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Houston · 2026

Amare Thomas

WRSenior6' 0", 205 lbsBirmingham, AL
Houston Cougars6-1 · TDC #30
Snap share
84%
5 of 7 started · likely 70–98%
Receptions
36
38th of 1995 in FBS
Rec. yards
487
37th of 1981 in FBS
Yards / catch
13.5
181st of 461 in FBS
Rec. TD
6
14th of 825 in FBS
EPA / play
+0.77
40th of 319 WR/TEs

Efficiency & Role

EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS WR/TE who qualifies

EPA per play by situation

53 plays · +41.0 total EPA · 40th of 319 qualifying WR/TEs
All plays+0.77
Passing+0.77
1st down+0.06
2nd down+0.73
3rd down+1.98
Standard downs+0.42
Passing downs+1.51
ThomasWR/TE average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays11%
Pass plays25%
Run plays0%
1st down10%
2nd down10%
3rd down14%
Standard downs9%
Passing downs16%
ThomasWR/TE average

Advanced

Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume

ReceivingValueFBS rank
Targets53—
Target share27.0%43rd / 523
Catch rate67.9%205th / 523
Success rate per target62.3%59th / 523
Yards per target9.2179th / 523
Explosive catches11.3%259th / 523
Deep-target rate7.5%—
3rd-down targets12—
Red-zone targets9—

Charting

Where Thomas's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play

Targets
53
36 caught (68%)
Avg. depth of target
8.6
air yards per target
YAC per catch
6.1
214 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
262
of 476 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
8%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted51 targets charted

68% comp8.6 avg. depth6.1 YAC/catch8% 20+ air yds6–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: 2 targets (4%), 2 caught (100%), 6 yds, 3.0 per target2100% · 6yLeft, 0–4 air yards: 6 targets (12%), 4 caught (67%), 32 yds, 5.3 per target667% · 32yLeft, 5–9 air yards: 3 targets (6%), 2 caught (67%), 59 yds, 19.7 per target367% · 59yLeft, 10–14 air yards: 1 targets (2%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yLeft, 15–19 air yards: 5 targets (10%), 2 caught (40%), 33 yds, 6.6 per target540% · 33yLeft, 20–29 air yards: 1 targets (2%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yLeft, 30+ air yards: 1 targets (2%), 1 caught (100%), 37 yds, 37.0 per target1100% · 37yMiddle, Behind air yards: 1 targets (2%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 2 targets (4%), 2 caught (100%), 16 yds, 8.0 per target2100% · 16yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: 6 targets (12%), 4 caught (67%), 43 yds, 7.2 per target667% · 43yMiddle, 10–14 air yards: 2 targets (4%), 2 caught (100%), 22 yds, 11.0 per target2100% · 22yMiddle, 15–19 air yards: 1 targets (2%), 1 caught (100%), 17 yds, 17.0 per target1100% · 17yMiddle, 20–29 air yards: 1 targets (2%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: 1 targets (2%), 1 caught (100%), 8 yds, 8.0 per target1100% · 8yRight, 0–4 air yards: 3 targets (6%), 3 caught (100%), 34 yds, 11.3 per target3100% · 34yRight, 5–9 air yards: 8 targets (16%), 7 caught (88%), 97 yds, 12.1 per target888% · 97yRight, 10–14 air yards: 4 targets (8%), 2 caught (50%), 21 yds, 5.3 per target450% · 21yRight, 15–19 air yards: 2 targets (4%), 1 caught (50%), 30 yds, 15.0 per target250% · 30yRight, 20–29 air yards: 1 targets (2%), 1 caught (100%), 21 yds, 21.0 per target1100% · 21yRight, 30+ air yards: none
fewer more targets
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.
2025 charting · Houston

2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (6 of Thomas’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.

Charted targets
53
39 caught (74%)
Avg. depth of target
9.1
air yards per target
YAC per catch
6.2
243 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
219
of 462 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
17%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted53 targets charted

