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Houston · 2026

Amare Thomas

WRSenior6' 0", 205 lbsBirmingham, AL
Houston Cougars6-2 · TDC #32
Snap share
84%
6 of 8 started · likely 71–98%
Receptions
41
47th of 2089 in FBS
Rec. yards
620
36th of 2074 in FBS
Yards / catch
15.1
98th of 460 in FBS
Rec. TD
6
22nd of 914 in FBS
EPA / play
+0.74
35th of 315 WR/TEs

Efficiency & Role

EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS WR/TE who qualifies

EPA per play by situation

63 plays · +46.8 total EPA · 35th of 315 qualifying WR/TEs
All plays+0.74
Passing+0.74
1st down+0.17
2nd down+0.56
3rd down+1.76
Standard downs+0.42
Passing downs+1.34
ThomasWR/TE average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays11%
Pass plays26%
Run plays0%
1st down10%
2nd down10%
3rd down15%
Standard downs9%
Passing downs17%
ThomasWR/TE average

Advanced

Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume

ReceivingValueFBS rank
Targets63—
Target share27.4%35th / 534
Catch rate65.1%262nd / 534
Success rate per target60.3%66th / 534
Yards per target9.8116th / 534
Explosive catches12.7%207th / 534
Deep-target rate7.9%—
3rd-down targets16—
Red-zone targets9—

Charting

Where Thomas's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play

Targets
63
41 caught (65%)
Avg. depth of target
8.3
air yards per target
YAC per catch
7.6
304 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
305
of 609 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
8%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted61 targets charted

65% comp8.3 avg. depth7.6 YAC/catch8% 20+ air yds6–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: 2 targets (3%), 2 caught (100%), 6 yds, 3.0 per target2100% · 6yLeft, 0–4 air yards: 8 targets (13%), 5 caught (63%), 88 yds, 11.0 per target863% · 88yLeft, 5–9 air yards: 4 targets (7%), 2 caught (50%), 59 yds, 14.8 per target450% · 59yLeft, 10–14 air yards: 1 targets (2%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yLeft, 15–19 air yards: 5 targets (8%), 2 caught (40%), 33 yds, 6.6 per target540% · 33yLeft, 20–29 air yards: 1 targets (2%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yLeft, 30+ air yards: 1 targets (2%), 1 caught (100%), 37 yds, 37.0 per target1100% · 37yMiddle, Behind air yards: 1 targets (2%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 3 targets (5%), 2 caught (67%), 16 yds, 5.3 per target367% · 16yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: 7 targets (11%), 4 caught (57%), 43 yds, 6.1 per target757% · 43yMiddle, 10–14 air yards: 3 targets (5%), 3 caught (100%), 33 yds, 11.0 per target3100% · 33yMiddle, 15–19 air yards: 1 targets (2%), 1 caught (100%), 17 yds, 17.0 per target1100% · 17yMiddle, 20–29 air yards: 2 targets (3%), 1 caught (50%), 45 yds, 22.5 per target250% · 45yMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: 1 targets (2%), 1 caught (100%), 8 yds, 8.0 per target1100% · 8yRight, 0–4 air yards: 4 targets (7%), 4 caught (100%), 43 yds, 10.8 per target4100% · 43yRight, 5–9 air yards: 10 targets (16%), 8 caught (80%), 109 yds, 10.9 per target1080% · 109yRight, 10–14 air yards: 4 targets (7%), 2 caught (50%), 21 yds, 5.3 per target450% · 21yRight, 15–19 air yards: 2 targets (3%), 1 caught (50%), 30 yds, 15.0 per target250% · 30yRight, 20–29 air yards: 1 targets (2%), 1 caught (100%), 21 yds, 21.0 per target1100% · 21yRight, 30+ air yards: none
fewer more targets
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.
2025 charting · Houston

2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (6 of Thomas’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.

Charted targets
53
39 caught (74%)
Avg. depth of target
9.1
air yards per target
YAC per catch
6.2
243 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
219
of 462 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
17%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted53 targets charted

69% comp9.1 avg. depth6.2 YAC/catch17% 20+ air yds12–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: 6 targets (11%), 6 caught (100%), 37 yds, 6.2 per target6100% · 37yLeft, 0–4 air yards: 5 targets (9%), 4 caught (80%), 16 yds, 3.2 per target580% · 16yLeft, 5–9 air yards: 3 targets (6%), 2 caught (67%), 17 yds, 5.7 per target367% · 17yLeft, 10–14 air yards: 3 targets (6%), 2 caught (67%), 27 yds, 9.0 per target367% · 27yLeft, 15–19 air yards: 1 targets (2%), 1 caught (100%), 15 yds, 15.0 per target1100% · 15yLeft, 20–29 air yards: noneLeft, 30+ air yards: noneMiddle, Behind air yards: 1 targets (2%), 1 caught (100%), 5 yds, 5.0 per target1100% · 5yMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 2 targets (4%), 2 caught (100%), 30 yds, 15.0 per target2100% · 30yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: 1 targets (2%), 1 caught (100%), 8 yds, 8.0 per target1100% · 8yMiddle, 10–14 air yards: 1 targets (2%), 1 caught (100%), 23 yds, 23.0 per target1100% · 23yMiddle, 15–19 air yards: noneMiddle, 20–29 air yards: noneMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: 4 targets (8%), 4 caught (100%), 48 yds, 12.0 per target4100% · 48yRight, 0–4 air yards: 4 targets (8%), 4 caught (100%), 39 yds, 9.8 per target4100% · 39yRight, 5–9 air yards: 7 targets (13%), 4 caught (57%), 45 yds, 6.4 per target757% · 45yRight, 10–14 air yards: 4 targets (8%), 4 caught (100%), 44 yds, 11.0 per target4100% · 44yRight, 15–19 air yards: 2 targets (4%), 1 caught (50%), 17 yds, 8.5 per target250% · 17yRight, 20–29 air yards: 6 targets (11%), 1 caught (17%), 27 yds, 4.5 per target617% · 27yRight, 30+ air yards: 3 targets (6%), 1 caught (33%), 64 yds, 21.3 per target333% · 64y
fewer more targets
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.

Career

4 seasons at 2 schools since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play

SeasonTeamGSnapsRecRec ydsRec TDTgt share
2026 so farHouston#32 · 6-2884%41620627.4%
2025Houston#52 · 10-31378%679661225.8%
2024UAB#115 · 3-91169%62670816.5%
2023UAB#107 · 4-81154%53437316.2%

Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Amare Thomas's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.

Game Log

Amare Thomas's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game

7.5 avg. game scoreBest: 9.1 vs Oklahoma State (Week 7)3 of 8 games at 8.0+
Receiving
WkOpponentResultGame scoreRecYdsY/RTDLong
1Oregon StateW 33–208.9813316.6137
2SouthernW 77–66.53299.7111
3@Texas TechL 26–287.777510.7117
4@Georgia SouthernW 42–287.155010.0117
5UCFW 27–176.444310.8017
6@Kansas StateW 35–165.923115.5030
7Oklahoma StateW 35–329.1712618.0251
8@UtahL 13–218.5513326.6056
2026 · 8 games7.54162015.1656

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions4147th / 2089
Yards62036th / 2074
Yards / catch15.198th / 460
Touchdowns622nd / 914
Long56—
Kick returns2026FBS rank
Returns1—
Yards16—
Average16—
Touchdowns0—
Long16—

Snaps by Game

Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works

GameStartTeam playsEst. snapsPlays involvedSpecial teamsPenaltiesSnap share
Wk 1 · Oregon State✓ WR72~65 (43–72)11··90%
Wk 2 · Southern✓ WR64~46 (30–56)5··72%
Wk 3 · Texas Tech✓ WR75~65 (43–75)101·87%
Wk 4 · Georgia Southern✓ WR63~54 (35–63)6··86%
Wk 5 · UCF—77~66 (43–77)8·186%
Wk 6 · Kansas State—74~59 (39–72)6··80%
Wk 7 · Oklahoma State✓ WR73~62 (41–73)7·185%
Wk 8 · Utah✓ WR66~59 (39–66)10··89%
Season6 GS564476 (399–555)631284%

Position Room

15 WRs on the Houston roster, ordered by rec

#PlayerPosClassRecYdsTDTgt shareEPA/play
0Amare ThomasWRSR41620626%+0.74
Trent WalkerWR28382218%+0.61
Koby YoungWR18347511%+0.55
10Jaquise MartinWRSO11105%+0.93
3Harvey Broussard IIIWRSR—————
8Tyson TurnerWRJR—————
12Stephon JohnsonWRSR—————
14Muizz TounkaraWRSO—————
22Dorian BarnesWRFR—————
27Braeden RobinsonWRFR———0%-0.02
46Jeffrey Strozier Jr.WRSR—————
81Jeremiah BushnellWRFR—————
82Jack NewhouseWRFR—————
83Keavon RobertsWRFR—————
84Samuel PadgittWRSR—————

Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes 4+ plays per team game. Houston depth chart →