Quarterback, Western Carolina (from NC State), 2023–⁠26

Lex Thomas

Number
No. 2
Height
5′11″
Weight
205 lb
Class (2026)
Junior
Hometown
Wake Forest, NC

Lex Thomas plays quarterback for Western Carolina, after NC State (2023–⁠25). Last time out, at Mercer: 19 of 35, 215 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT; 15 carries, 18 yards. Thomas leads Western Carolina in passing touchdowns and passing yards this season.

2026 so far

1,693 passing yards, 8 TD

Last game: 19 of 35, 215 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT; 15 carries, 18 yards at Mercer, L 14–⁠17

Next game: vs. Chattanooga, Oct 24

Game by game this season, passing yards
  1. 320EKU
  2. 326@CAM
  3. 165@CIN
  4. 268PRES
  5. 163@ETSU
  6. 236TNTC
  7. 215@MER

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

326passing yards, career highat Campbell, 20263touchdown passes, career highvs. Eastern Kentucky, 202694rushing yards, career highvs. Tennessee Tech, 20263rushing touchdowns, career highat East Tennessee State, 2026

Passing

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

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2024NC State5862.5658.111
2025NC State2728.6182.600
2026Western Carolina15324163.51,6937.081
Career16025662.51,7766.992

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2024NC State199.009
2026Western Carolina812743.4539
Career822833.5539

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2023NC State2QBRS
2024NC State2QBFr.
2025NC State2QBSo.
2026Western Carolina2QBJr.5′11″205

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
2024NC State90.21––1.9–
2025NC State7-0.27––-1.9–
2026Western Carolina (FCS)3210.2968th (n=273)0.2194.760%

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 Western Carolina 7 games, 1,693 passing yards, 8 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 29vs.Eastern KentuckyW 45–⁠2127353203069
Sep 6atCampbellL 19–⁠28254432620−11
Sep 12atCincinnatiL 10–⁠6223321650018
Sep 19vs.PresbyterianW 58–⁠1424332681034
Sep 26atEast Tennessee StateL 31–⁠5816321630052
Oct 3vs.Tennessee TechW 44–⁠2019302361094
Oct 10atMercerL 14–⁠1719352151118
2025 NC State 2 games, 18 passing yards
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Oct 4vs.CampbellW 56–⁠10261800–
Dec 19 ✦vs.MemphisW 31–⁠701000–
2024 NC State 2 games, 65 passing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 21atClemsonL 35–⁠594653109
Nov 2vs.StanfordW 59–⁠28121201–

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

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