Receiver, Northwestern State (from South Alabama), 2017–⁠22

Jamel Thomas

Number
No. 17
Height
6′0″
Weight
175 lb
Class (2022)
Senior
Hometown
Caledonia, MS

Jamel Thomas played receiver at South Alabama (2017–⁠21) and Northwestern State (2022).

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2019South Alabama122.002
2022Northwestern State10646.4012
Career11666.0012

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2017South Alabama17WR
2018South Alabama17WRRS
2019South Alabama17WRFr.
2020South Alabama17WRSo.
2021South Alabama17WRJr.
2022Northwestern State17WRSr.6′0″175

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
2019South Alabama1-0.48––-0.5–
2022Northwestern State (FCS)150.18––2.7–

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

2022 Northwestern State 6 games, 10 catches, 64 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 3atMontanaL 0–⁠4741806
Sep 10vs.GramblingL 21–⁠471707
Sep 17atSouthern MissL 10–⁠64220012
Sep 24vs.LamarW 35–⁠271404
Oct 1vs.NichollsW 36–⁠331909
Nov 19vs.Incarnate WordL 7–⁠661606
2019 South Alabama 1 game, 1 catch, 2 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 7vs.Jackson StateW 37–⁠141202

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

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