#82

Tommy McIntosh

WR · Central Michigan · Fr. · #82

Returning to Central Michigan for 2026
Fr. · DeWitt, Mich. → DeWitt H.S.
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Tommy McIntosh

WR · Central Michigan · Jr · #82

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Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#824 national
CFB
College
Central Michigan
2024–2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

Coaching Lineage · 2024–2025

2 coaches
2024
Central Michigan
2025
Matt Drinkall
Central Michigan
era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Jim McElwain → Matt Drinkall. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2024Central Michigan4-8HC: Jim McElwain · Run-leaning
2025Central Michigan7-6HC: Matt Drinkall · Run-heavy, slow tempo

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2025Central Michigan3142213.63--
2024Central Michigan2157.50--
Career3343713.23--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 4 · 2025

W 49–10

vs Wagner

2 rec · 39 yds · 1 TD

Dominant 39-point win at home against Wagner.

How he plays

Play style

Moves the chains on third down.

CFB Index positional classification

2026 Outlook

Central Michigan

2026 Depth chart

Projected starter

Wide receiver · Central Michigan

Returning around him

  • 10% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
  • Transfer portal: -5 net (12 in / 17 out)

2026 Award watch

No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)

Central Michigan · Last season: 7-6 · Talent rank #121 · 2026 recruiting class #94

DNA match

Player DNA

Possession Receiver

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

WR

His 2025 production profile sits closest to Dominic Johnson’s 2021 season.

Buffalo · 2021

#2

Kaleb Webb

Maryland · 2025

83%
#3

Savion Williams

TCU · 2022

NFL Rd 3 · Pk 23
80%
#4

Justin McGriff

Utah State · 2022

79%
#5

Ezra Naylor

Tulsa · 2021

78%

Matches Dominic on

Yards / reception
Class year
EPA / play (adj)

Differs from Dominic on

TD rate (higher)

Through 1 college season, his career arc tracks closest to Kyndon Fuselier’s path through Lamar.

Kyndon Fuselier

97%match

Lamar · 2025

#2

Julius Young

Lafayette · 2022

95%
#3

Devaughn Vele

Utah · 2023

NFL Rd 7
94%
#4

Dominic Johnson

Buffalo · 2021

94%
#5

Malik Murray

East Tennessee State · 2021

94%

Matches Kyndon on

Yards per reception

As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Dominic Johnson's sophomore season at Buffalo (2021).

Buffalo · 2021

#2

Marquice Robinson

Florida Atlantic · 2021

78%
#3

Rawson MacNeill

Rice · 2023

75%
#4

Ezra Naylor

Tulsa · 2021

74%
#5

Isiah Canion

Georgia Tech · 2025

74%

Matches Dominic on

Yards / reception
Total EPA (college ability)
Weight

Differs from Dominic on

Class year (lower)

Player DNA

Players who play like Tommy McIntosh

#1

Devaughn Vele

Utah · 2021

94%

Heisman trajectory

Heisman Trajectory · 2025

Peak #1214

Final rank
#1255
Avg #1349.0
Finalist prob 0%

Peaked at #1214 this season.

Development

Development Trajectory · receiving yards

2024–2025
15.02024
4222025

+2713%

Up 2713% from first season to most-recent.

Background

CAREER Played in 22 career games with 13 starts at wide receiver for Central Michigan … In two-years at CMU, has caught 33 passes for 437 yards, three touchdowns with a long of 47 yards and 13.2 yards per reception average … Started five consecutive games heading into the 2026 season … Transferre...

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