Receiver, Southern Miss, 2014–15
Michael Thomas
- Number
- No. 88
- Height
- 6′1″
- Hometown
- Chicago, IL
- Born
- Aug 16, 1994
Michael Thomas played receiver at Southern Miss (2014–15). The Los Angeles Rams took Thomas in round 6, No. 206 overall in the 2016 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
9catches, career hightwice; last vs. Washington, 2015190receiving yards, career highvs. Washington, 20153receiving touchdowns, career highvs. North Texas, 2015Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Southern Miss | 41 | 592 | 14.4 | 5 | 44 |
| 2015 | Southern Miss | 71 | 1,391 | 19.6 | 14 | 69 |
| Career | 112 | 1,983 | 17.7 | 19 | 69 | |
Returns
| Season | Team | KR | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Southern Miss | 26 | 625 | 1 |
| 2015 | Southern Miss | 15 | 311 | 0 |
| Career | 41 | 936 | 1 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Southern Miss | 88 | WR | ||
| 2015 | Southern Miss | 88 | WR | 6′1″ | 200 |
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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Southern Miss | 60 | 0.47 | 42nd (n=496) | 0.52 | 28.0 | 8% |
| 2015 | Southern Miss | 110 | 1.00 | 97th (n=465) | 0.53 | 110.4 | 11% |
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
2015 Southern Miss 13 games, 71 catches, 1,391 yards, 14 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs. | L 16–34 | 4 | 33 | 0 | 2 | 39 |
| Sep 19 | at | W 56–50 | 2 | 27 | 0 | – | – |
| Sep 26 | at | L 28–36 | 5 | 121 | 0 | – | – |
| Oct 3 | vs. | W 49–14 | 7 | 155 | 3 | – | – |
| Oct 9 | at | L 10–31 | 7 | 109 | 1 | – | – |
| Oct 17 | vs. | W 32–10 | 5 | 103 | 1 | – | – |
| Oct 24 | at | W 44–10 | 6 | 105 | 1 | – | – |
| Oct 31 | vs. | W 34–13 | 4 | 84 | 1 | – | – |
| Nov 14 | at | W 65–10 | 5 | 126 | 2 | – | – |
| Nov 21 | vs. | W 56–31 | 4 | 86 | 1 | 2 | 59 |
| Nov 28 | at | W 58–24 | 7 | 162 | 1 | 2 | 43 |
| Dec 5 | at | L 28–45 | 6 | 90 | 1 | 7 | 136 |
| Dec 26 ✦ | vs. | L 31–44 | 9 | 190 | 2 | 2 | 34 |
2014 Southern Miss 12 games, 41 catches, 592 yards, 5 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | at | L 0–49 | 1 | 18 | 0 | – | – |
| Sep 6 | vs. | W 26–20 | 2 | 14 | 0 | – | – |
| Sep 13 | at | L 12–52 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 36 |
| Sep 20 | vs. | W 21–20 | 4 | 71 | 0 | 2 | 50 |
| Sep 27 | vs. | L 23–41 | 4 | 59 | 1 | – | – |
| Oct 4 | at | L 31–37 | 9 | 114 | 2 | 4 | 93 |
| Oct 18 | at | W 30–20 | 3 | 76 | 1 | 4 | 62 |
| Oct 25 | vs. | L 20–31 | 7 | 104 | 1 | 5 | 118 |
| Nov 1 | at | L 14–35 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 16 |
| Nov 8 | vs. | L 17–63 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 53 |
| Nov 13 | at | L 10–12 | 5 | 80 | 0 | 4 | 81 |
| Nov 29 | vs. | L 24–45 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 116 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Pro day 2016 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′1¼″ |
| Weight | 193 lb |
| Arm length | 31⅜″ |
| Hand size | 9⅜″ |
| Wingspan | 75½″W |
| 40-yard dash | 4.54 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.59 sW |
| Vertical jump | 36″ |
| Broad jump | 10′6″ |
| Bench press | 16 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 7.06 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.26 s |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
6 seasons, 45 games with a stat; latest team: Baltimore Ravens.
| Season | Team | G | Rec | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Los Angeles Rams | 8 | 3 | 37 | 0 |
| 2017 | Los Angeles Rams | 6 | 5 | 93 | 0 |
| 2019 | Los Angeles Rams | 7 | 2 | 14 | 0 |
| 2020 | Cincinnati Bengals | 12 | 13 | 132 | 1 |
| 2021 | Cincinnati Bengals | 7 | 5 | 52 | 0 |
| 2022 | Cincinnati Bengals | 5 | 2 | 38 | 0 |
| NFL career | 45 | 30 | 366 | 1 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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