Receiver, Miami, 2017–⁠19

Jeff Thomas

Number
No. 4
Height
5′10″
Weight
170 lb
Class (2019)
Junior
Hometown
East Saint Louis, IL

Jeff Thomas played receiver at Miami (2017–⁠19).

Career highs

7catches, career highat North Carolina, 2019132receiving yards, career highvs. LSU, 20182receiving touchdowns, career highvs. Virginia Tech, 2019

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2017Miami1737422.0278
2018Miami3556316.1367
2019Miami3137912.2339
Career831,31615.9878

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTDPRYdsTD
2017Miami326910–––
2018Miami10260092211
2019Miami1226805440
Career541,2190142651

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2017Miami4WRFr.
2018Miami4WRSo.
2019Miami4WRJr.5′10″170

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
2017Miami320.4946th (n=507)0.5215.64%
2018Miami500.8186th (n=497)0.5340.37%
2019Miami510.5347th (n=499)0.5426.98%

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

2019 Miami 10 games, 31 catches, 379 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Aug 24vs.FloridaL 20–⁠2422801321
Sep 7atNorth CarolinaL 25–⁠287510115–
Sep 14vs.Bethune-CookmanW 63–⁠032401372
Sep 21vs.Central MichiganW 17–⁠1232901211
Oct 5vs.Virginia TechL 35–⁠42612421221
Oct 11vs.VirginiaW 17–⁠93140121–
Nov 2atFlorida StateW 27–⁠104841–––
Nov 9vs.LouisvilleW 52–⁠27130–––
Nov 23atFlorida InternationalL 24–⁠302220122–
Nov 30atDukeL 17–⁠27–––598–
2018 Miami 11 games, 35 catches, 563 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 2vs.LSUL 17–⁠3351320250–
Sep 8vs.Savannah StateW 77–⁠016711262
Sep 15atToledoW 49–⁠2451051247–
Sep 22vs.Florida InternationalW 31–⁠1711101321
Sep 27vs.North CarolinaW 47–⁠10150116–
Oct 6vs.Florida StateW 28–⁠2737611221
Oct 13atVirginiaL 13–⁠16150–––
Oct 26atBoston CollegeL 14–⁠274310––1
Nov 3vs.DukeL 12–⁠204150––1
Nov 10atGeorgia TechL 21–⁠2768402671
Nov 17atVirginia TechW 38–⁠144320––2
2017 Miami 13 games, 17 catches, 374 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 2vs.Bethune-CookmanW 41–⁠131−20365–
Sep 23vs.ToledoW 52–⁠30–––369–
Sep 29atDukeW 31–⁠6100115–
Oct 7atFlorida StateW 24–⁠202110–––
Oct 14vs.Georgia TechW 25–⁠242780496–
Oct 21vs.SyracuseW 27–⁠1926115122–
Oct 28atNorth CarolinaW 24–⁠1931011230–
Nov 4vs.Virginia TechW 28–⁠10––––––
Nov 11vs.Notre DameW 41–⁠82240228–
Nov 18vs.VirginiaW 44–⁠281330133–
Nov 24atPittsburghL 14–⁠24–––490–
Dec 2vs.ClemsonL 3–⁠3822005106–
Dec 30 ✦vs.WisconsinL 24–⁠341480237–

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

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2020Combine or pro day 2020
Height5′8⅞″
Weight170 lb
Arm length30⅜″
Hand size8⅜″
40-yard dash4.45 s
10-yard split1.51 s
Vertical jump36½″
Broad jump10′5″

Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).

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