Antonio Gates vs Julius Thomas

Antonio GatesJulius Thomas

Antonio Gates and Julius Thomas compared on their NFL careers: Antonio Gates played 16 seasons, 2003 to 2018, Julius Thomas 6 seasons, 2011 to 2017. Antonio Gates has 955 receptions to Julius Thomas's 226.

Who has the better career numbers?

Antonio Gates and Julius Thomas career totals
236GP67
11,841YDS2,406
116TD36
12.4AVG10.6

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Antonio Gates and Julius Thomas postseason
12GP4
540YDS241
2TD0
10.6AVG10

Where each stands all time

Antonio Gates and Julius Thomas all-time places
33rd (11,841)Receiving yards—
21st (955)Receptions—

Among the NFL players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

  • Antonio Gates: 0 championships; none on file
  • Julius Thomas: 0 championships; none on file

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Antonio Gates and Julius Thomas season by season
REC: Passes caught.YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.REC: Passes caught.YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.
1st20032438922011150
2nd2004819641320136578812
3rd2005891,1011020144348912
4th20067192492015464555
5th20077598492016302814
6th20086070482017413883
7th2009791,1578————
8th20105078210————
9th2011647787————
10th2012495387————
11th2013778724————
12th20146982112————
13th2015566305————
14th2016535487————
15th2017303163————
16th2018283332————

What the columns mean: REC