Receiver, Western Michigan (from VMI), 2019–⁠23

Leroy Thomas

Number
No. 15
Height
5′11″
Weight
180 lb
Class (2023)
Senior
Hometown
Roanoke, VA

Leroy Thomas played receiver at VMI (2019–⁠22) and Western Michigan (2023).

Career highs

7catches, career highvs. Cornell, 202287receiving yards, career hightwice; last at Northern Illinois, 2023

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2019VMI177.007
2021VMI3134.309
2022VMI2930310.4041
2023Western Michigan3640111.1241
Career6972410.5241

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2019VMI1220
2023Western Michigan41150
Career51370

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2019VMI15WRYr 1
2021VMI15WRYr 3
2022VMI15WRYr 4
2023Western Michigan15WRSr. (Yr 5)5′11″180

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
2019VMI (FCS)5-0.53––-2.6–
2021VMI (FCS)4-0.09––-0.4–
2022VMI (FCS)320.041st (n=683)0.711.39%
2023Western Michigan580.4110th (n=681)0.8023.87%

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 Western Michigan 12 games, 36 catches, 401 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 31vs.Saint FrancisW 35–⁠171404–
Sep 9atSyracuseL 7–⁠4831107–
Sep 16atIowaL 10–⁠411606–
Sep 23atToledoL 31–⁠49220017–
Sep 30vs.Ball StateW 42–⁠242805–
Oct 7atMississippi StateL 28–⁠41361128–
Oct 14vs.Miami (OH)L 21–⁠3442701111
Oct 21atOhioL 17–⁠20668026–
Oct 28atEastern MichiganW 45–⁠21190928
Nov 7vs.Central MichiganW 38–⁠28470141–
Nov 14atNorthern IllinoisL 0–⁠24687033–
Nov 21vs.Bowling GreenL 10–⁠34330019–
2022 VMI 8 games, 29 catches, 303 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 1atWake ForestL 10–⁠4452908–
Sep 17vs.CornellL 22–⁠28777041–
Oct 1atWestern CarolinaL 17–⁠383440292
Oct 22vs.FurmanL 3–⁠41387040–
Oct 29vs.MercerL 14–⁠5531309–
Nov 5atSamfordL 15–⁠341303−1
Nov 12atWoffordL 16–⁠34539013−5
Nov 19vs.The CitadelL 22–⁠26211066
2021 VMI 1 game, 3 catches, 13 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 11atKent StateL 10–⁠6031309–
2019 VMI 1 game, 1 catch, 7 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 31atMarshallL 17–⁠561707–

No box score in the source for Sep 7 vs. Mars Hill; Sep 15 at East Tennessee State; Sep 21 vs. Robert Morris; Sep 28 vs. Wofford; Oct 5 at The Citadel; Oct 12 vs. Samford; Oct 19 at Mercer; Nov 2 vs. Western Carolina; Nov 9 at Furman; Nov 23 vs. Chattanooga, so those games are not listed.

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

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