#16

Cynai Thomas

Freshman wide receiver for Oregon State. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.

WR · Oregon State · Fr. · #16

6′3″ · 188 lb · East Palo Alto, CA · Archbishop Riordan

Returning to Oregon State for 2026

Next upSat Sep 19 · 11 pm ETvs MontanaReser Stadium

How he plays

Yards / catch: 88th percentile.

The full scouting read

The numbers

receiving yards · 2026

2 catches · 18 per catch

1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 2 rec, 36 yds, at Houston

His career numbers, season by season

The story

1 wide receiver for Oregon State. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.

His career, year by year

Cynai Thomas

WR · Oregon State · Fr · #16

The receipt: 36 rec yds, 2 receptions against Houston — Week 1, 2026.

36 REC YDS · 2 REC · 0 REC TD

Low coverage — composed from the verified record.

season totals
game log

2026 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2026Oregon State0-2HC: JaMarcus Shephard · Pass-heavy, fast tempo

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score percentiles

5 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: yards / catch (88th percentile). Concern: rec yards (0th percentile).

Box-score rates (5)

Yards / catch#8 / 57 · 88th pct

18.0

Long catch#45 / 57 · 22nd pct

Rec TDs#47 / 57 · 10th pct

Rec yards#58 / 57 · 0th pct

Receptions#58 / 57 · 0th pct

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

Splits & context

Splits

Per-game splits

Through 1 game: 2.0 REC/g, 36.0 YDS/g, 18.0 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

JaMarcus Shephard

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2026

Backup

On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2026	Oregon State	2	36	18.0	0	--
Career		2	36	18.0	0	--

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2026 season · 1 game

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	L 20-33@ Houston	2	36	18.0	0	28	Season-high 36 yds
Total		2	36	18.0	0	28

The receiver room · Oregon State

#14Eddie FreauffWR · So.139 receiving yards · 2025
#5Karson BoschmaWR · Sr.89 receiving yards · 2025
#12Zachary CardWR · So.83 receiving yards · 2025
#9Jamai EastWR · Jr.56 receiving yards · 2025
#16Cynai ThomasWR · Fr.1 game · 2026

12 more on the roster · Oregon State team page

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology