Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2016-2017Mississippi State
Jordan Thomas
TE • 6'5" • 280 lbs • Sumrall, MS, USA
Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher
Jordan Thomas reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
28
Developing production for a tight end
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
31
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Mississippi State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 2
- Program Path
- Mississippi State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Ole Miss
Player Story
Jordan Thomas built his college career from 2016 through 2017 as a tight end from Sumrall, MS wearing No. 83, spending time with Mississippi State. The clearest part of Jordan Thomas' career was his receiving role:...
Read the storyNFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2018
- Selection
- Round 6 · Pick 37
- Overall
- No. 211
- NFL Team
- Houston Texans
Jordan Thomas, TE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Mississippi State. Jordan Thomas reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 311
- Receptions
- 31
- Touchdowns
- 4
Quick Answers
Jordan Thomas quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Mississippi State · TE
- Career Receiving Yards
- 311
- Tracked sample
- 2 unique seasons · 3 entries · 18 games
- Best season
- 2017 Postseason · Mississippi State
- Top game
- Ole Miss
- NFL Draft
- 2018 · Round 6 · Pick 37 · Houston Texans
- Latest roster
- No. 83 · Class 2017
- 2017 Receiving yards rank
- 263 receiving yards · TE 58th (top 18%) · SEC 50th (top 24%) · National 515th (top 27%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 6 | 9 | 48 | 1 | 37.5 |
| 2017 Postseason | Mississippi State | 12 | 2 | 36 | 0 | 67.6 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 12 | 20 | 227 | 3 | 67.6 |
Related Context
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Jordan Thomas played TE for Mississippi State. Across 2 tracked seasons, Jordan Thomas recorded 311 receiving yards and 4 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2017 with Mississippi State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Postseason
Mississippi State paired 263 primary output with 70.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Postseason role shape
target-driven usage with 70.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2017 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Ole Miss
Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2017 Postseason · Mississippi State
Games
12
Receiving Yards / G
21.9
Efficiency
70.2
Usage
12.7
Consistency
57.8
Best Game by takeover score
Ole Miss
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Louisville: 36. Charleston Southern: 18. Louisiana Tech: 25. LSU: 13. Auburn: 5. BYU: 6. Kentucky: 28. Texas A&M: 10. Massachusetts: 20. Alabama: 24. Arkansas: 13. Ole Miss: 65
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. Louisville: 2 by 100. Charleston Southern: 2 by 60. Louisiana Tech: 2 by 83.3. LSU: 2 by 43.3. Auburn: 1 by 33.3. BYU: 1 by 40. Kentucky: 3 by 62.2. Texas A&M: 1 by 66.7. Massachusetts: 2 by 66.7. Alabama: 1 by 100. Arkansas: 1 by 86.7. Ole Miss: 4 by 100
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins18.8 · Games = 9 · -12.6 vs Losses
Losses31.3 · Games = 3 · +12.6 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
Ole Miss
Best efficiency game
100 vs Louisville
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/30 | vs Louisville | W 31-27 | — | 2 | 36 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 29 |
| Fri 11/24 | vs Ole Miss | L 28-31 | — | 4 | 65 | 16.3 | 16.30 | 0 | 24 |
| Sat 11/18 | @ Arkansas | W 28-21 | — | 1 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| Sun 11/12 | vs Alabama | L 24-31 | — | 1 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 24 |
| Sat 11/4 | vs Massachusetts | W 34-23 | — | 2 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 15 |
| Sat 10/28 | @ Texas A&M | W 35-14 | — | 1 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 10 |
| Sat 10/21 | vs Kentucky | W 45-7 | — | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 9.30 | 1 | 10 |
| Sat 10/14 | vs BYU | W 35-10 | — | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Sat 9/30 | @ Auburn | L 10-49 | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Sat 9/16 | vs LSU | W 37-7 | — | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 6.50 | 0 | 7 |
| Sat 9/9 | @ Louisiana Tech | W 57-21 | — | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 12.50 | 1 | 17 |
| Sat 9/2 | vs Charleston Southern | W 49-0 | — | 2 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 12 |
Player Story
Jordan Thomas story
Jordan Thomas built his college career from 2016 through 2017 as a tight end from Sumrall, MS wearing No. 83, spending time with Mississippi State. The clearest part of Jordan Thomas' career was his receiving role: 31 catches, 311 receiving yards, and 4 touchdowns across 18 career games in the available record. That gives Jordan Thomas' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Mississippi State
2016-2017
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201620172017
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 48 | 36.1 | 10.7 | — |
| 2017 Postseason | Mississippi State | 263 | 70.2 | 12.7 | 215 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 263 | 70.2 | 12.7 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Ole Miss
Week 13 · L 28-31 · Conference game
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
65
Receiving Yards
98.4 takeover
65 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
@ Ole Miss
Week 13 · W 55-20 · Conference game
17
Receiving Yards
80 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
17 receiving yards with a 56.7 efficiency score.
#3
vs Louisville
Week 1 · W 31-27 · Postseason
36
Receiving Yards
72 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
36 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
@ Louisiana Tech
Week 2 · W 57-21
25
Receiving Yards
57.7 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
25 receiving yards with a 83.3 efficiency score.
#5
vs Alabama
Week 11 · L 24-31 · Conference game
24
Receiving Yards
54.2 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
24 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Postseason · Mississippi State
263 primary output · 70.2 efficiency · 12.7 usage
67.6
#2
2017 Regular Season · Mississippi State
67.6
263 primary · 70.2 efficiency · 12.7 usage
#3
2016 Regular Season · Mississippi State
37.5
48 primary · 36.1 efficiency · 10.7 usage
Milestones
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100+ receiving yards
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8+ catch outings
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2+ TD games
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