Tight end, South Alabama (from Ole Miss), 2020–⁠24

Damarcus Thomas

Number
No. 8
Height
6′2″
Weight
256 lb
Class (2024)
Senior
Hometown
Whatley, AL

Damarcus Thomas played tight end at Ole Miss (2020–⁠21) and South Alabama (2022–⁠24).

Career highs

9catches, career highat Texas State, 20233receiving touchdowns, career highat Texas State, 2023

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2021Ole Miss166.006
2022South Alabama211899.0319
2023South Alabama272358.7533
2024South Alabama221918.7331
Career716218.71133

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2020Ole Miss8TERS
2021Ole Miss8TEFr.
2022South Alabama8TESo.
2023South Alabama8TEJr.
2024South Alabama8TESr.6′2″256

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
2022South Alabama290.46––13.35%
2023South Alabama300.7948th (n=681)0.8023.75%
2024South Alabama200.79––15.73%

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

2024 South Alabama 11 games, 22 catches, 191 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 31vs.North TexasL 38–⁠521606–
Sep 7atOhioL 20–⁠271202–
Sep 12vs.Northwestern StateW 87–⁠10334218–
Sep 19atApp StateW 48–⁠14110110–
Sep 28atLSUL 10–⁠421808–
Oct 5atArkansas StateL 16–⁠1842309–
Oct 15vs.TroyW 25–⁠9219012–
Oct 26vs.UL MonroeW 46–⁠171404–
Nov 2vs.Georgia SouthernL 30–⁠34112012–
Nov 16atLouisianaW 24–⁠22214011–
Nov 29vs.Texas StateL 38–⁠45559031–
2023 South Alabama 9 games, 27 catches, 235 yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 2atTulaneL 17–⁠3721208–
Sep 23vs.Central MichiganL 30–⁠34218017–
Sep 30atJames MadisonL 23–⁠31230016–
Oct 7atUL MonroeW 55–⁠7343030–
Oct 17vs.Southern MissW 55–⁠3233033–
Oct 28vs.LouisianaL 20–⁠3331406–
Nov 11vs.Arkansas StateW 21–⁠141606–
Nov 25atTexas StateL 44–⁠52956318–
Dec 23 ✦atEastern MichiganW 59–⁠10323220–
2022 South Alabama 11 games, 21 catches, 189 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 3vs.NichollsW 48–⁠7228015–
Sep 17atUCLAL 31–⁠321505–
Sep 24vs.Louisiana TechW 38–⁠14––––0
Oct 1atLouisianaW 20–⁠171707–
Oct 20vs.TroyL 6–⁠101606–
Oct 29atArkansas StateW 31–⁠3448019–
Nov 5atGeorgia SouthernW 38–⁠31317014–
Nov 12vs.Texas StateW 38–⁠21322112–
Nov 19atSouthern MissW 27–⁠201909–
Nov 26vs.Old DominionW 27–⁠201212–
Dec 21 ✦vs.Western KentuckyL 23–⁠44445117–
2021 Ole Miss 1 game, 1 catch, 6 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 11vs.Austin PeayW 54–⁠171606–

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

Before the draft

DrillPro day 2025
Height6′2″
Weight250 lb
Arm length33⅛″
Hand size10″
40-yard dash4.65 s
10-yard split1.71 s
Vertical jump35″
Broad jump10′0″
Bench press18 reps
3-cone drill7.02 s

Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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