Rara Thomas

Senior wide receiver for Troy. 2025: 39 catches, 629 receiving yards, 5 TD.

WR · Troy · Sr. · #7

6′2″ · 208 lb · Eufaula, AL

CFB Index 56 · #159 of 485 WRsHigh confidenceReturning to Troy for 2026

The numbers

629

receiving yards · 2025

39 catches · 5 TD · 16.1 per catch

The play that turned itSwung Troy from 50% to 92% to win.Troy at Southern Miss · 28-18

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 wide receiver for Troy. 2025: 39 catches, 629 receiving yards, 5 TD.

Signed as a 4-star recruit to Georgia in 2022.
Transferred from Georgia to Hudson Valley in 2025.

His career, year by year

How he plays

Beats you over the top.

Yards / catch: 70th percentile.

The full scouting read

Rara Thomas

WR · Troy · Sr · #7

Beats you over the top. Rara Thomas has played for three head coaches across four seasons and three programs. The receipt: 118 rec yds, 39 rush yds against Southern Miss — Week 14, 2025.

Low coverage — composed from the verified record.

positional archetype classification
head-coach lineage
game log

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021Mississippi State7-6HC: Mike Leach · Pass-heavy, fast tempo

2022Mississippi State9-4HC: Mike Leach · Pass-heavy

2023Georgia13-1HC: Kirby Smart · Balanced

2025Troy8-6HC: Gerad Parker · Balanced

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

56Quality starter #159 of 485?

High confidence13 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: long catch (91st percentile). Strength: yards / catch (85th percentile). Concern: catch rate (8th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Yards / catch#237 / 798 · 70th pct

13.3

TD rate#468 / 798 · 41st pct

1.7%

Explosive rate#478 / 798 · 40th pct

8.6%

EPA / target#542 / 798 · 32nd pct

0.30

Catch rate#733 / 798 · 8th pct

53.4%

Box-score rates (8)

Long catch#43 / 558 · 91st pct

Yards / catch#83 / 558 · 85th pct

16.1

Rec TDs#96 / 558 · 78th pct

Rec yards#135 / 558 · 76th pct

629

Rush yards#69 / 287 · 76th pct

Receptions#192 / 558 · 65th pct

Rush TDs#67 / 287 · 39th pct

Fumbles lost#86 / 218 · 36th pct

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

28%16 of his 58 targets came on third down · Receiver median is 24%

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2025 season · 13 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home5g	2.2	29.8	14.2	0.2
Road8g	3.5	60.0	16.6	0.5

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-76g	3.2	47.2	15.8	0.5
Weeks 8+7g	2.9	49.4	15.6	0.3

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Gerad Parker

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

56 · #159 of 485 WRs

2026 outlook

Outside shot for All-Sun Belt

Based on 2025: #18 of 51 Sun Belt WRs

How the All-Sun Belt estimate is computed

22% estimated, 95% confidence interval 19–25%. 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	Troy	39	629	16.1	5	--
2023	Georgia	23	383	16.7	1	--
2022	Mississippi State	44	626	14.2	7	--
2021	Mississippi State	18	252	14.0	5	--
Career		124	1,890	15.2	18	--

Season	Team
2025	Troy	6	39	--	--	--
2023	Georgia	--	--	--	--	--
2022	Mississippi State	--	--	--	--	--
2021	Mississippi State	--	--	--	--	--
Career		6	39	--	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2025

W 38–20

vs Nicholls

1 rec · 7 yds

With T. Meadows — 186 rush yds (23 car) · 1 TD · W. Crowder — 144 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 72.3 · 43 rush yds (7 car) · 1 TD

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 14 · Southern Miss · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +6.08(03:27) #9 G.Crowder pass complete deep middle to #7 R.Thomas caught at USM40, for 75 yards to the USM00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 03:16, 1ST DOWN #40 S.Renfroe kick attempt good (H: #28 E.Crenshaw, LS: #87 C.Walls)
Week 15 · James Madison · 1&25 · Q3 · EPA +3.97(09:45) Shotgun #9 G.Crowder pass complete deep left to #7 R.Thomas caught at TROY48, for 43 yards to the JMU42 (#2 E.Culp), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
Week 4 · Buffalo · 3&8 · Q3 · EPA +3.90Tucker Kilcrease pass complete to Rara Thomas for 41 yds to the BUF 42 for a 1ST down
Week 2 · Clemson · 3&15 · Q3 · EPA +3.71Goose Crowder pass complete to Rara Thomas for 19 yds to the CLEM 38 for a 1ST down
Week 10 · Arkansas State · 3&13 · Q3 · EPA +3.44(00:09) Shotgun #10 T.Kilcrease pass complete short middle to #7 R.Thomas caught at ASU30, for 24 yards to the ASU24 (#0 T.Yowe), 1ST DOWN
Week 15 · James Madison · 2&10 · Q2 · EPA +2.94(14:56) Shotgun #9 G.Crowder pass complete deep left to #7 R.Thomas caught at JMU08, for 37 yards to the JMU01 (#32 D.Barksdale), 1ST DOWN
Week 14 · Southern Miss · 3&7 · Q4 · EPA +2.88(07:03) Shotgun #9 G.Crowder pass complete short middle to #7 R.Thomas caught at USM00, for 7 yards to the USM00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 06:58 #40 S.Renfroe kick attempt good (H: #28 E.Crenshaw, LS: #87 C.Walls)
Week 6 · South Alabama · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +2.70Tucker Kilcrease pass complete to Rara Thomas for 25 yds for a TD (Scott Taylor Renfroe KICK)
Week 4 · Buffalo · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +2.51Rara Thomas 10 Yd pass from Tucker Kilcrease (Scott Taylor Renfroe Kick)
Week 1 · Jacksonville State · 2&7 · Q2 · EPA +2.21Shotgun #10 T.Kilcrease pass complete short right to #7 R.Thomas caught at Troy47, for 17 yards to the Troy50 (#22 J.Jenkins), 1ST DOWN

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 13 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 38-20vs Nicholls	1	7	7.0	0	7
Wk 2	L 16-27@ Clemson	4	40	10.0	0	19
Wk 4	W 21-17@ Buffalo	5	78	15.6	1	41
Wk 6	W 31-24vs South Alabama	1	25	25.0	1	25
Wk 7	W 48-41@ Texas State	3	81	27.0	1	57
Wk 8	W 37-14@ UL Monroe	1	9	9.0	0	9
Wk 9	W 35-23vs Louisiana	3	36	12.0	0	15
Wk 10	L 10-23vs Arkansas State	3	31	10.3	0	24
Wk 12	L 0-33@ Old Dominion	2	20	10.0	0	10
Wk 13	W 31-19vs Georgia State	3	50	16.7	0	34
Wk 14	W 28-18@ Southern Miss	5	118	23.6	2	75	Season-high 118 yds
Wk 15	L 14-31@ James Madison	3	82	27.3	0	43
Bowl	L 13-17@ Jacksonville State	5	52	10.4	0	17
Total		39	629	15.7	5	75