

Career highs

10catches, career highvs. West Virginia, 2025157receiving yards, career highat Oklahoma State, 20253receiving touchdowns, career highvs. West Virginia, 2025

Honors

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2023UAB534378.2349
2024UAB6267010.8873
2025Houston6796614.41264
2026Houston3648713.5651
Career2182,56011.72973

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2023UAB0WRFr.
2024UAB0WRSo.
2025Houston0WRJr.
2026Houston0WRSr.6′0″205

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2023UAB580.6330th (n=681)0.8036.88%
2024UAB740.9858th (n=581)0.9272.69%
2025Houston1010.8093rd (n=1040)0.4680.311%
2026Houston530.7787th (n=829)0.4341.011%

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2026 Houston 7 games, 36 catches, 487 yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 5vs.Oregon StateW 33–⁠208133137–
Sep 12vs.SouthernW 77–⁠6329111–
Sep 18atTexas TechL 26–⁠28775117–
Sep 26atGeorgia SouthernW 42–⁠28550117–
Oct 3vs.UCFW 27–⁠17443017–
Oct 10atKansas StateW 35–⁠16231030–
Oct 17vs.Oklahoma StateW 35–⁠327126251–
2025 Houston 13 games, 67 catches, 966 yards, 12 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 28vs.Stephen F. AustinW 27–⁠0344120–
Sep 6atRiceW 35–⁠9216018–
Sep 12vs.ColoradoW 36–⁠20350022–
Sep 26atOregon StateW 27–⁠2461040363
Oct 4vs.Texas TechL 11–⁠35270164–
Oct 11atOklahoma StateW 39–⁠177157043–
Oct 18vs.ArizonaW 31–⁠28469252–
Oct 25atArizona StateW 24–⁠163250126
Nov 1vs.West VirginiaL 35–⁠451099327–
Nov 7atUCFW 30–⁠275103164–
Nov 22vs.TCUL 14–⁠175721232
Nov 29atBaylorW 31–⁠24997127–
Dec 27 ✦vs.LSUW 38–⁠35860219−2
2024 UAB 11 games, 62 catches, 670 yards, 8 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 29vs.Alcorn StateW 41–⁠3328115–
Sep 7atUL MonroeL 6–⁠32530013−5
Sep 14atArkansasL 27–⁠375561345
Sep 28vs.NavyL 18–⁠411808–
Oct 5vs.TulaneL 20–⁠71598173–
Oct 12atArmyL 10–⁠44753110–
Oct 19atSouth FloridaL 25–⁠35897228−1
Nov 2vs.TulsaW 59–⁠21884222–
Nov 9vs.UConnL 23–⁠31688036–
Nov 16atMemphisL 18–⁠53868021–
Nov 30atCharlotteL 27–⁠296600319
2023 UAB 11 games, 53 catches, 437 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 31vs.North Carolina A&TW 35–⁠6315016–
Sep 16vs.LouisianaL 21–⁠41353040–
Sep 23atGeorgiaL 21–⁠49960119–
Sep 30atTulaneL 23–⁠358990316
Oct 7vs.South FloridaW 56–⁠3535814933
Oct 14atUTSAL 20–⁠41941011−3
Oct 21vs.MemphisL 21–⁠45328012–
Nov 4vs.Florida AtlanticW 45–⁠42634113–
Nov 11atNavyL 6–⁠31433018–
Nov 18vs.TempleW 34–⁠2416064
Nov 25atNorth TexasL 42–⁠4541006–

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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