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

Best season
1,391
Receiving yards, 2015 (Southern Miss, 9–⁠5)
Best game
190 yards
Vs. Washington, bowl season 2015: No. 3 receiving game in FBS that week
National rank
No. 5
In FBS in receiving touchdowns, 2015
Drafted
No. 206
Round 6, 2016 NFL Draft (Los Angeles Rams)

Career highs

9catches, career hightwice; last vs. Washington, 2015190receiving yards, career highvs. Washington, 20153receiving touchdowns, career highvs. North Texas, 2015

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2014Southern Miss4159214.4544
2015Southern Miss711,39119.61469
Career1121,98317.71969

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2014Southern Miss266251
2015Southern Miss153110
Career419361

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHtWt
2014Southern Miss88WR
2015Southern Miss88WR6′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

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2014Southern Miss600.4742nd (n=496)0.5228.08%
2015Southern Miss1101.0097th (n=465)0.53110.411%

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
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYds
Sep 5vs.Mississippi StateL 16–⁠344330239
Sep 19atTexas StateW 56–⁠502270––
Sep 26atNebraskaL 28–⁠3651210––
Oct 3vs.North TexasW 49–⁠1471553––
Oct 9atMarshallL 10–⁠3171091––
Oct 17vs.UTSAW 32–⁠1051031––
Oct 24atCharlotteW 44–⁠1061051––
Oct 31vs.UTEPW 34–⁠134841––
Nov 14atRiceW 65–⁠1051262––
Nov 21vs.Old DominionW 56–⁠314861259
Nov 28atLouisiana TechW 58–⁠2471621243
Dec 5atWestern KentuckyL 28–⁠4569017136
Dec 26 ✦vs.WashingtonL 31–⁠4491902234
2014 Southern Miss 12 games, 41 catches, 592 yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYds
Aug 30atMississippi StateL 0–⁠491180––
Sep 6vs.Alcorn StateW 26–⁠202140––
Sep 13atAlabamaL 12–⁠521180236
Sep 20vs.App StateW 21–⁠204710250
Sep 27vs.RiceL 23–⁠414591––
Oct 4atMiddle TennesseeL 31–⁠3791142493
Oct 18atNorth TexasW 30–⁠203761462
Oct 25vs.Louisiana TechL 20–⁠31710415118
Nov 1atUTEPL 14–⁠352170116
Nov 8vs.MarshallL 17–⁠63190253
Nov 13atUTSAL 10–⁠125800481
Nov 29vs.UABL 24–⁠4521202116

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

Before the draft

DrillPro day 2016
Height6′1¼″
Weight193 lb
Arm length31⅜″
Hand size9⅜″
Wingspan75½″W
40-yard dash4.54 s
10-yard split1.59 sW
Vertical jump36″
Broad jump10′6″
Bench press16 reps
3-cone drill7.06 s
20-yard shuttle4.26 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.

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2016Los Angeles Rams83370
2017Los Angeles Rams65930
2019Los Angeles Rams72140
2020Cincinnati Bengals12131321
2021Cincinnati Bengals75520
2022Cincinnati Bengals52380
NFL career45303661

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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