69% comp9.1 avg. depth6.2 YAC/catch17% 20+ air yds12–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: 6 targets (11%), 6 caught (100%), 37 yds, 6.2 per target6100% · 37yLeft, 0–4 air yards: 5 targets (9%), 4 caught (80%), 16 yds, 3.2 per target580% · 16yLeft, 5–9 air yards: 3 targets (6%), 2 caught (67%), 17 yds, 5.7 per target367% · 17yLeft, 10–14 air yards: 3 targets (6%), 2 caught (67%), 27 yds, 9.0 per target367% · 27yLeft, 15–19 air yards: 1 targets (2%), 1 caught (100%), 15 yds, 15.0 per target1100% · 15yLeft, 20–29 air yards: noneLeft, 30+ air yards: noneMiddle, Behind air yards: 1 targets (2%), 1 caught (100%), 5 yds, 5.0 per target1100% · 5yMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 2 targets (4%), 2 caught (100%), 30 yds, 15.0 per target2100% · 30yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: 1 targets (2%), 1 caught (100%), 8 yds, 8.0 per target1100% · 8yMiddle, 10–14 air yards: 1 targets (2%), 1 caught (100%), 23 yds, 23.0 per target1100% · 23yMiddle, 15–19 air yards: noneMiddle, 20–29 air yards: noneMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: 4 targets (8%), 4 caught (100%), 48 yds, 12.0 per target4100% · 48yRight, 0–4 air yards: 4 targets (8%), 4 caught (100%), 39 yds, 9.8 per target4100% · 39yRight, 5–9 air yards: 7 targets (13%), 4 caught (57%), 45 yds, 6.4 per target757% · 45yRight, 10–14 air yards: 4 targets (8%), 4 caught (100%), 44 yds, 11.0 per target4100% · 44yRight, 15–19 air yards: 2 targets (4%), 1 caught (50%), 17 yds, 8.5 per target250% · 17yRight, 20–29 air yards: 6 targets (11%), 1 caught (17%), 27 yds, 4.5 per target617% · 27yRight, 30+ air yards: 3 targets (6%), 1 caught (33%), 64 yds, 21.3 per target333% · 64y
fewer more targets
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.

Career

4 seasons at 2 schools since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play

SeasonTeamGSnapsRecRec ydsRec TDTgt share
2026 so farHouston#30 · 6-1784%36487627.0%
2025Houston#52 · 10-31378%679661225.8%
2024UAB#115 · 3-91169%62670816.5%
2023UAB#107 · 4-81154%53437316.2%

Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Amare Thomas's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.

Game Log

Amare Thomas's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game

7.4 avg. game scoreBest: 9.1 vs Oklahoma State (Week 7)2 of 7 games at 8.0+
Receiving
WkOpponentResultGame scoreRecYdsY/RTDLong
1Oregon StateW 33–208.9813316.6137
2SouthernW 77–66.53299.7111
3@Texas TechL 26–287.777510.7117
4@Georgia SouthernW 42–287.155010.0117
5UCFW 27–176.444310.8017
6@Kansas StateW 35–165.923115.5030
7Oklahoma StateW 35–329.1712618.0251
2026 · 7 games7.43648713.5651

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions3638th / 1995
Yards48737th / 1981
Yards / catch13.5181st / 461
Touchdowns614th / 825
Long51—
Kick returns2026FBS rank
Returns1—
Yards16—
Average16—
Touchdowns0—
Long16—

Snaps by Game

Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works

GameStartTeam playsEst. snapsPlays involvedSpecial teamsPenaltiesSnap share
Wk 1 · Oregon State✓ WR72~65 (43–72)11··90%
Wk 2 · Southern✓ WR64~46 (30–56)5··72%
Wk 3 · Texas Tech✓ WR75~65 (43–75)101·87%
Wk 4 · Georgia Southern✓ WR63~54 (35–63)6··86%
Wk 5 · UCF—77~66 (43–77)8·186%
Wk 6 · Kansas State—74~59 (39–72)6··80%
Wk 7 · Oklahoma State✓ WR73~62 (41–73)7·185%
Season5 GS498417 (350–486)531284%

Position Room

15 WRs on the Houston roster, ordered by rec

#PlayerPosClassRecYdsTDTgt shareEPA/play
0Amare ThomasWRSR36487625%+0.77
Trent WalkerWR26362218%+0.79
Koby YoungWR13284510%+0.74
10Jaquise MartinWRSO11105%+0.93
3Harvey Broussard IIIWRSR—————
8Tyson TurnerWRJR—————
12Stephon JohnsonWRSR—————
14Muizz TounkaraWRSO—————
22Dorian BarnesWRFR—————
27Braeden RobinsonWRFR———0%-0.02
46Jeffrey Strozier Jr.WRSR—————
81Jeremiah BushnellWRFR—————
82Jack NewhouseWRFR—————
83Keavon RobertsWRFR—————
84Samuel PadgittWRSR—————

Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes 4+ plays per team game. Houston depth chart →