Jake Thaw

#15 · WR · Sr. · Delaware6′1″ · 195 lb · Westport, CT

Jake Thaw is a wide receiver at Delaware who has not played in Delaware's 8 games this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025.

Where Thaw comes from

Westport, CTHometown
About 150 miles from Delaware StadiumDistance
On the Delaware roster since 2025Roster

Where Thaw fits

Delaware lists 23 receivers this season.

Delaware receivers with a game this season

Bryson Graves8 games this season
Donovan Lewis8 games this season
Sean Wilson8 games this season
Da'Wain Lofton7 games this season
Matt McKinley5 games this season
Tae'Sean Robinson3 games this season

Delaware is 4-4. Next: at Kennesaw State, Sat Nov 7.

Similar players

Also from Westport, CT

James HortonMassachusetts · LS
Tanner ChlupsaBoston College · OL

Thaw moves the chains on third down. Played for two head coaches across three seasons and two programs. A game that shows it: 92 receiving yards and 7 receptions against Delaware State — Week 1, 2025.

Style of play

Play style

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

Similar players

Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

Jonah PanokeHawai'i · 2024 · 92% season match
Richie HoskinsVanderbilt · 2025 · 87% season match
Keyshawn SmithMiami · 2021 · 86% season match
Adonicas SandersGeorgia Tech · 2021 · 86% season match
Titus Mokiao-AtimalalaUCLA · 2025 · 85% season match

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2025	Delaware	31	359	11.6	3	51
2023	Michigan	--	--	--	--	--
2022	Michigan	--	--	--	--	--
Career		31	359	11.6	3	51

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

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 9 games

Box score · CFBD

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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 23-26vs 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	11.6	3	51

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 rec · 89 yds · 1 TD

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 1 · Delaware State · 3rd and 10 · Q4 · EPA +5.98Nick Minicucci pass complete to Jake Thaw for 50 yds for a TD (Nate Reed KICK)
Week 14 · UTEP · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +3.92Minicucci to Thaw: a 51-yard touchdown pass.
Week 6 · Western Kentucky · 3rd and 5 · Q1 · EPA +3.69Nick Minicucci pass complete to Jake Thaw for 33 yds to the WKU 37 for a
Week 2 · Colorado · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +3.41Nick Minicucci pass complete to Jake Thaw for 45 yds to the COLO 35 for a
Week 2 · Colorado · 3rd and 7 · Q1 · EPA +2.97Nick Minicucci pass complete to Jake Thaw for 16 yds to the COLO 46 for a
Week 14 · UTEP · 2nd and 7 · Q4 · EPA +2.61Minicucci to Thaw: a 7-yard touchdown pass.

4 more plays

Week 2 · Colorado · 2nd and 10 · Q4 · EPA +2.42Nick Minicucci pass complete to Jake Thaw for 15 yds to the COLO 46 for a
Week 1 · Delaware State · 3rd and 6 · Q3 · EPA +2.15Nick Minicucci pass complete to Jake Thaw for 7 yds to the DEL 45 for a
Week 1 · Delaware State · 3rd and 5 · Q1 · EPA +1.66Zach Marker pass complete to Jake Thaw for 8 yds to the DEL 36 for a
Week 1 · Delaware State · 4th and 4 · Q1 · EPA +1.59Nick Minicucci pass complete to Jake Thaw for 7 yds to the DSU 21 for a

Receiving profile

Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth

How often he's targeted, and how well it works

31 rec · 359 yds · 3 TD

31 of 31 receptions matched to play-by-play

26 of 49 targets charted for true throw depth

Targets

4910% of team targets

Catch rate

63%31 of 49 targets

Behind LOS · Negative air yds

8% of targets (2)

100%catch rate

Air -1.0 · YAC 6.0 avg

Short · 0–9 air yds

54% of targets (14)

71%catch rate

Air 3.8 · YAC 1.5 avg

Middle · 10–19 air yds

23% of targets (6)

17%catch rate

Air 15.3 · YAC 5.0 avg

Deep · 20+ air yds

15% of targets (4)

25%catch rate

Air 26.5 · YAC 18.0 avg

63% catch rate on 49 targets · 10% of the team's targets.

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%

Teams and coaches

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

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

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

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 40 (#301 of 485). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles · 2025 season

40Rotational starter #301 of 485 · 2025?

11 metrics · season cumulative

2025 score: the 2026 sample is not big enough yet. The rows below are 2026 so far. 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 in 2025. 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).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

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
Road4g	2.5	29.2	9.0	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

2025 season

Head Coach

Ryan Carty

Pass share

57.4%

541 pass / 401 run

Plays / game

72.5

13 games

Team sack rate

4.7%

552 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Pass-leaning.

Awards

Player standing · 2025

31 catches in 9 games

About as many catches a game as a typical FBS receiver who plays every week.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

40 · #301 of 485 WRs · 2025

2026 outlook

Outside shot for All-Conference USA

Based on 2025: #25 of 52 Conference USA WRs

How the All-Conference USA base rate is computed

A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).

Jake Thaw

Where Thaw comes from

Where Thaw fits

Delaware receivers with a game this season

Similar players

Also from Westport, CT

Style of play

Similar players

Where to follow

Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Receiving profile

Situational

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

31 catches in 9 games

Six seasons, two schools