Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | L 21-31vs Kentucky | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | Season-high 2 yds |
#87
Houston Thomas
Senior tight end for Texas A&M. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′5″ · 252 lb · College Station, TX · College Station
CFB Index 55 · #55 of 156 TEsMedium-low confidenceTransferred UTSA → Texas A&M for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
2
receiving yards · 2026 · through week 3
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 rec, 2 yds, vs Kentucky
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Senior tight end for Texas A&M. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to UTSA in 2022.
- Transferred from UTSA to Texas A&M in 2026.
Houston Thomas
Shows up in the passing game from any alignment. Two head coaches in five seasons, at two different programs. In 2025 the league put his name on paper for the first time: All-AAC. The receipt: 2 rec yds, 1 receptions against Kentucky — Week 3, 2026.
2 REC YDS · 1 REC · 0 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
His career
Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.
The week the volume broke through — put up 132 yds at Tulsa.Tulsa · L 45-462024
2022
- Signed with UTSA3-star out of College Station
202512 games
The role got bigger.
- All-AACthird
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
🎖
ALL-AAC
All-AAC mention (2025)
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Jimbo Fisher, Elijah Robinson, and Mike Elko. Multi-era developmental context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Texas A&M
2025UTSA
2026Texas A&M
Career stats
Game log
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2022UTSA11-3HC: Jeff Traylor · Balanced
2023UTSA9-4HC: Jeff Traylor · Run-leaning
2024UTSA7-6HC: Jeff Traylor · Balanced, fast tempo
2025UTSA7-6HC: Jeff Traylor · Balanced
2026Texas A&M2-1HC: Mike Elko · Balanced, fast tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort
Box-score percentiles
Medium-low confidence
Concern: rec yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 1.0 REC/g, 2.0 YDS/g, 2.0 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Elko
Pass share
49.3%
112 pass / 115 run
Plays / game
75.7
3 games
Team sack rate
3.2%
124 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
How he plays
Play style
No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.
CFB Index positional classification
Starter
The No. 1,473 recruit in the country is starting at tight end in the SEC as a senior.
DNA match
Player DNA
Complete TE
No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.
TE
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Bauer Sharp’s 2024 season.
83%match
NFL Rd 6
Matches Bauer on
TD rate
Total EPA (college ability)
Yards / reception
Differs from Bauer on
Class year (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to D.C. Temple's senior season at Central Michigan (2025).
Matches D.C. on
Total EPA (college ability)
Yards / reception
Recruiting rating
Differs from D.C. on
TD rate (lower)
Reception volume (higher)
Player DNA
Players who play like Houston Thomas
The tight end room · Texas A&M
- #87Houston Thomas347 receiving yards · 2025
- #84Richie Anderson300 receiving yards · 2025
- #88Micah Riley-Ducker2 games · 2026
- #43Carter Braughno box-score line yet
- #81Luke Bradenno box-score line yet
4 more on the roster · Texas A&M team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology