Quarterback, Western Kentucky, 2018–⁠20

Kavaris Thomas

Number
No. 8
Height
6′4″
Weight
260 lb
Class (2020)
Sophomore
Hometown
Lakeland, FL

Kavaris Thomas played quarterback at Western Kentucky (2018–⁠20).

Career highs

162passing yards, career highat UAB, 2020

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2018Western Kentucky010.000.000
2019Western Kentucky11100.066.000
2020Western Kentucky377052.93695.332
Career387252.83755.232

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2018Western Kentucky6183.017
2020Western Kentucky24291.2113
Career30471.6213

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2018Western Kentucky8QBYr 1
2019Western Kentucky8QBYr 2
2020Western Kentucky8QBSo. (Yr 3)6′4″260

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/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. pass
2018Western Kentucky70.03––0.2––
2019Western Kentucky10.34––0.3––
2020Western Kentucky930.02––1.650%0.19

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). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2020 Western Kentucky 3 games, 369 passing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Oct 10vs.MarshallL 14–⁠389181481030
Oct 17atUABL 14–⁠371635162221
Oct 24vs.ChattanoogaW 13–⁠1012175900−2
2019 Western Kentucky 1 game, 6 passing yards
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Nov 23atSouthern MissW 28–⁠1011600–
2018 Western Kentucky 3 games, 0 passing yards
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 8vs.MaineL 28–⁠31–––––5
Oct 13atCharlotteL 14–⁠40–––––10
Oct 20vs.Old DominionL 34–⁠37010003

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

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