Michael Thomas stats

Last played for the New Orleans Saints, 2023

Wide Receiver · #13

Age 33 · 6' 3"

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Michael Thomas played 7 NFL seasons, 2016 to 2023.

Stats

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Totals

Career regular season

GP
83
REC
565
TGTS
744
YDS
6,569
AVG
11.6
TD
36
LNG
72
FD
357

Ranked among NFL players who qualify (REC, TGTS, YDS, TD: 4+ games, 30+ TGTS; AVG: 4+ games, 30+ REC) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Totals by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.REC: Passes caught.TGTS: Passes thrown the player's way, caught or not.YDS: Yards gained through the air, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts.AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, whichever this table counts.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.LNG: Longest single play, in yards.FD: First downs this player moved the chains for.
2016NO15921221,13712.494662
2017NO161041491,24512.054370
2018NO161251471,40511.297275
2019NO161491851,72511.694991
2020NO7405543810.902425
2022NO3162217110.732113
2023NO10396444811.513121

What the columns mean: REC · TGTS · LNG · FD

Career Postseason

GP
7
REC
43
TGTS
64
YDS
566
AVG
13.2
TD
4
LNG
46
FD
27

Per game

Career regular season

GP
83
REC
6.8
TGTS
9.0
YDS
79.1
AVG
11.6
TD
0.4
LNG
72
FD
4.3

Per game: season totals ÷ games played. Derived here — averages, completion rate and longest plays are the stored figures and are left as they are.

Per game by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.REC: Passes caught.TGTS: Passes thrown the player's way, caught or not.YDS: Yards gained through the air, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts.AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, whichever this table counts.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.LNG: Longest single play, in yards.FD: First downs this player moved the chains for.
2016NO156.18.175.812.40.6464.1
2017NO166.59.377.812.00.3434.4
2018NO167.89.287.811.20.6724.7
2019NO169.311.6107.811.60.6495.7
2020NO75.77.962.610.90.0243.6
2022NO35.37.357.010.71.0214.3
2023NO103.96.444.811.50.1312.1

What the columns mean: REC · TGTS · LNG · FD

Fantasy

Career regular season

GP
83
PPR
1,429.1
HALF
1,146.6
STD
864.1
PPG
17.2

Fantasy points in ESPN’s default scoring, worked out here from the season lines: PPR with a point per catch, half-PPR with half, standard with none.

Ranked among NFL players with 4+ games that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Fantasy by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.PPR: Fantasy points with a point per catch — the scoring most leagues use.HALF: Fantasy points with half a point per catch.STD: Standard fantasy points: nothing for a catch, only yards, touchdowns and turnovers.PPG: PPR fantasy points per game played.
2016NO15255.7209.7163.717
2017NO16258.5206.5154.516.2
2018NO16315.5253.0190.519.7
2019NO16374.6300.1225.623.4
2020NO783.963.943.912
2022NO351.143.135.117
2023NO1089.870.350.89

What the columns mean: PPR · HALF · STD · PPG

Bio

Age
33 yearsMar 3, 1993
Height
6' 3"
Debut
2016
Birthplace
Los Angeles, CA
Draft
2016Rd 2, Pk 47
College
Ohio State

Latest performance

Michael Thomas

Nov 12 · @ MIN · L 27-19

REC
1
TGTS
2
YDS
9
AVG
9.0
TD
0
LNG
9

2016 NFL combine

WR, 6'3", 212 lb · Ohio State

His combine measurements and their percentile
MeasureResultPercentile
40-yard dash4.57s24th
Vertical jump35"41st
Broad jump10' 6"77th
Bench press (225 lb)18 reps75th
3-cone drill6.80s79th
20-yard shuttle4.13s74th

Percentile: the share of WRs measured at the combine since 2000 he beat. The 2016 combine

Games

All games
Most recent games
DateOpponentRECYDSTD
Sun, Nov 12atMINL 27-19190
Sun, Nov 05vsCHIW 24-17000
Sun, Oct 29atINDW 38-274680
Thu, Oct 19vsJAXL 31-243421
Sun, Oct 15atHOUL 20-135450
Sun, Oct 08atNEW 34-04650

What were Michael Thomas's career stats?

Michael Thomas played 7 seasons for the Saints. He had 565 receptions for 6,569 yards and 36 receiving touchdowns. His best season was 2019: 149 receptions, 1,725 receiving yards and 9 receiving touchdowns.

League leaderboards and awards

7 seasons, 4 postseasons, 2016 to 2023

Michael Thomas led the NFL in receptions (2018, 2019) and receiving yards (2019); finished top 10 in a stat 11 times.

All-time career rank

  • 158th in receiving yards (6,569)
  • 122nd in receptions (565)

Among the 3,726 NFL players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified NFL players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

Michael Thomas college stats

Michael Thomas played 3 seasons at Ohio State Buckeyes (2012 to 2015): 113 catches for 1,602 yards and 18 touchdowns.

receiving

Michael Thomas's college receiving by season
REC: Passes caught.YDS: Yards gained on the quarterback's completed passes.AVG: Passing yards per throw, incompletions included. The league average sits near 7.TD: Touchdown passes thrown.
2012Ohio State Buckeyes3227.3011
2014Ohio State Buckeyes5479914.8979
2015Ohio State Buckeyes5678113.9950

defensive

Michael Thomas's college defensive by season
TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together.SOLO: Tackles made alone, with no teammate sharing the credit.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.PD: Passes the defender broke up or deflected.SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half.FF: Times the defender knocked the ball loose, whoever recovered it.INT: Passes thrown to the other team — lower is better.YDS: Yards gained on the quarterback's completed passes.TD: Touchdown passes thrown.
2014Ohio State Buckeyes220000000
2015Ohio State Buckeyes110000000

scoring

Michael Thomas's college scoring by season
REC: Passes caught.TD: Touchdown passes thrown.2PT: Conversions run or caught from the two-yard line after a touchdown, worth two points instead of the kick's one.PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.
2014Ohio State Buckeyes0090910056
2015Ohio State Buckeyes0090900054

College seasons as ESPN files them for the school he played for.

More on Michael Thomas

Playoff games

Michael Thomas played 7 games across 4 NFL postseasons — 3 won, 4 lost.

Michael Thomas's line in each playoff game
CAR: Times the player ran with the ball.YDS: Yards gained through the air, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.
2020CHIW 21-90731
2020TBL 30-20000
2019MINL 26-20 OT0700
2018PHIW 20-1401711
2018LARL 26-23 OT0360
2017CARW 31-2601310
2017MINL 29-240852

What the columns mean: CAR

Totals, from NFL game logs since the 1994 postseason — earlier games are not counted.