Kerry Thomas Jr.

WR · UTSA 2017 · #7

Last confirmed: UTSA, 2017. No 2026 box-score games on record.

6′0″ · 205 lb · College Station, TX · A&M Consolidated

Kerry Thomas Jr.: WR · UTSA · #7.

Players he’s like

Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

Teldrick MorganMaryland · 2016 · 90% season match
Conner FloydTulsa · 2015 · 90% season match
Jabari CarrSan José State · 2014 · 87% season match
Colby PearsonBYU · 2016 · 86% season match
Riley LeesNorthwestern · 2019 · 86% season match

Kerry Thomas Jr.

WR · UTSA · #7

Moves the chains on third down. Kerry Thomas Jr. has been at UTSA through two head coaches in four seasons. On tape: 106 receiving yards and 10 receptions against Marshall, Week 12, 2017.

How he plays

Play style

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

News and fans

No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.

UTSA in the news

UTSA to wear helmet decals for tributeUTSA Athletics Oct 23

Where to follow him

Career stats

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Season	Team
2017	UTSA	35	453	12.9	4
2016	UTSA	35	555	15.9	8
2015	UTSA	52	541	10.4	4
2014	UTSA	5	81	16.2	1
Career		127	1,630	12.8	17

Season	Team
2017	UTSA	2	6	--
2016	UTSA	1	2	--
2015	UTSA	7	44	--
2014	UTSA	--	--	81
Career		10	52	81

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2017 season · 9 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 2	W 17-10@ Baylor	4	59	14.8	1	29
Wk 3	W 51-17vs Southern	5	75	15.0	1	30
Wk 4	W 44-14@ Texas State	4	56	14.0	0	20
Wk 6	L 29-31vs Southern Miss	2	33	16.5	0	17
Wk 9	W 31-14@ UTEP	2	49	24.5	1	48
Wk 10	L 7-14@ Florida International	3	26	8.7	0	27
Wk 11	L 19-24vs UAB	2	32	16.0	1	17
Wk 12	W 9-7vs Marshall	10	106	10.6	0	18	Season-high 106 yds
Wk 13	L 6-20@ Louisiana Tech	3	17	5.7	0	7
Total		35	453	12.9	4	48

Signature game

Week 3 · 2017

W 51-17

vs Southern

5 rec · 75 yds · 1 TD

Dominant 34-point win at home against Southern.

With D. Sturm — 292 yds · 4 TD · 0 INT · QBR 99.4 · 35 rush yds (4 car) · 1 TD · Y. Routsas — 39 yards per punt · 3 punts · 51 long

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 11 · UAB · 4th and 13 · Q4 · EPA +3.78Dalton Sturm pass complete to Kerry Thomas Jr. for 15 yds to the UAB 42 for a
Week 9 · UTEP · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +3.69Dalton Sturm pass complete to Kerry Thomas Jr. for 48 yds for a TD, (Jared Sackett KICK)
Week 3 · Southern · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +2.81Dalton Sturm pass complete to Kerry Thomas Jr. for 30 yds for a TD, (Jared Sackett KICK)
Week 2 · Baylor · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +2.79Dalton Sturm pass complete to Kerry Thomas Jr. for 29 yds for a TD, (Victor Falcon KICK)
Week 11 · UAB · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +2.58Dalton Sturm pass complete to Kerry Thomas Jr. for 17 yds for a TD, (Two-Point Conversion failed )
Week 6 · Southern Miss · 2nd and 10 · Q1 · EPA +2.50Dalton Sturm pass complete to Kerry Thomas Jr. for 17 yds to the SoMis 42 for a

4 more plays

Week 12 · Marshall · 2nd and 7 · Q4 · EPA +2.18Dalton Sturm pass complete to Kerry Thomas Jr. for 18 yds to the Marsh 42 for a
Week 3 · Southern · 3rd and 6 · Q2 · EPA +2.13Dalton Sturm pass complete to Kerry Thomas Jr. for 8 yds to the Sthrn 40 for a
Week 12 · Marshall · 3rd and 13 · Q1 · EPA +2.01Dalton Sturm pass complete to Kerry Thomas Jr. for 18 yds to the Marsh 5 for a
Week 4 · Texas State · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +1.82Dalton Sturm pass complete to Kerry Thomas Jr. for 20 yds to the TexSt 47 for a

Teams and coaches

2014UTSA4-8HC: Larry Coker · Run-leaning

2015UTSA3-9HC: Larry Coker · Run-leaning

2016UTSA6-7HC: Frank Wilson · Run-leaning

2017UTSA6-5HC: Frank Wilson · Run-leaning

Our ratings

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Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

12 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: epa / target (95th percentile). Strength: catch rate (94th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

EPA / target#37 / 709 · 95th pct

0.99

Catch rate#41 / 709 · 94th pct

84.2%

TD rate#57 / 709 · 92nd pct

10.5%

Yards / catch#294 / 709 · 59th pct

13.3

Explosive rate#391 / 709 · 45th pct

10.5%

Box-score rates (7)

Rec TDs#151 / 539 · 67th pct

Receptions#216 / 539 · 59th pct

Rec yards#238 / 539 · 56th pct

453

Long catch#284 / 539 · 46th pct

Yards / catch#298 / 539 · 44th pct

12.9

Rush TDs#54 / 283 · 41st pct

Rush yards#174 / 283 · 37th pct

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

93rd → 95th percentile

Explosive rate

64th → 45th percentile

Catch rate

45th → 94th percentile

TD rate

93rd → 92nd percentile

Yards / catch

80th → 59th percentile

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).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2017 season · 9 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home4g	4.8	61.5	14.5	0.5
Road5g	3.2	41.4	13.5	0.4

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-74g	3.8	55.8	15.1	0.5
Weeks 8+5g	4.0	46.0	13.1	0.4

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2017 season

Head Coach

Frank Wilson

Pass share

40.7%

307 pass / 447 run

Plays / game

68.5

11 games

Team sack rate

7.6%

342 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-leaning.

Awards

Player standing · 2017

35 catches and 2 carries in 9 games

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

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Kerry Thomas Jr.

Players he’s like

How he plays

News and fans

UTSA in the news

Where to follow him

Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

35 catches and 2 carries in 9 games

Four seasons, two schools

His moves

2014 4 games