#5

Dakota Thomas

WR · Nevada · Sr. · #5

Returning to Nevada for 2026
This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

Dakota Thomas

WR · Nevada · Sr · #5

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
No recruit profile
CFB
College
2 teams
2021–2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

Coaching Lineage · 2021–2025

3 coaches
2021
Vai Taua
Nevada
2022
Ken Wilson
Nevada
era →
2025
Jeff Choate
Nevada
era →

Played under 3 different head coaches: Vai Taua, Ken Wilson, and Jeff Choate. Multi-era developmental context.

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021Western Kentucky9-5HC: Tyson Helton · Pass-heavy, fast tempo
2022Western Kentucky9-5HC: Tyson Helton · Pass-leaning
2025Nevada3-9HC: Jeff Choate · Run-leaning, slow tempo

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2025Nevada2626810.31--
2022Western Kentucky----------
2021Western Kentucky99911.02--
Career3536710.53--

How he plays

Play style

Moves the chains on third down.

CFB Index positional classification

2026 Outlook

Nevada

Updated May 27

2026 Depth chart

Returning starter

Wide receiver · Nevada

Returning around him

  • 66% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
  • Transfer portal: -7 net (14 in / 21 out)

2026 Award watch

No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)

Nevada · Last season: 3-9 · Talent rank #119 · 2026 recruiting class #97

DNA match

Player DNA

Possession Receiver

Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.

WR

His 2025 production profile sits closest to LV Bunkley-Shelton’s 2024 season.

Georgia Southern · 2024

#2

Demarcus Jones

Southern Miss · 2020

81%
#3

Simeon Evans

Sam Houston · 2023

77%
#4

Cole Harrity

Buffalo · 2023

76%
#5

Cole Harrity

New Mexico State · 2021

76%

Matches LV on

Total EPA (college ability)
Weight
Yards / reception

Differs from LV on

TD rate (higher)

Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Derick Eugene’s path through Long Island University.

Derick Eugene

98%match

Long Island University · 2021

#2

Elijah Steward

Lafayette · 2025

97%
#3

LV Bunkley-Shelton

Georgia Southern · 2024

97%
#4

Mycah Pittman

Florida State · 2022

96%
#5

Cam Johnson

Northwestern · 2023

96%

Matches Derick on

Yards per reception
20202025

As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Geordon Porter's senior season at UConn (2023).

UConn · 2023

#2

Stefan Cobbs

Boise State · 2023

All-Mountain West
81%
#3

Dillon Bell

Georgia · 2025

80%
#4

Dimitri Stanley

Iowa State · 2023

80%
#5

Nico Ragaini

Iowa · 2023

78%

Matches Geordon on

Total EPA (college ability)
Yards / reception
TD rate

Differs from Geordon on

Weight (higher)

Player DNA

Players who play like Dakota Thomas

#1

LV Bunkley-Shelton

Arizona State · 2021

97%
#2

Mycah Pittman

Oregon · 2021

96%
#3

Cam Johnson

Vanderbilt · 2021

96%

Heisman trajectory

Heisman Trajectory · 2025

Peak #2614

Final rank
#2762
Avg #2699.3
Finalist prob 0%

Peaked at #2614 this season.

Development

Development Trajectory · receiving yards

2021–2025
99.02021
2682025

+171%

Up 171% from first season to most-recent.