Receiver, LSU (from Mississippi State), 2022–⁠25

Zavion Thomas

Number
No. 0
Height
5′10″
Weight
192 lb
Class (2025)
Senior
Hometown
Woodmere, LA
Born
Sep 14, 2004

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Zavion Thomas played receiver at Mississippi State (2022–⁠23) and LSU (2024–⁠25). The Chicago Bears took Thomas in round 3, No. 89 overall in the 2026 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
503
Receiving yards, 2023 (Mississippi State, 5–⁠7)
Drafted
No. 89
Round 3, 2026 NFL Draft (Chicago Bears)

Career highs

9catches, career highat Auburn, 2023112receiving yards, career highat Auburn, 2023

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2022Mississippi State242.005
2023Mississippi State4050312.6135
2024LSU232189.5221
2025LSU4148811.9462
Career1061,21311.4762

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTDPRYdsTD
2022Mississippi State4950152021
2023Mississippi State62021141630
2024LSU24633114660
2025LSU1220171700
Career359522606011

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2023Mississippi State12231.9011
2024LSU9768.4026
2025LSU19995.2148
Career401985.0148

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2022Mississippi State0WRFr.
2023Mississippi State0WRSo.
2024LSU0WRJr.
2025LSU0WRSr.5′10″192

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
2022Mississippi State2-0.52––-1.0–
2023Mississippi State620.6027th (n=681)0.8037.510%
2024LSU480.322nd (n=581)0.9215.66%
2025LSU800.4447th (n=1040)0.4635.410%

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

2025 LSU 13 games, 41 catches, 488 yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Aug 30atClemsonW 17–⁠101190––1
Sep 6vs.Louisiana TechW 23–⁠74350––2
Sep 13vs.FloridaW 20–⁠104351––1
Sep 20vs.SE LouisianaW 56–⁠102261––3
Sep 27atOle MissL 19–⁠243630––1
Oct 11vs.South CarolinaW 20–⁠101601221
Oct 18atVanderbiltL 24–⁠314751–––
Oct 25vs.Texas A&ML 25–⁠49180–––
Nov 8atAlabamaL 9–⁠205490–––
Nov 15vs.ArkansasW 23–⁠226800–––
Nov 22vs.Western KentuckyW 13–⁠106470––5
Nov 29atOklahomaL 13–⁠173301––2
Dec 27 ✦vs.HoustonL 35–⁠381150––1
2024 LSU 13 games, 23 catches, 218 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 1vs.USCL 20–⁠2722301162
Sep 7vs.NichollsW 44–⁠21550141141
Sep 14atSouth CarolinaW 36–⁠331−103502
Sep 21vs.UCLAW 34–⁠17241––1
Sep 28vs.South AlabamaW 42–⁠1022402622
Oct 12vs.Ole MissW 29–⁠262360––1
Oct 19atArkansasW 34–⁠101110––1
Oct 26atTexas A&ML 23–⁠382220239–
Nov 9vs.AlabamaL 13–⁠42111051431
Nov 16atFloridaL 16–⁠27280119–
Nov 23vs.VanderbiltW 24–⁠17–––2351
Nov 30vs.OklahomaW 37–⁠17–––––1
Dec 31 ✦vs.BaylorW 44–⁠31330041551
2023 Mississippi State 11 games, 40 catches, 503 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 9vs.ArizonaW 31–⁠24–––––1
Sep 16vs.LSUL 14–⁠413520–––
Sep 23atSouth CarolinaL 30–⁠3755601143
Sep 30vs.AlabamaL 17–⁠40180373–
Oct 7vs.Western MichiganW 41–⁠281150––4
Oct 21atArkansasW 7–⁠32230––1
Oct 28atAuburnL 13–⁠2791121–––
Nov 4vs.KentuckyL 3–⁠246440–––
Nov 11atTexas A&ML 10–⁠51439021151
Nov 18vs.Southern MissW 41–⁠203660––1
Nov 23vs.Ole MissL 7–⁠176880––3
2022 Mississippi State 9 games, 19 returns, 297 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 10atArizonaW 39–⁠17–––––2
Sep 17atLSUL 16–⁠31–––––2
Sep 24vs.Bowling GreenW 45–⁠14–––1212
Oct 1vs.Texas A&MW 42–⁠24–––––1
Oct 8vs.ArkansasW 40–⁠17–––––2
Oct 22atAlabamaL 6–⁠30–––––1
Nov 12vs.GeorgiaL 19–⁠45–––––2
Nov 19vs.East Tennessee StateW 56–⁠72401271
Nov 24atOle MissW 24–⁠22–––2472

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

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2026Combine or pro day 2026
Height5′10⅜″
Weight190 lb
Arm length30½″
Hand size9″
Wingspan80⅛″
40-yard dash4.28 s
10-yard split1.52 s
Vertical jump36″
Bench press16 reps

Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).

In the NFL

1 season, 4 games with a stat; latest team: Chicago Bears.

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2026 (so far)Chicago Bears42120

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

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