Cam Thomas

QB · Illinois 2017 · #10

Last confirmed: Illinois, 2017. No 2026 box-score games on record.

6′2″ · 200 lb · Chicago Heights, IL

Cam Thomas: QB · Illinois · #10.

Cam Thomas

QB · Illinois · So · #10

On tape: 159 passing yards and 30 rushing yards against Purdue, Week 10, 2017.

News and fans

No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.

Illinois in the news

Jalen Lott, Messiah Hampton out vs IllinoisDucks Wire Oct 24
Oregon WR Evan Stewart arrested for DUIOct 19
Katin Houser out for season with hand injuryOct 11
Roger Cooper named DCAlton Telegraph Oct 4

Where to follow him

Career stats

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Season	Team
2017	Illinois	28	66	42.4%	375	5.7	0	5	75.0	32
Career		28	66	42.4%	375	5.7	0	5	75.0	32

Season	Team
2017	Illinois	52	233	4.5	1
Career		52	233	4.5	1

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2017 season · 4 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	CMP/ATT	YDS	INT	YPA	QBR	Note
Wk 8	L 17-24@ Minnesota	2/4	33	1	8.3	38.5
Wk 9	L 10-24vs No. 5 Wisconsin	2/11	44	2	4.0	37.5
Wk 10	L 10-29@ Purdue	10/20	159	0	7.9	28.1	Season-high 159 yds
Wk 13	L 7-42vs No. 23 Northwestern	14/31	139	2	4.5	16.7
Total		28/66	375	5	5.7	—

Signature game

Week 10 · 2017

L 10-29

at Purdue

159 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 28.1 · 30 rush yds (14 car)

With B. Hayes — 40.7 yards per punt · 6 punts · 47 long · K. Foster — 73 rush yds (17 car) · 2 rec · 46 yds

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 8 · Minnesota · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA −7.92Cam Thomas pass intercepted for a TD Jonathan Celestin return for 31 yds for a TD, (Emmit Carpenter KICK)
Week 13 · Northwestern · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA −4.30Cam Thomas pass intercepted Trae Williams return for 65 yds to the Illin 13
Week 10 · Purdue · 1st and 21 · Q1 · EPA +3.79Cam Thomas pass complete to Ricky Smalling for 42 yds to the Prdue 44 for a
Week 9 · Wisconsin · 2nd and 14 · Q4 · EPA −3.41Cam Thomas pass intercepted Joe Ferguson return for 37 yds to the Wisc 43
Week 9 · Wisconsin · 3rd and 8 · Q1 · EPA +3.29Cam Thomas pass complete to Malik Turner for 29 yds to the 50 yard line for a
Week 9 · Wisconsin · 3rd and 2 · Q4 · EPA +3.11Cam Thomas run for 27 yds to the Wisc 43 for a

4 more plays

Week 10 · Purdue · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +3.11Cam Thomas pass complete to Kendrick Foster for 40 yds to the Prdue 35 for a
Week 13 · Northwestern · 3rd and 2 · Q1 · EPA +2.95Cam Thomas run for 23 yds for a TD, (Chase McLaughlin KICK)
Week 10 · Purdue · 3rd and 4 · Q3 · EPA −2.94Cam Thomas sacked by Jacob Thieneman for a loss of 11 yards to the Prdue 46
Week 8 · Minnesota · 2nd and 7 · Q1 · EPA +2.71Cam Thomas pass complete to Dominic Thieman for 25 yds to the Minn 40 for a

Passing profile

Pass Profile · Completions by yards gained (PBP)

Adjusted ANY/A, sack rate, and where the yards came from

28/66 (42.4%) · 0 TD · 5 INT

66 of 66 attempts matched to play-by-play

Adjusted ANY/A

1.31203 of 205 QBs

Sack rate

10.8%188 of 205 QBs

Sacked on 10.8% of dropbacks (188 of 205) and Adjusted ANY/A trails the field (203 of 205).

Adjusted ANY/A uses full-season box-score totals (attempts, yards, TDs, INTs); sack rate is play-by-play-derived.

Short

0–9 yds

50%of completions

14 comp6.1 yds avg

Middle

10–19 yds

29%of completions

8 comp13.9 yds avg

Deep

20+ yds

21%of completions

6 comp29.7 yds avg

Overall 42.4% completion on 66 attempts · 50% of completions gained 0–9 yds.

Teams and coaches

2017Illinois2-10HC: Lovie Smith · Balanced, slow tempo

Our ratings

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Where this profile ranks vs the QB cohort

Box-score percentiles

8 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: pass yards (0th percentile).

Box-score rates (8)

Rush yards#55 / 179 · 70th pct

233

Fumbles lost#26 / 163 · 68th pct

Interceptions#53 / 179 · 65th pct

Rush TDs#105 / 179 · 33rd pct

Yards / att#166 / 179 · 8th pct

5.7

Completion %#178 / 179 · 1st pct

42.4%

Pass yards#180 / 180 · 0th pct

375

Pass TDs#180 / 180 · 0th pct

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

Zeitgeist Passer Rating

2017 · our own passing-efficiency number, shown next to the 1979 formula it does not replace.

Thin sample: 63 dropbacks

32Zeitgeist Passer Ratingnot ranked until 125 dropbacks

NCAA passer rating no box-score line yet

Positive-play rate weight 24%

33.4%1th pct of FBS QBs

share of dropbacks that gained expected points · +1.6% schedule adj.

Yards per attempt weight 56%

5.8710th pct of FBS QBs

sacks excluded · +0.6 schedule adj.

Sack rate weight 21% (penalty)

12.0%1th pct of FBS QBs

the input passer rating cannot see · -0.7% schedule adj.

Opponent-adjusted; garbage time excluded (11 of 74 dropbacks dropped). 50 = FBS average; the number is pulled toward 50 when the sample is thin. How ZPR is built.

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2017 season · 4 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	YDS/g	TD/g	YPA	INT/g
Home2g	91.5	0.0	4.2	2.0
Road2g	96.0	0.0	8.1	0.5

First half vs Second half

	YDS/g	TD/g	YPA	INT/g
Weeks 8+4g	93.8	0.0	6.2	1.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2017 season

Head Coach

Lovie Smith

Pass share

47.0%

339 pass / 382 run

Plays / game

60.1

12 games

Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.

Awards

Player standing · 2017

66 pass attempts and 52 carries in 4 games

Fewer passes and runs a game than most FBS quarterbacks who play every week.

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