Efficiency & Role
EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS WR/TE who qualifies
Advanced
Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume
| Receiving | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Targets | 23 | — |
| Target share | 11.0% | 465th / 523 |
| Catch rate | 69.6% | 175th / 523 |
| Success rate per target | 52.2% | 198th / 523 |
| Yards per target | 8.8 | 206th / 523 |
| Explosive catches | 17.4% | 110th / 523 |
| Deep-target rate | 8.7% | — |
| 3rd-down targets | 9 | — |
| Red-zone targets | 3 | — |
Charting
Where Thomas's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
Where he's targeted23 targets charted
Game Log
Josiah 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
| Receiving | Defense | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Rec | Yds | Y/R | TD | Long | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Hur | PD | INT | TD |
| 1 | @ Florida State | L 17–34 | 5.6 | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 14 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| 1 |  Mercyhurst | W 51–14 | 5.8 | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 9 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| 2 | @ Hawai'i | L 19–29 | 6.1 | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 4 |  New Mexico | L 18–42 | 8.9 | 5 | 90 | 18.0 | 0 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 5 |  Western Kentucky | W 34–13 | 7.8 | 4 | 60 | 15.0 | 0 | 33 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| 6 | @ Florida International | L 3–22 | 5.1 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| 8 | @ Sam Houston | W 30–24 | 5.3 | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 7 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| 2026 · 7 games | 6.4 | 18 | 223 | 12.4 | 0 | 36 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 18 | 271st / 1995 |
| Yards | 223 | 291st / 1981 |
| Yards / catch | 12.4 | 230th / 461 |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 36 | — |
| Defense | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Tackles | 2 | 3763rd / 5408 |
| Solo | 1 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 0 | — |
| Sacks | 0 | — |
| QB hurries | 0 | — |
| Passes defended | 0 | — |
| Defensive TD | 0 | — |
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
| Game | Start | Team plays | Est. snaps | Plays involved | Plays made | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · Florida State | — | 65 | ~35 (16–50) | 2 | · | 54% |
| Wk 1 · Mercyhurst | — | 64 | ~26 (12–37) | 1 | · | 41% |
| Wk 2 · Hawai'i | ✓ TE | 67 | ~30 (14–43) | 2 | 1 | 45% |
| Wk 4 · New Mexico | ✓ TE | 68 | ~57 (48–68) | 7 | 1 | 84% |
| Wk 5 · Western Kentucky | ✓ TE | 60 | ~46 (39–56) | 6 | · | 77% |
| Wk 6 · Florida International | — | 58 | ~43 (36–52) | 4 | · | 74% |
| Wk 8 · Sam Houston | ✓ TE | 71 | ~39 (18–56) | 3 | · | 55% |
| Season | 4 GS | 453 | 276 (211–385) | 25 | 2 | 61% |
Position Room
7 TEs on the New Mexico State roster, ordered by rec
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Rec | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Josiah Thomas | TE | SO | 18 | 223 | 0 | 11% | +0.67 |
| 86 | Jerry Lydiatt | TE | JR | 3 | 13 | 0 | 5% | -0.76 |
| 88 | Carson Su'esu'e | TE | FR | 2 | 23 | 0 | 3% | -0.26 |
| 18 | Joshua Goines | TE | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 19 | Ray Lotten | TE | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 48 | Duke Frye | TE | SR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 87 | Luke Lopez | TE | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
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. New Mexico State depth chart →