Deddrick Thomas

#2 · WR · Sr. · Mississippi State5′9″ · 190 lb · Memphis, TN

Deddrick Thomas: WR · Mississippi State · #2.

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Deddrick Thomas

WR · Mississippi State · Sr · #2

Moves the chains on third down. Played for two head coaches at Mississippi State: Dan Mullen and Joe Moorhead. A game that shows it: 59 receiving yards and 2 receptions against Arkansas — Week 10, 2019.

Style of play

Play style

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

Fans

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

Mississippi State in the news

Kamario Taylor out for seasonOct 27
Students rally for Nolan WellsOct 21
Billy Puckett named QB1The Clarion-Ledger Oct 17

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2019	Mississippi State	29	383	13.2	2	42
2018	Mississippi State	19	256	13.5	2	44
2017	Mississippi State	22	227	10.3	4	25
2016	Mississippi State	5	44	8.8	1	15
Career		75	910	12.1	9	44

Season	Team
2019	Mississippi State	1	5	40	−6	--
2018	Mississippi State	--	--	108	44	--
2017	Mississippi State	2	8	129	104	1
2016	Mississippi State	--	--	--	--	--
Career		3	13	277	142	1

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2019 season · 13 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 38-28vs Louisiana	2	19	9.5	0	10
Wk 2	W 38-15vs Southern Miss	1	12	12.0	0	12
Wk 3	L 24-31vs Kansas State	2	32	16.0	0	26
Wk 4	W 28-13vs Kentucky	2	46	23.0	0	25
Wk 5	L 23-56@ No. 7 Auburn	2	22	11.0	0	12
Wk 7	L 10-20@ Tennessee	2	25	12.5	1	17
Wk 8	L 13-36vs No. 2 LSU	3	31	10.3	0	17
Wk 9	L 30-49@ Texas A&M	3	43	14.3	0	25
Wk 10	W 54-24@ Arkansas	2	59	29.5	0	42	Season-high 59 yds
Wk 12	L 7-38vs No. 4 Alabama	2	6	3.0	0	5
Wk 13	W 45-7vs Abilene Christian	3	28	9.3	1	16
Wk 14	W 21-20vs Ole Miss	4	49	12.3	0	20
Bowl	L 28-38vs Louisville	1	11	11.0	0	11
Total		29	383	13.2	2	42

Signature game

Week 7 · 2019

L 10-20

at Tennessee

2 rec · 25 yds · 1 TD

With T. Day — 43.3 yards per punt · 4 punts · 56 long · G. Shrader — 79 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · QBR 59.1 · 62 rush yds (13 car)

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 10 · Arkansas · 3rd and 5 · Q3 · EPA +3.66Tommy Stevens pass complete to Deddrick Thomas for 42 yds to the Ark 19 for a
Week 9 · Texas A&M · 3rd and 5 · Q3 · EPA +3.00Garrett Shrader pass complete to Deddrick Thomas for 25 yds to the TexAM 30 for a
Week 3 · Kansas State · 3rd and 3 · Q3 · EPA +2.96Garrett Shrader pass complete to Deddrick Thomas for 26 yds to the 50 yard line for a
Week 4 · Kentucky · 3rd and 16 · Q3 · EPA +2.94Garrett Shrader pass complete to Deddrick Thomas for 25 yds to the MisSt 44 for a
Week 7 · Tennessee · 2nd and 9 · Q4 · EPA +2.86Garrett Shrader pass complete to Deddrick Thomas for 17 yds for a TD, (Jace Christmann KICK)
Week 5 · Auburn · 3rd and 7 · Q1 · EPA +2.59Garrett Shrader pass complete to Deddrick Thomas for 10 yds to the Aub 47 for a

4 more plays

Week 13 · Abilene Christian · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.52Tommy Stevens pass complete to Deddrick Thomas for 11 yds for a TD (Jace Christmann KICK)
Week 1 · Louisiana · 3rd and 7 · Q3 · EPA +2.51Tommy Stevens pass complete to Deddrick Thomas for 10 yds to the MisSt 48 for a
Week 4 · Kentucky · 2nd and 8 · Q1 · EPA +2.48Garrett Shrader pass complete to Deddrick Thomas for 21 yds to the Kent 39 for a
Week 14 · Ole Miss · 4th and 3 · Q3 · EPA +2.01Garrett Shrader pass complete to Deddrick Thomas for 20 yds to the Miss 13 for a

Teams and coaches

2016Mississippi State6-7HC: Dan Mullen · Run-leaning

2017Mississippi State9-4HC: Dan Mullen · Run-heavy, fast tempo

2018Mississippi State8-5HC: Joe Moorhead · Run-heavy

2019Mississippi State6-7HC: Joe Moorhead · Run-heavy

Our ratings

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Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles · 2019 season

12 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: epa / target (80th percentile). Concern: rush yards (28th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

EPA / target#146 / 728 · 80th pct

0.76

Explosive rate#147 / 728 · 80th pct

17.9%

Catch rate#219 / 728 · 70th pct

74.4%

Yards / catch#286 / 728 · 61st pct

13.2

TD rate#350 / 728 · 52nd pct

5.1%

Box-score rates (7)

Yards / catch#267 / 556 · 52nd pct

13.2

Rec yards#290 / 556 · 48th pct

383

Receptions#294 / 556 · 46th pct

Rush TDs#60 / 283 · 40th pct

Rec TDs#293 / 556 · 39th pct

Long catch#354 / 556 · 36th pct

Rush yards#202 / 283 · 28th pct

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

48th → 80th percentile

Explosive rate

54th → 80th percentile

Catch rate

14th → 70th percentile

TD rate

58th → 52nd percentile

Yards / catch

62nd → 61st percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps in 2019. 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

2019 season · 13 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home7g	2.4	29.1	12.3	0.1
Road4g	2.2	37.2	16.8	0.2

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	1.7	23.9	13.6	0.1
Weeks 8+6g	2.8	36.0	13.1	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2019 season

Head Coach

Joe Moorhead

Pass share

37.5%

315 pass / 524 run

Plays / game

64.5

13 games

Team sack rate

8.9%

349 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-heavy.

Awards

Player standing · 2019

29 catches and 1 carry in 13 games

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

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Deddrick Thomas

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Style of play

Fans

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Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

29 catches and 1 carry in 13 games

Four seasons at Mississippi State