Usage / Role
29%
Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2010-2013Troy
Eric Thomas
WR • 6'1" • Shreveport, LA, USA
Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher
Eric Thomas reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a receiver
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Reliability
93
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
87
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2013 Regular Season · Troy
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Troy
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: South Alabama
Player Story
Eric Thomas built his college career from 2010 through 2013 as a wide receiver from Shreveport, LA wearing No. 3, spending time with Troy. The clearest part of Eric Thomas' career was his receiving role: 186 catches,...
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- Committed To
- Memphis
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2025
Eric Thomas, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2013 Regular Season · Troy. Eric Thomas reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 2,571
- Receptions
- 186
- Touchdowns
- 29
Quick Answers
Eric Thomas quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Troy · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 2,571
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 41 games
- Best season
- 2013 Regular Season · Troy
- Top game
- South Alabama
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Richland · Memphis
- High school pipeline
- Richland · 14 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 3 · Class 2013
- 2013 Receiving yards rank
- 993 receiving yards · WR 42nd (top 5%) · Sun Belt 2nd (top 2%) · National 43rd (top 3%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Postseason | Troy | 6 | 3 | 33 | 0 | 47.3 |
| 2010 Regular Season | Troy | 6 | 6 | 87 | 1 | 47.3 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Troy | 11 | 56 | 791 | 9 | 74.2 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Troy | 12 | 55 | 667 | 7 | 62.1 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Troy | 12 | 66 | 993 | 12 | 83.5 |
Related Context
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Eric Thomas played WR for Troy. Across 4 tracked seasons, Eric Thomas recorded 1 rushing yards, 2,571 receiving yards, and 29 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2013 with Troy.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2013 Regular Season
Troy paired 993 primary output with 85.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2013 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 85.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2013 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: South Alabama
Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2013 Regular Season · Troy
Games
12
Receiving Yards / G
82.8
Efficiency
85.5
Usage
20.5
Consistency
80.1
Best Game by takeover score
South Alabama
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. UAB: 69. Savannah St: 66. Arkansas State: 125. Mississippi State: 14. Duke: 77. South Alabama: 129. Georgia State: 113. Western Kentucky: 74. UL Monroe: 75. Louisiana: 93. Ole Miss: 76. Texas State: 82
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. UAB: 5 by 92. Savannah St: 3 by 100. Arkansas State: 6 by 100. Mississippi State: 3 by 31.1. Duke: 9 by 57. South Alabama: 5 by 100. Georgia State: 6 by 100. Western Kentucky: 5 by 98.7. UL Monroe: 6 by 83.3. Louisiana: 5 by 100. Ole Miss: 7 by 72.4. Texas State: 6 by 91.1
Split Comparison
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Wins88.8 · Games = 6 · +12.2 vs Losses
Losses76.7 · Games = 6 · -12.2 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
South Alabama
Best efficiency game
100 vs Louisiana
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 11/29 | vs Texas State | W 42-28 | — | 6 | 82 | 13.7 | 13.70 | 1 | 43 |
| Sat 11/16 | @ Ole Miss | L 21-51 | — | 7 | 76 | 10.9 | 10.90 | 0 | 31 |
| Fri 11/8 | @ Louisiana | L 36-41 | — | 5 | 93 | 18.6 | 18.60 | 1 | 51 |
| Thu 10/31 | vs UL Monroe | L 37-49 | — | 6 | 75 | 12.5 | 12.50 | 0 | 19 |
| Sat 10/26 | @ Western Kentucky | W 32-26 | — | 5 | 74 | 14.8 | 14.80 | 0 | 23 |
| Sat 10/12 | @ Georgia State100 receiving yards | W 35-28 | — | 6 | 113 | 18.8 | 18.80 | 1 | 37 |
| Sat 10/5 | vs South Alabama100 receiving yards · 2+ TD | W 34-33 | — | 5 | 129 | 25.8 | 25.80 | 2 | 62 |
| Sat 9/28 | @ DukeHigh volume | L 31-38 | — | 9 | 77 | 8.4 | 8.60 | 1 | 24 |
| Sat 9/21 | @ Mississippi State | L 7-62 | — | 3 | 14 | 2 | 4.70 | 1 | 5 |
| Thu 9/12 | @ Arkansas State100 receiving yards | L 34-41 | — | 6 | 125 | 20.8 | 20.80 | 1 | 54 |
| Sat 9/7 | vs Savannah St2+ TD | W 66-3 | — | 3 | 66 | 22 | 22 | 3 | 50 |
| Sat 8/31 | vs UAB | W 34-31 | — | 5 | 69 | 13.8 | 13.80 | 1 | 23 |
Player Story
Eric Thomas story
Eric Thomas built his college career from 2010 through 2013 as a wide receiver from Shreveport, LA wearing No. 3, spending time with Troy. The clearest part of Eric Thomas' career was his receiving role: 186 catches, 2,571 receiving yards, 29 touchdowns, and 1 rushing yard across 41 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2013 with Troy. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 1 rushing yard and 15 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 41 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Troy.
The arc is straightforward: Eric Thomas moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Troy
2010-2013
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20102010201120122013
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Postseason | Troy | 120 | 80 | 5.1 | — |
| 2010 Regular Season | Troy | 120 | 80 | 5.1 | 0 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Troy | 791 | 79.3 | 18.6 | 671 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Troy | 667 | 65.6 | 15.8 | -124 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Troy | 993 | 85.5 | 20.5 | 326 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs South Alabama
Week 6 · W 34-33 · Conference game
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
129
Receiving Yards
89.8 takeover
129 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
@ Georgia State
Week 7 · W 35-28 · Conference game
113
Receiving Yards
89.2 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
113 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
vs Florida Atlantic
Week 12 · W 34-7 · Conference game
128
Receiving Yards
87.6 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
128 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
@ Western Kentucky
Week 13 · L 18-41 · Conference game
82
Receiving Yards
85.6 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
82 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
@ Tennessee
Week 10 · L 48-55
147
Receiving Yards
84.2 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
147 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2013 Regular Season · Troy
993 primary output · 85.5 efficiency · 20.5 usage
83.5
#2
2011 Regular Season · Troy
74.2
791 primary · 79.3 efficiency · 18.6 usage
#3
2012 Regular Season · Troy
62.1
667 primary · 65.6 efficiency · 15.8 usage
Milestones
6
100+ receiving yards
3
8+ catch outings
7
2+ TD games
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