#16
Oregon State · 2026

Cynai Thomas

WRFreshman6' 3", 188 lbsEast Palo Alto, CA★★★ 2026 recruit · #704 nationally
Oregon State Beavers5-2 · TDC #57
Snap share
28%
2 of 7 started · likely 17–34%
Receptions
11
522nd of 1995 in FBS
Rec. yards
134
519th of 1981 in FBS
Yards / catch
12.2
Rec. TD
0
EPA / play
+0.63
16 plays

Efficiency & Role

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

EPA per play by situation

16 plays · +10.0 total EPA · not enough plays to rank yet
All plays+0.63
Passing+0.63
1st down+0.21
2nd down+0.70
3rd down+0.95
Standard downs+0.53
Passing downs+0.79
ThomasWR/TE average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays3%
Pass plays5%
Run plays0%
1st down3%
2nd down2%
3rd down8%
Standard downs3%
Passing downs4%
ThomasWR/TE average

Advanced

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

ReceivingValueFBS rank
Targets10—
Target share4.3%—
Catch rate60.0%—
Success rate per target60.0%—
Yards per target9.1—
Explosive catches20.0%—
Deep-target rate20.0%—
3rd-down targets6—
Red-zone targets1—

Charting

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

Targets
16
11 caught (69%)
Avg. depth of target
11.0
air yards per target
YAC per catch
2.5
27 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
107
of 134 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
19%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted16 targets charted

69% comp11.0 avg. depth2.5 YAC/catch19% 20+ air yds0–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: noneLeft, 0–4 air yards: noneLeft, 5–9 air yards: 3 targets (19%), 3 caught (100%), 30 yds, 10.0 per target3100% · 30yLeft, 10–14 air yards: noneLeft, 15–19 air yards: noneLeft, 20–29 air yards: 1 targets (6%), 1 caught (100%), 24 yds, 24.0 per target1100% · 24yLeft, 30+ air yards: noneMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: noneMiddle, 5–9 air yards: 3 targets (19%), 2 caught (67%), 14 yds, 4.7 per target367% · 14yMiddle, 10–14 air yards: 1 targets (6%), 1 caught (100%), 16 yds, 16.0 per target1100% · 16yMiddle, 15–19 air yards: 1 targets (6%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yMiddle, 20–29 air yards: noneMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: noneRight, 0–4 air yards: noneRight, 5–9 air yards: 4 targets (25%), 3 caught (75%), 22 yds, 5.5 per target475% · 22yRight, 10–14 air yards: 1 targets (6%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yRight, 15–19 air yards: noneRight, 20–29 air yards: 2 targets (13%), 1 caught (50%), 28 yds, 14.0 per target250% · 28yRight, 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.

Game Log

Cynai 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

5.2 avg. game scoreBest: 6.2 vs San Diego State (Week 6)0 of 6 games at 8.0+
Receiving
WkOpponentResultGame scoreRecYdsY/RTDLong
1@HoustonL 20–336.023618.0028
2Texas TechL 24–35—no stats recorded
3MontanaW 52–175.83289.3015
4@UTEPW 33–75.111616.0016
5@Colorado StateW 56–264.3199.009
6San Diego StateW 66–146.233913.0024
7Washington StateW 48–303.9166.006
2026 · 6 games5.21113412.2028

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions11522nd / 1995
Yards134519th / 1981
Yards / catch12.2—
Touchdowns0—
Long28—

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 involvedPenaltiesSnap share
Wk 1 · Houston—73~24 (8–33)3133%
Wk 2 · Texas Tech—71~6 (2–10)1·8%
Wk 3 · Montana✓ WR68~26 (8–36)4·38%
Wk 4 · UTEP—57~9 (3–15)1·16%
Wk 5 · Colorado State✓ WR70~19 (6–26)1·27%
Wk 6 · San Diego State—92~35 (11–48)4·38%
Wk 7 · Washington State—71~21 (7–29)2·30%
Season2 GS502140 (87–170)16128%

Position Room

14 WRs on the Oregon State roster, ordered by rec

#PlayerPosClassRecYdsTDTgt shareEPA/play
12Jesse LegreeWRFR4610401422%+1.10
7Aeryn HamptonWRSO21245115%+0.52
0Aaron ButlerWRSO14206111%+0.26
16Cynai ThomasWRFR1113405%+0.63
4Xayvion NolandWRJR54106%+0.81
15Jameson PowellWRFR32015%+0.45
14Eddie FreauffWRSO21714%+0.81
17Malachi DurantWRSO22103%+0.49
1Adonis McDanielWRSR—————
5Karson BoschmaWRSR———2%-0.75
18Jayden PadgettWRFR—————
21MJ KennybrewWRFR—————
41Jhae DrummerWRSR———3%-0.94
88Ross NicksonWRJR—————

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. Oregon State depth chart →