Michael Thomas

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.

2015 Ohio State 13 games, 56 catches, 781 yards, 9 TD

Date	Opponent	Result	Rec	Yds	TD	Long
Sep 7	atVirginia Tech	W 42–⁠24	2	46	1	26
Sep 12	vs.Hawai’i	W 38–⁠0	5	52	0	19
Sep 19	vs.Northern Illinois	W 20–⁠13	3	60	1	25
Sep 26	vs.Western Michigan	W 38–⁠12	6	80	1	38
Oct 3	atIndiana	W 34–⁠27	4	54	1	23
Oct 10	vs.Maryland	W 49–⁠28	7	107	0	31
Oct 17	vs.Penn State	W 38–⁠10	3	34	1	20
Oct 24	atRutgers	W 49–⁠7	5	103	1	50
Nov 7	vs.Minnesota	W 28–⁠14	4	39	1	12
Nov 14	atIllinois	W 28–⁠3	6	76	1	24
Nov 21	vs.Michigan State	L 14–⁠17	2	8	0	5
Nov 28	atMichigan	W 42–⁠13	2	50	0	38
Jan 1 ✦	vs.Notre Dame	W 44–⁠28	7	72	1	15

2014 Ohio State 15 games, 54 catches, 799 yards, 9 TD

Date	Opponent	Result	Rec	Yds	TD	Long
Aug 30	vs.Navy	W 34–⁠17	3	39	1	22
Sep 6	vs.Virginia Tech	L 21–⁠35	6	98	1	53
Sep 13	vs.Kent State	W 66–⁠0	2	77	2	63
Sep 27	vs.Cincinnati	W 50–⁠28	2	33	0	20
Oct 4	atMaryland	W 52–⁠24	4	75	1	26
Oct 18	vs.Rutgers	W 56–⁠17	4	55	0	18
Oct 25	atPenn State	W 31–⁠24	1	3	0	3
Nov 1	vs.Illinois	W 55–⁠14	6	67	1	21
Nov 8	atMichigan State	W 49–⁠37	3	91	1	79
Nov 15	atMinnesota	W 31–⁠24	4	45	1	30
Nov 22	vs.Indiana	W 42–⁠27	2	22	0	16
Nov 29	vs.Michigan	W 42–⁠28	3	34	0	16
Dec 6	vs.Wisconsin	W 59–⁠0	3	41	0	23
Jan 1 ✦	vs.Alabama	W 42–⁠35	7	66	1	14
Jan 12 ✦	vs.Oregon	W 42–⁠20	4	53	0	23

2012 Ohio State 3 games, 3 catches, 22 yards

Date	Opponent	Result	Rec	Yds	TD	Long
Sep 22	vs.UAB	W 29–⁠15	1	6	0	6
Oct 20	vs.Purdue	W 29–⁠22	1	11	0	11
Nov 24	vs.Michigan	W 26–⁠21	1	5	0	5

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

Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

7 seasons, 83 games with a stat; latest team: New Orleans Saints.

Pro Bowls: 3 (2017–⁠19) · First-team All-Pro (AP): 2 (2018–⁠19)

All-Pro teams: AP first team 2018–⁠19; Pro Football Writers first team 2018–⁠19; Sporting News first team 2018–⁠19.

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat. Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).