Receiver, Eastern Illinois, 2022–⁠23

Justin Thomas

Number
No. 4
Height
6′1″
Weight
190 lb
Class (2023)
Senior
Hometown
Wixom, MI

Justin Thomas played receiver at Eastern Illinois (2022–⁠23).

Career highs

7catches, career highvs. Illinois State, 2023103receiving yards, career highat Southeast Missouri State, 20232receiving touchdowns, career highvs. Illinois State, 2023

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2022Eastern Illinois1721012.4242
2023Eastern Illinois3745412.3444
Career5466412.3644

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2022Eastern Illinois4WRJr.
2023Eastern Illinois4WRSr.6′1″190

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
2022Eastern Illinois (FCS)220.55––12.29%
2023Eastern Illinois (FCS)460.8253rd (n=681)0.8037.87%

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

2023 Eastern Illinois 9 games, 37 catches, 454 yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 16vs.Illinois StateW 14–⁠13780231–
Sep 23vs.McNeeseW 31–⁠28328012–
Sep 30atNorthwestern StateW 19–⁠10445018–
Oct 7vs.UT MartinL 27–⁠28223022−5
Oct 14atSoutheast Missouri StateL 28–⁠355103143–
Oct 21vs.BryantW 25–⁠24539017–
Nov 4atLindenwoodW 16–⁠10582044–
Nov 11vs.Tennessee StateW 30–⁠17111011–
Nov 18atRobert MorrisW 28–⁠14543114–
2022 Eastern Illinois 4 games, 17 catches, 210 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 1atNorthern IllinoisL 27–⁠34683142–
Sep 10vs.ChattanoogaL 20–⁠38639024–
Sep 17atIllinois StateL 7–⁠35242031–
Sep 24atMurray StateW 35–⁠21346130–

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

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