Receiver, UConn, 2013–16
Noel Thomas
- Number
- No. 5
- Height
- 6′1″
- Hometown
- Norwalk, CT
- Born
- Sep 18, 1994, in Norwalk, Connecticut
Noel Thomas played receiver at UConn (2013–16).
Career highs
14catches, career highvs. Syracuse, 2016165receiving yards, career highvs. UCF, 20162receiving touchdowns, career hightwice; last vs. Houston, 2015Receiving
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | UConn | 3 | 0.41 | – | – | 1.2 | – |
| 2014 | UConn | 35 | 0.67 | 74th (n=496) | 0.52 | 23.4 | 8% |
| 2015 | UConn | 89 | 0.48 | 42nd (n=465) | 0.53 | 42.4 | 12% |
| 2016 | UConn | 173 | 0.35 | 21st (n=489) | 0.52 | 60.0 | 21% |
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
2016 UConn 12 games, 100 catches, 1,179 yards, 3 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. | W 24–21 | 9 | 70 | 0 | 18 | – |
| Sep 10 | at | L 24–28 | 11 | 116 | 1 | 34 | 12 |
| Sep 17 | vs. | W 13–10 | 6 | 91 | 0 | 23 | – |
| Sep 24 | vs. | L 24–31 | 14 | 111 | 0 | 18 | 11 |
| Sep 29 | at | L 14–42 | 6 | 135 | 1 | 62 | 22 |
| Oct 8 | vs. | W 20–9 | 9 | 108 | 1 | 26 | −1 |
| Oct 15 | at | L 27–42 | 12 | 127 | 0 | 23 | – |
| Oct 22 | vs. | L 16–24 | 9 | 165 | 0 | 33 | 1 |
| Oct 29 | at | L 3–41 | 7 | 135 | 0 | 49 | −5 |
| Nov 4 | vs. | L 0–21 | 4 | 32 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | at | L 0–30 | 4 | 29 | 0 | 20 | – |
| Nov 26 | vs. | L 13–38 | 9 | 60 | 0 | 16 | 20 |
2015 UConn 11 games, 54 catches, 719 yards, 3 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. | W 20–15 | 3 | 39 | 0 | 14 | 8 |
| Sep 12 | vs. | W 22–17 | 4 | 83 | 0 | 33 | 1 |
| Sep 19 | at | L 6–9 | 7 | 86 | 0 | 29 | – |
| Sep 26 | vs. | L 18–28 | 5 | 78 | 0 | 26 | – |
| Oct 2 | at | L 13–30 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 9 | – |
| Oct 10 | at | W 40–13 | 5 | 62 | 1 | 23 | 8 |
| Oct 17 | vs. | L 20–28 | 7 | 94 | 0 | 33 | – |
| Oct 24 | at | L 13–37 | 4 | 38 | 0 | 11 | – |
| Oct 30 | vs. | W 31–13 | 5 | 55 | 0 | 16 | – |
| Nov 21 | vs. | W 20–17 | 7 | 108 | 2 | 45 | – |
| Nov 28 | at | L 3–27 | 5 | 63 | 0 | 17 | 5 |
2014 UConn 8 games, 26 catches, 305 yards, 4 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | vs. | L 10–35 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 12 | – |
| Sep 19 | at | L 14–17 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 11 | – |
| Sep 27 | vs. | L 10–36 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | – |
| Oct 23 | at | L 21–31 | 3 | 57 | 1 | 32 | – |
| Nov 1 | vs. | W 37–29 | 4 | 83 | 2 | 38 | – |
| Nov 8 | vs. | L 21–35 | 5 | 52 | 1 | 26 | – |
| Nov 22 | vs. | L 0–41 | 5 | 32 | 0 | 12 | – |
| Nov 29 | at | L 10–41 | 4 | 41 | 0 | 16 | – |
2013 UConn 2 games, 3 catches, 32 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 19 | at | L 16–41 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 20 | – |
| Nov 8 | vs. | L 10–31 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2017 | Combine or pro day 2017 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′0½″ | |
| Weight | 205 lb | |
| Arm length | 30″ | |
| Hand size | 8¾″ | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.63 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.54 s | |
| Vertical jump | 32½″ | |
| Broad jump | 9′10″ | |
| Bench press | 9 reps |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).
Other pro football
| Years | League | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 2018–19 | CFL | Ottawa Redblacks |
Leagues other than the NFL, from the infobox of his Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), as it names the teams.
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