Tight end, New Mexico State (from Western Carolina), 2025–⁠26

Josiah Thomas

Number
No. 15
Height
6′2″
Weight
215 lb
Class (2026)
Sophomore
Hometown
Austin, TX

Josiah Thomas plays tight end for New Mexico State, after Western Carolina (2025). Last time out, at Florida International: 1 catch, 11 yards.

2026 so far

15 catches, 203 yards

Last game: 1 catch, 11 yards at Florida International, L 3–⁠22

Next game: at Sam Houston, Oct 21

Game by game this season, receiving yards
  1. 14@FSU
  2. 8MERC
  3. 20@HAW
  4. 90UNM
  5. 60WKU
  6. 11@FIU

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

8catches, career highat Wofford, 202590receiving yards, career highvs. New Mexico, 2026

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2025Western Carolina282288.1320
2026New Mexico State1520313.5036
Career4343110.0336

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2025Western Carolina15TEFr.
2026New Mexico State15TESo.6′2″215

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
2025Western Carolina (FCS)240.58––13.94%
2026New Mexico State200.7687th (n=829)0.4315.26%

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

2026 New Mexico State 6 games, 15 catches, 203 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 29atFlorida StateL 17–⁠34214014
Sep 5vs.MercyhurstW 51–⁠141808
Sep 12atHawai’iL 19–⁠29220011
Sep 26vs.New MexicoL 18–⁠42590036
Oct 1vs.Western KentuckyW 34–⁠13460033
Oct 7atFlorida InternationalL 3–⁠22111011
2025 Western Carolina 9 games, 28 catches, 228 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 6atWake ForestL 10–⁠4221508
Sep 20vs.SamfordW 50–⁠35563120
Sep 27atCampbellW 42–⁠351404
Oct 4atWoffordW 23–⁠21853014
Oct 11vs.FurmanW 52–⁠721016
Oct 18atThe CitadelW 45–⁠38435112
Nov 1atChattanoogaW 35–⁠28113013
Nov 8vs.MercerL 47–⁠49217011
Nov 15vs.East Tennessee StateL 35–⁠52318010

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

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