#15

Jake Thaw

Senior wide receiver for Delaware. 2025: 31 catches, 359 receiving yards, 3 TD.

WR · Delaware · Sr. · #15

6′1″ · 195 lb · Westport, CT

CFB Index 40 · #301 of 485 WRsHigh confidenceReturning to Delaware for 2026

Next upSat Sep 19 · 11:30 am ETvs Coastal CarolinaDelaware StadiumDelaware by 5

The numbers

359

receiving yards · 2025

31 catches · 3 TD · 11.6 per catch

Best game: 7 rec, 92 yds, 1 TD, vs Delaware State

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 wide receiver for Delaware. 2025: 31 catches, 359 receiving yards, 3 TD.

His career, year by year

How he plays

Moves the chains on third down.

EPA / target: 67th percentile.

The full scouting read

Jake Thaw

WR · Delaware · Sr · #15

Moves the chains on third down. Jake Thaw has played for two head coaches across three seasons and two programs. The receipt: 92 rec yds, 7 receptions against Delaware State — Week 1, 2025.

Low coverage — composed from the verified record.

positional archetype classification
head-coach lineage
game log

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2022Michigan13-1HC: Jim Harbaugh · Run-heavy

2023Michigan15-0HC: Jim Harbaugh · Run-heavy, slow tempo

2025Delaware7-6HC: Ryan Carty · Pass-leaning

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

40Rotational starter #301 of 485?

High confidence11 metrics · season cumulative

Production sits in the middle of the position cohort across the board.

Real play-by-play efficiency

EPA / target#264 / 798 · 67th pct

0.53

TD rate#413 / 798 · 48th pct

2.3%

Catch rate#475 / 798 · 40th pct

65.1%

Yards / catch#484 / 798 · 39th pct

10.7

Explosive rate#540 / 798 · 32nd pct

7.0%

Box-score rates (6)

Long catch#230 / 558 · 58th pct

Rec TDs#205 / 558 · 57th pct

Receptions#268 / 558 · 51st pct

Rec yards#313 / 558 · 44th pct

359

Fumbles lost#86 / 218 · 36th pct

Yards / catch#361 / 558 · 35th pct

11.6

Season trend

EPA / target— first qualifying season

Explosive rate— first qualifying season

Catch rate— first qualifying season

TD rate— first qualifying season

Yards / catch— first qualifying season

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Situational

Situational · Share of own targets (PBP, 2025)

Third-down role

37%16 of his 43 targets came on third down · Receiver median is 24%

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2025 season · 9 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home4g	4.5	58.0	11.9	0.8
Road5g	2.6	25.4	7.9	0.0

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-73g	5.0	77.3	16.1	0.3
Weeks 8+6g	2.7	21.2	6.5	0.3

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Ryan Carty

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2025

Rotational

Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

40 · #301 of 485 WRs

2026 outlook

Outside shot for All-Conference USA

Based on 2025: #25 of 52 Conference USA WRs

How the All-Conference USA estimate is computed

15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.

Career stats

Season	Team
2025	Delaware	31	359	11.6	3	--
2023	Michigan	--	--	--	--	--
2022	Michigan	--	--	--	--	--
Career		31	359	11.6	3	--

Season	Team
2025	Delaware	--	--	9	21	--
2023	Michigan	--	--	16	101	--
2022	Michigan	--	--	--	10	--
Career		--	--	25	132	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2025

W 35–17

vs Delaware State

7 rec · 92 yds · 1 TD

With N. Minicucci — 251 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 73.8 · 44 rush yds (9 car) · 1 TD · K. Duplessis — 7 rush yds (1 car)

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 1 · Delaware State · 3&10 · Q4 · EPA +5.98Nick Minicucci pass complete to Jake Thaw for 50 yds for a TD (Nate Reed KICK)
Week 14 · UTEP · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +3.92No Huddle-Shotgun #4 N.Minicucci pass complete deep left to #15 J.Thaw caught at UTEP18, for 51 yards to the UTEP00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 04:38, 1ST DOWN #91 N.Reed kick attempt good (H: #99 B.Lach, LS: #49 M.Sills)
Week 6 · Western Kentucky · 3&5 · Q1 · EPA +3.69Nick Minicucci pass complete to Jake Thaw for 33 yds to the WKU 37 for a 1ST down
Week 2 · Colorado · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +3.41Nick Minicucci pass complete to Jake Thaw for 45 yds to the COLO 35 for a 1ST down
Week 2 · Colorado · 3&7 · Q1 · EPA +2.97Nick Minicucci pass complete to Jake Thaw for 16 yds to the COLO 46 for a 1ST down
Week 14 · UTEP · 2&7 · Q4 · EPA +2.61No Huddle-Shotgun #4 N.Minicucci pass complete short right to #15 J.Thaw caught at UTEP00, for 7 yards to the UTEP00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 08:02 #91 N.Reed kick attempt good (H: #99 B.Lach, LS: #49 M.Sills)
Week 2 · Colorado · 2&10 · Q4 · EPA +2.42Nick Minicucci pass complete to Jake Thaw for 15 yds to the COLO 46 for a 1ST down
Week 1 · Delaware State · 3&6 · Q3 · EPA +2.15Nick Minicucci pass complete to Jake Thaw for 7 yds to the DEL 45 for a 1ST down
Week 1 · Delaware State · 3&5 · Q1 · EPA +1.66Zach Marker pass complete to Jake Thaw for 8 yds to the DEL 36 for a 1ST down
Week 1 · Delaware State · 4&4 · Q1 · EPA +1.59Nick Minicucci pass complete to Jake Thaw for 7 yds to the DSU 21 for a 1ST down

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 9 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 35-17vs Delaware State	7	92	13.1	1	50	Season-high 92 yds
Wk 2	L 7-31@ Colorado	4	85	21.3	0	45
Wk 6	L 24-27vs Western Kentucky	4	55	13.8	0	33
Wk 8	L 25-38@ Jacksonville State	2	4	2.0	0	2
Wk 9	W 31-28vs Middle Tennessee	2	13	6.5	0	7
Wk 10	L 30-59@ Liberty	1	5	5.0	0	5
Wk 12	L 23-26@ Sam Houston	3	10	3.3	0	4
Wk 13	L 14-52@ Wake Forest	3	23	7.7	0	15
Wk 14	W 61-31vs UTEP	5	72	14.4	2	51	2 TD catches
Total		31	359	9.7	3	51