Thomaz Whitford

#85 · TE · Sr. · New Mexico State6′4″ · 250 lb · Narragansett, RI

Thomaz Whitford: TE · New Mexico State · #85.

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Thomaz Whitford

TE · New Mexico State · Sr · #85

Shows up in the passing game from any alignment. Played for two head coaches at New Mexico State: Doug Martin and Jerry Kill. One game to point at: 22 receiving yards and 2 receptions against UTEP — Week 8, 2023.

Style of play

Play style

No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.

Fans

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

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2023	New Mexico State	11	119	10.8	2	20
2022	New Mexico State	12	82	6.8	2	14
2021	New Mexico State	19	206	10.8	2	26
Career		42	407	9.7	6	26

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2023 season · 9 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 2	L 17-33@ Liberty	2	11	5.5	0	6
Wk 3	W 27-17@ New Mexico	1	17	17.0	0	17
Wk 4	L 17-20@ Hawai'i	1	20	20.0	0	20
Wk 6	W 34-17vs Florida International	1	15	15.0	0	15
Wk 7	W 27-13vs Sam Houston	1	6	6.0	0	6
Wk 8	W 28-7@ UTEP	2	22	11.0	2	16	Season-high 22 yds
Wk 12	W 31-10@ Auburn	1	5	5.0	0	5
Wk 13	W 20-17vs Jacksonville State	1	9	9.0	0	9
Wk 14	L 35-49@ No. 20 Liberty	1	14	14.0	0	14
Total		11	119	10.8	2	20

Signature game

Week 8 · 2023

W 28-7

at UTEP

2 rec · 22 yds · 2 TD

Dominant 21-point win on the road against UTEP.

With D. Pavia — 186 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 78.7 · 96 rush yds (14 car) · 2 TD · Z. Haynes — 42.7 yards per punt · 3 punts · 2 inside the 20

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 8 · UTEP · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +2.57Diego Pavia pass complete to Thomaz Whitford for 16 yds for a TD (Ethan Albertson KICK)
Week 8 · UTEP · 2nd and 6 · Q3 · EPA +2.53Diego Pavia pass complete to Thomaz Whitford for 6 yds for a TD (Ethan Albertson KICK)
Week 3 · New Mexico · 2nd and 9 · Q2 · EPA +1.78Eli Stowers pass complete to Thomaz Whitford for 17 yds to the UNM 31 for a
Week 6 · Florida International · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +0.76Diego Pavia pass complete to Thomaz Whitford for 15 yds to the NMSU 26 for a
Week 13 · Jacksonville State · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +0.65Diego Pavia pass complete to Thomaz Whitford for 9 yds to the JVST 16
Week 4 · Hawai'i · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +0.61Diego Pavia pass complete to Thomaz Whitford for 20 yds to the HAW 21 for a

4 more plays

Week 14 · Liberty · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +0.53Blaze Berlowitz pass complete to Thomaz Whitford for 14 yds to the LIB 28 for a
Week 7 · Sam Houston · 2nd and 8 · Q4 · EPA +0.29Diego Pavia pass complete to Thomaz Whitford for 6 yds to the NMSU 40
Week 12 · Auburn · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +0.09Diego Pavia pass complete to Thomaz Whitford for 5 yds to the NMSU 30
Week 2 · Liberty · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +0.08Eli Stowers pass complete to Thomaz Whitford for 5 yds to the LIB 30

Teams and coaches

2021New Mexico State2-10HC: Doug Martin · Pass-leaning

2022New Mexico State7-6HC: Jerry Kill · Run-leaning, slow tempo

2023New Mexico State10-5HC: Jerry Kill · Run-leaning, slow tempo

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 30 (#131 of 132). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort

Box-score percentiles · 2023 season

30Below cohort / limited sample #131 of 132 · 2022?

1 metrics · season cumulative

2022 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.

Box-score rates

Yards / catch#86 / 160 · 46th pct

10.8

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps in 2023, based on box-score rates.

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2023 season · 9 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home3g	1.0	10.0	10.0	0.0
Road6g	1.3	14.8	12.1	0.3

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-75g	1.2	13.8	12.7	0.0
Weeks 8+4g	1.2	12.5	9.8	0.5

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2023 season

Head Coach

Jerry Kill

Pass share

43.3%

393 pass / 515 run

Plays / game

60.5

15 games

Team sack rate

5.8%

413 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.

Awards

Player standing · 2023

11 catches in 9 games

Fewer catches a game than most FBS tight ends who play every week.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Thomaz Whitford

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Splits

Awards

11 catches in 9 games

Three seasons at New Mexico State

Moves

2021 8 games

2022 10 games