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California · 2026

Dorian Thomas

TEJunior6' 4", 255 lbsKent, WA
California Golden Bears3-4 · TDC #86
Snap share
15%
likely 8–20%
Receptions
2
1396th of 1994 in FBS
Rec. yards
14
1557th of 1980 in FBS
Yards / catch
7.0
Rec. TD
0
EPA / play
+0.05
5 plays

Efficiency & Role

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

EPA per play by situation

5 plays · +0.3 total EPA · not enough plays to rank yet
All plays+0.05
Passing-0.94
Rushing+4.04
1st down+0.39
2nd down-0.02
Standard downs-1.08
Passing downs+1.76
ThomasWR/TE average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays3%
Pass plays4%
Run plays1%
1st down1%
2nd down3%
3rd down0%
Standard downs2%
Passing downs3%
ThomasWR/TE average

Charting

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

Passes defended
0
0 broken up · 0 intercepted
QB hurries
4
as the play text names the rusher
Tackles after a catch
0
completions he tackled
Coverage plays
0
PBUs + INTs + tackles after a catch

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 charting · New Mexico

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
28
18 caught (64%)
Avg. depth of target
6.5
air yards per target
YAC per catch
4.1
73 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
70
of 143 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
14%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted28 targets charted

68% comp6.5 avg. depth4.1 YAC/catch14% 20+ air yds4–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: 2 targets (7%), 2 caught (100%), 3 yds, 1.5 per target2100% · 3yLeft, 0–4 air yards: 3 targets (11%), 3 caught (100%), 32 yds, 10.7 per target3100% · 32yLeft, 5–9 air yards: 4 targets (14%), 3 caught (75%), 21 yds, 5.3 per target475% · 21yLeft, 10–14 air yards: noneLeft, 15–19 air yards: 1 targets (4%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yLeft, 20–29 air yards: 2 targets (7%), 1 caught (50%), 30 yds, 15.0 per target250% · 30yLeft, 30+ air yards: noneMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 2 targets (7%), 1 caught (50%), 3 yds, 1.5 per target250% · 3yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: 1 targets (4%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yMiddle, 10–14 air yards: 1 targets (4%), 1 caught (100%), 10 yds, 10.0 per target1100% · 10yMiddle, 15–19 air yards: noneMiddle, 20–29 air yards: noneMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: 5 targets (18%), 4 caught (80%), 21 yds, 4.2 per target580% · 21yRight, 0–4 air yards: 3 targets (11%), 2 caught (67%), 6 yds, 2.0 per target367% · 6yRight, 5–9 air yards: noneRight, 10–14 air yards: 1 targets (4%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yRight, 15–19 air yards: 1 targets (4%), 1 caught (100%), 17 yds, 17.0 per target1100% · 17yRight, 20–29 air yards: 2 targets (7%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target20% · 0yRight, 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.

Career

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

SeasonTeamGSnapsRecRec ydsRec TDTgt share
2026 so farCalifornia#86 · 3-4315%21403.3%
2025New Mexico#74 · 9-41374%56560423.5%

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.

Game Log

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

4.5 avg. game scoreBest: 4.5 vs Wagner (Week 3)0 of 2 games at 8.0+
Receiving
WkOpponentResultGame scoreRecYdsY/RTDLong
1UCLAL 24–45—no stats recorded
2@SyracuseW 21–18—no stats recorded
3WagnerW 49–74.5177.007
4ClemsonL 10–244.5177.007
5@UNLVL 31–39—no stats recorded
6Virginia TechW 25–20—·····
7Wake ForestL 7–41—no stats recorded
2026 · 3 games4.52147.007

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Rushing2026FBS rank
Carries1—
Yards29760th / 1453
Yards / carry29—
Touchdowns0—
Long29—
Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions21396th / 1994
Yards141557th / 1980
Yards / catch7—
Touchdowns0—
Long7—

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

GameTeam playsEst. snapsPlays involvedSnap share
Wk 3 · Wagner71~40 (34–48)356%
Wk 4 · Clemson56~19 (9–27)134%
Wk 6 · Virginia Tech69~16 (7–23)123%
Season49675 (41–100)515%

Position Room

7 TEs on the California roster, ordered by rec

#PlayerPosClassRecYdsTDTgt shareEPA/play
85Mason MiniTEJR20220214%+0.21
22Taimane PurcellTEFR1317618%+0.42
0Dorian ThomasTEJR21404%+0.05
39Michael CooleyTEJR—————
44John Tofi Jr.TEFR—————
88Sosaia NoaTEFR—————
90Jack OlyphantTESO—————

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 →