Receiver, Sacramento State (from Pittsburgh, UNLV, Saint Francis), 2019–⁠25

Gavin Thomson

Lettered 2020–⁠22 at Pittsburgh (school media guide)

Number
No. 11
Height
6′1″
Weight
191 lb
Class (2025)
Senior
Hometown
Allison Park, PA

Gavin Thomson played receiver at Pittsburgh (2019–⁠22), UNLV (2023), Saint Francis (2024) and Sacramento State (2025).

Career highs

9catches, career highat Mercyhurst, 2024157receiving yards, career highat Mercyhurst, 20242receiving touchdowns, career highat Mercyhurst, 2024

Team titles: ACC champions, 2021

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2020Pittsburgh2126.0013
2022Pittsburgh22713.5019
2024Saint Francis4062415.6664
Career4466315.1664

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2019Pittsburgh11WRYr 1
2020Pittsburgh11WRYr 2
2021Pittsburgh11WRYr 3
2022Pittsburgh11WRYr 4
2023UNLV11WRYr 5
2024Saint Francis11WRYr 6
2025Sacramento State11WRSr. (Yr 7)6′1″191

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
2020Pittsburgh20.05––0.1–
2022Pittsburgh21.08––2.2–

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 Saint Francis 9 games, 40 catches, 624 yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 31atDaytonL 10–⁠18344029–
Sep 7atKent StateW 23–⁠175124164–
Sep 14vs.Central ConnecticutL 20–⁠27322013–
Oct 5atDelaware StateW 28–⁠17687130–
Oct 12vs.DuquesneL 7–⁠38227114–
Oct 19atWagnerL 0–⁠14346019–
Oct 26atRobert MorrisL 0–⁠17539014–
Nov 2vs.StonehillW 34–⁠04781285
Nov 23atMercyhurstL 20–⁠219157246–

No box score in the source for Nov 16 at Long Island University, so that game is not listed.

2022 Pittsburgh 2 games, 2 catches, 27 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 24vs.Rhode IslandW 45–⁠241808–
Oct 22atLouisvilleL 10–⁠24119019–
2020 Pittsburgh 1 game, 2 catches, 12 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 12vs.Austin PeayW 55–⁠0212013–

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

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