Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 28-9vs Austin Peay | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 17 | Season-high 17 yds |
| Total | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 17 |
#6
Ja'Cory Thomas
Junior wide receiver for Vanderbilt. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′3″ · 215 lb · Walker, LA · Walker
CFB Index 62 · #120 of 485 WRsHigh confidenceTransferred Old Dominion → Vanderbilt 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
17
receiving yards · 2026
1 catches · 17 per catch
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 rec, 17 yds, vs Austin Peay
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 wide receiver for Vanderbilt. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 2-star recruit to Old Dominion in 2025.
- Transferred from Old Dominion to Vanderbilt in 2026.
Ja'Cory Thomas
Beats you over the top. Ja'Cory Thomas has played for two head coaches across two seasons and two programs. One game to point at: 17 rec yds, 1 receptions against Austin Peay — Week 1, 2026.
17 REC YDS · 1 REC · 0 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
The week the volume broke through — put up 114 yds vs Liberty.Liberty · W 21-72025
202512 games
- Signed with Old Dominion2-star out of Hutchinson C.C.
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Vanderbilt
2025Old Dominion
2026Vanderbilt
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025Old Dominion10-3HC: Ricky Rahne · Run-heavy
2026Vanderbilt2-0HC: Clark Lea · Run-leaning
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
High confidence
Elite: yards / catch (82nd percentile). 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, 17.0 YDS/g, 17.0 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Clark Lea
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Vanderbilt | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | Old Dominion | 41 | 714 | 17.4 | 5 | -- |
| Career | 42 | 731 | 17.4 | 5 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 28–9
vs Austin Peay
1 rec · 17 yds
With T. Ebel — 52 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 59 LONG · B. Berlowitz — 149 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · 45 rush yds (11 car) · 1 TD
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Stretches the field vertically. Every snap is a potential big play.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Deep Threat
Stretches the field vertically. Every snap is a potential big play.
WR
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Bryson Green’s 2022 season.
85%match
Matches Bryson on
Height
TD rate
Yards / reception
Through 1 college season, his career arc tracks closest to Tre Nixon’s path through UCF.
Matches Tre on
Yards per reception
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Jason Brownlee's freshman season at Southern Miss (2020).
79%match
All-Sun Belt
Matches Jason on
Yards / reception
Weight
TD rate
Differs from Jason on
Class year (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like Ja'Cory Thomas
The receiver room · Vanderbilt
- Junior Sherrill784 receiving yards · 2025
- #6Ja'Cory Thomas714 receiving yards · 2025
- #5Tristen Brown137 receiving yards · 2025
- #7Cole Adams71 receiving yards · 2025
- #9Brycen Coleman67 receiving yards · 2025
9 more on the roster · Vanderbilt team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology