EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS WR/TE who qualifies
Where Thomas's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
The play-by-play names the defender on breakups, interceptions and tackles, but not the man in coverage on every throw, so true times-targeted isn't in the text. Coverage plays is the closest stand-in; exact targets come from hand charting.
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.
2 seasons at 2 schools since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play
| Season | Team | G | Snaps | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Tgt share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far | California#86 · 3-4 | 3 | 15% | 2 | 14 | 0 | 3.3% |
| 2025 | New Mexico#74 · 9-4 | 13 | 74% | 56 | 560 | 4 | 23.5% |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Dorian Thomas's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Dorian 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
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Rushing | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Carries | 1 | — |
| Yards | 29 | 760th / 1453 |
| Yards / carry | 29 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 29 | — |
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 2 | 1396th / 1994 |
| Yards | 14 | 1557th / 1980 |
| Yards / catch | 7 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 7 | — |
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
| Game | Team plays | Est. snaps | Plays involved | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 · Wagner | 71 | ~40 (34–48) | 3 | 56% |
| Wk 4 · Clemson | 56 | ~19 (9–27) | 1 | 34% |
| Wk 6 · Virginia Tech | 69 | ~16 (7–23) | 1 | 23% |
| Season | 496 | 75 (41–100) | 5 | 15% |
7 TEs on the California roster, ordered by rec
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Rec | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 85 | Mason Mini | TE | JR | 20 | 220 | 2 | 14% | +0.21 |
| 22 | Taimane Purcell | TE | FR | 13 | 176 | 1 | 8% | +0.42 |
| 0 | Dorian Thomas | TE | JR | 2 | 14 | 0 | 4% | +0.05 |
| 39 | Michael Cooley | TE | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 44 | John Tofi Jr. | TE | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 88 | Sosaia Noa | TE | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 90 | Jack Olyphant | TE | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
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. California depth chart →