Tight end, Mississippi State, 2016–⁠17

Jordan Thomas

Number
No. 83
Height
6′5″
Weight
280 lb
Hometown
Sumrall, MS
Born
Aug 2, 1996

Jordan Thomas played tight end at Mississippi State (2016–⁠17). The Houston Texans took Thomas in round 6, No. 211 overall in the 2018 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
263
Receiving yards, 2017 (Mississippi State, 9–⁠4)
Drafted
No. 211
Round 6, 2018 NFL Draft (Houston Texans)

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2016Mississippi State9485.3113
2017Mississippi State2226312.0329
Career3131110.0429

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHtWt
2016Mississippi State83TE
2017Mississippi State83TE6′5″280

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
2016Mississippi State140.28––4.0–
2017Mississippi State330.4232nd (n=507)0.5213.94%

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

2017 Mississippi State 12 games, 22 catches, 263 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 2vs.Charleston SouthernW 49–⁠0218012
Sep 9atLouisiana TechW 57–⁠21225117
Sep 16vs.LSUW 37–⁠721307
Sep 30atAuburnL 10–⁠491505
Oct 14vs.BYUW 35–⁠101606
Oct 21vs.KentuckyW 45–⁠7328110
Oct 28atTexas A&MW 35–⁠14110110
Nov 4vs.MassachusettsW 34–⁠23220015
Nov 11vs.AlabamaL 24–⁠31124024
Nov 18atArkansasW 28–⁠21113013
Nov 23vs.Ole MissL 28–⁠31465024
Dec 30 ✦vs.LouisvilleW 31–⁠27236029
2016 Mississippi State 6 games, 9 catches, 48 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 10vs.South CarolinaW 27–⁠142714
Sep 17atLSUL 20–⁠2327012
Oct 8vs.AuburnL 14–⁠381505
Oct 14atBYUL 21–⁠281606
Nov 12atAlabamaL 3–⁠511606
Nov 26atOle MissW 55–⁠20217013

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

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2018Combine or pro day 2018
Height6′5½″
Weight265 lb
Arm length34⅛″
Hand size11″
Wingspan82⅜″W
40-yard dash4.74 s
10-yard split1.72 s
Vertical jump27″
Broad jump9′3″
Bench press16 reps
3-cone drill7.50 s
20-yard shuttle4.75 s

Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

3 seasons, 17 games with a stat; latest team: Carolina Panthers.

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2018Houston Texans14202154
2019Houston Texans1180
2020New England Patriots2131
NFL career17222265

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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