Receiver, SMU, 2015–⁠17

Kevin Thomas

Number
No. 1
Height
6′2″
Weight
186 lb
Hometown
DeSoto, TX

Kevin Thomas played receiver at SMU (2015–⁠17).

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2015SMU1419413.9138
2016SMU1213110.9026
2017SMU166.006
Career2733112.3138

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2016SMU203250

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHtWt
2015SMU1WR
2016SMU1WR
2017SMU1WR6′2″186

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
2015SMU240.22––5.33%
2016SMU180.44––7.9–
2017SMU10.35––0.4–

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 SMU 2 games, 1 catch, 6 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYds
Sep 2vs.Stephen F. AustinW 58–⁠14–––––
Sep 9vs.North TexasW 54–⁠32160––
2016 SMU 9 games, 12 catches, 131 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYds
Sep 10atBaylorL 13–⁠40–––226
Sep 23vs.TCUL 3–⁠331150––
Oct 7atTulsaL 40–⁠43140343
Oct 22vs.HoustonW 38–⁠163310––
Oct 29atTulaneW 35–⁠31–––128
Nov 5vs.MemphisL 7–⁠515490––
Nov 12atEast CarolinaW 55–⁠31–––462
Nov 19vs.South FloridaL 27–⁠35–––691
Nov 26vs.NavyL 31–⁠752320475
2015 SMU 10 games, 14 catches, 194 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYds
Sep 4vs.BaylorL 21–⁠56110––
Sep 19atTCUL 37–⁠562230––
Sep 26vs.James MadisonL 45–⁠481380––
Oct 3vs.East CarolinaL 23–⁠492270––
Oct 8atHoustonL 28–⁠49120––
Oct 24atSouth FloridaL 14–⁠382420––
Oct 31vs.TulsaL 31–⁠401140––
Nov 6vs.TempleL 40–⁠60100––
Nov 14atNavyL 14–⁠551321––
Nov 21vs.TulaneW 49–⁠212150––

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

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