Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2014-2015Southern Miss
Michael Thomas
WR • 6'1" • Chicago, IL, USA
Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher
Michael Thomas reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
55
Solid production for a receiver
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Reliability
42
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
78
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2015 Postseason · Southern Miss
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 2
- Program Path
- Southern Miss
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Washington
Player Story
Michael Thomas built his college career from 2014 through 2015 as a wide receiver from Chicago, IL wearing No. 88, spending time with Southern Miss. The clearest part of Michael Thomas' career was his receiving role:...
Read the storyNFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2016
- Selection
- Round 6 · Pick 31
- Overall
- No. 206
- NFL Team
- Los Angeles Rams
Michael Thomas, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2015 Postseason · Southern Miss. Michael Thomas reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 1,983
- Receptions
- 112
- Touchdowns
- 20
Quick Answers
Michael Thomas quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Southern Miss · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 1,983
- Tracked sample
- 2 unique seasons · 3 entries · 25 games
- Best season
- 2015 Postseason · Southern Miss
- Top game
- Washington
- NFL Draft
- 2016 · Round 6 · Pick 31 · Los Angeles Rams
- Latest roster
- No. 88 · Class 2015
- 2015 Receiving yards rank
- 1,391 receiving yards · WR 7th (top 1%) · Conference USA 2nd (top 2%) · National 7th (top 1%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Southern Miss | 12 | 41 | 592 | 6 | 55.2 |
| 2015 Postseason | Southern Miss | 13 | 9 | 190 | 2 | 87.4 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Southern Miss | 13 | 62 | 1,201 | 12 | 87.4 |
Related Context
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Michael Thomas played WR for Southern Miss. Across 2 tracked seasons, Michael Thomas recorded 1,983 receiving yards and 20 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2015 with Southern Miss.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2015 Postseason
Southern Miss paired 1,391 primary output with 95.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2014 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 82.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2015 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Middle Tennessee
Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2014 Regular Season · Southern Miss
Games
12
Receiving Yards / G
49.3
Efficiency
82.1
Usage
13.7
Consistency
50.8
Best Game by takeover score
Middle Tennessee
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Mississippi State: 18. Alcorn State: 14. Alabama: 18. App State: 71. Rice: 59. Middle Tennessee: 114. North Texas: 76. Louisiana Tech: 104. UTEP: 17. Marshall: 9. UTSA: 80. UAB: 12
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Mississippi State: 1 by 100. Alcorn State: 2 by 46.7. Alabama: 1 by 100. App State: 4 by 100. Rice: 4 by 98.3. Middle Tennessee: 9 by 84.4. North Texas: 3 by 100. Louisiana Tech: 7 by 99. UTEP: 2 by 56.7. Marshall: 1 by 60. UTSA: 5 by 100. UAB: 2 by 40
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins53.7 · Games = 3 · +5.8 vs Losses
Losses47.9 · Games = 9 · -5.8 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
Middle Tennessee
Best efficiency game
100 vs UTSA
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/29 | vs UAB | L 24-45 | — | 2 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 10 |
| Fri 11/14 | @ UTSA | L 10-12 | — | 5 | 80 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 44 |
| Sun 11/9 | vs Marshall | L 17-63 | — | 1 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Sun 11/2 | @ UTEP | L 14-35 | — | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 8.50 | 0 | 13 |
| Sat 10/25 | vs Louisiana Tech100 receiving yards | L 20-31 | — | 7 | 104 | 14.9 | 14.90 | 1 | 34 |
| Sat 10/18 | @ North Texas | W 30-20 | — | 3 | 76 | 25.3 | 25.30 | 1 | 40 |
| Sat 10/4 | @ Middle Tennessee100 receiving yards · High volume | L 31-37 | — | 9 | 114 | 12.7 | 12.70 | 2 | 19 |
| Sat 9/27 | vs Rice | L 23-41 | — | 4 | 59 | 14.8 | 14.80 | 1 | 30 |
| Sat 9/20 | vs App State | W 21-20 | — | 4 | 71 | 17.8 | 17.80 | 0 | 24 |
| Sat 9/13 | @ Alabama | L 12-52 | — | 1 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 18 |
| Sat 9/6 | vs Alcorn State | W 26-20 | — | 2 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 9 |
| Sat 8/30 | @ Mississippi State | L 0-49 | — | 1 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 18 |
Player Story
Michael Thomas story
Michael Thomas built his college career from 2014 through 2015 as a wide receiver from Chicago, IL wearing No. 88, spending time with Southern Miss. The clearest part of Michael Thomas' career was his receiving role: 112 catches, 1,983 receiving yards, and 19 touchdowns across 25 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2015 with Southern Miss. 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 936 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 25 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Southern Miss.
The arc is straightforward: Michael 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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Southern Miss
2014-2015
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Southern Miss | 592 | 82.1 | 13.7 | — |
| 2015 Postseason | Southern Miss | 1,391 | 95.8 | 22.8 | 799 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Southern Miss | 1,391 | 95.8 | 22.8 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Washington
Week 1 · L 31-44 · Postseason
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
190
Receiving Yards
100 takeover
190 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
@ Louisiana Tech
Week 13 · W 58-24 · Conference game
162
Receiving Yards
94.2 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
162 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
vs North Texas
Week 5 · W 49-14 · Conference game
155
Receiving Yards
89.3 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
155 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
@ Middle Tennessee
Week 6 · L 31-37 · Conference game
114
Receiving Yards
89.2 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
114 receiving yards with a 84.4 efficiency score.
#5
vs Louisiana Tech
Week 9 · L 20-31 · Conference game
104
Receiving Yards
87.7 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
104 receiving yards with a 99 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2015 Postseason · Southern Miss
1,391 primary output · 95.8 efficiency · 22.8 usage
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#2
2015 Regular Season · Southern Miss
87.4
1,391 primary · 95.8 efficiency · 22.8 usage
#3
2014 Regular Season · Southern Miss
55.2
592 primary · 82.1 efficiency · 13.7 usage
Milestones
10
100+ receiving yards
2
8+ catch outings
4
2+ TD games
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