Duane Thomas Jr.

Senior wide receiver for UCF. 2025: 53 catches, 528 receiving yards.

WR · UCF · Sr. · #7

5′8″ · 175 lb · Miami Gardens, FL · Chaminade - Madonna

CFB Index 53 · #200 of 485 WRsHigh confidenceReturning to UCF for 2026

Next upSat Sep 19 · 7 pm ETvs Georgia StateFBC Mortgage StadiumUCF by 18.5

The numbers

528

receiving yards · 2025

53 catches · 10 per catch

Best game: 4 rec, 74 yds, at BYU

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 wide receiver for UCF. 2025: 53 catches, 528 receiving yards.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Charlotte in 2023.
Transferred from Charlotte to UCF in 2025.

His career, year by year

How he plays

Wins underneath on volume and route precision.

Catch rate: 70th percentile.

The full scouting read

Duane Thomas Jr.

WR · UCF · Sr · #7

Wins underneath on volume and route precision. Duane Thomas Jr. has played for two head coaches across three seasons and two programs. The receipt: 77 rec yds, 8 receptions against Baylor — Week 10, 2025.

Low coverage — composed from the verified record.

positional archetype classification
head-coach lineage
game log

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2023Charlotte3-9HC: Biff Poggi · Run-leaning

2024Charlotte5-7HC: Biff Poggi · Balanced, slow tempo

2025UCF5-7HC: Scott Frost · Balanced

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

53Rotational starter #200 of 485?

High confidence13 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: receptions (81st percentile). Concern: td rate (18th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Catch rate#236 / 798 · 70th pct

73.6%

Explosive rate#343 / 798 · 56th pct

11.1%

EPA / target#414 / 798 · 48th pct

0.41

Yards / catch#510 / 798 · 36th pct

10.5

TD rate#507 / 798 · 18th pct

0.0%

Box-score rates (8)

Receptions#101 / 558 · 81st pct

Rush yards#61 / 287 · 79th pct

Rec yards#196 / 558 · 65th pct

528

Rush TDs#67 / 287 · 39th pct

Fumbles lost#86 / 218 · 36th pct

Long catch#367 / 558 · 33rd pct

Yards / catch#462 / 558 · 17th pct

10.0

Rec TDs#482 / 558 · 7th 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

24%17 of his 72 targets came on third down · Receiver median is 24%

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2025 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home7g	3.7	36.6	9.9	0.0
Road5g	5.4	54.4	10.8	0.0

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-76g	4.3	45.3	11.5	0.0
Weeks 8+6g	4.5	42.7	9.1	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Scott Frost

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

Awards

Player standing · 2025

Part-time starter

Splitting first-team reps — starts some weeks, rotates others.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

53 · #200 of 485 WRs

Three-star recruit. Now #200 at the position.

2026 outlook

Outside shot for All-Big 12

Based on 2025: #22 of 55 Big 12 WRs

How the All-Big 12 estimate is computed

15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. 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	UCF	53	528	10.0	0	--
2024	Charlotte	6	63	10.5	1	--
2023	Charlotte	24	244	10.2	0	--
Career		83	835	10.1	1	--

Season	Team
2025	UCF	14	45	103	13	--
2024	Charlotte	2	18	--	--	--
2023	Charlotte	5	11	93	14	--
Career		21	74	196	27	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2025

W 68–7

vs North Carolina A&T

3 rec · 68 yds

Dominant 61-point win at home against North Carolina A&T.

With J. Nixon — 156 rush yds (4 car) · 2 TD · J. Brown — 15 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 100.0 · 106 rush yds (5 car) · 2 TD

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 2 · North Carolina A&T · 4&4 · Q1 · EPA +4.61Tayven Jackson pass complete to Duane Thomas Jr. for 41 yds to the NCAT 1 for a 1ST down
Week 1 · Jacksonville State · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA -3.71Duane Thomas Jr. run for a loss of 7 yards to the JXST 49 Duane Thomas Jr. fumbled, recovered by JXST Thaxton Gallagher
Week 1 · Jacksonville State · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA -3.71Duane Thomas Jr. run for a loss of 7 yards to the JXST 49 Duane Thomas Jr. fumbled, recovered by JXST Thaxton Gallagher
Week 8 · West Virginia · 3&6 · Q1 · EPA +3.40Tayven Jackson pass complete to Duane Thomas Jr. for 25 yds to the WVU 39 for a 1ST down
Week 5 · Kansas State · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +2.99Tayven Jackson pass complete to Duane Thomas Jr. for 37 yds to the KSU 46 for a 1ST down
Week 14 · BYU · 3&13 · Q1 · EPA +2.72(11:37) Shotgun #2 T.Jackson pass complete short left to #7 D.Thomas Jr. caught at BYU25, for 38 yards to the BYU00 TOUCHDOWN nullified by penalty, clock 11:26, 1ST DOWN, PENALTY UCF Holding (#13 C.Domercant) 10 yards from BYU10 to BYU20
Week 6 · Kansas · 3&10 · Q2 · EPA +2.67Tayven Jackson pass complete to Duane Thomas Jr. for 13 yds to the KU 32 for a 1ST down
Week 1 · Jacksonville State · 2&9 · Q2 · EPA +2.62Cam Fancher pass complete to Duane Thomas Jr. for 20 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
Week 14 · BYU · 3&5 · Q3 · EPA +2.18(04:36) Shotgun #2 T.Jackson pass complete short middle to #7 D.Thomas Jr. caught at BYU43, for 33 yards to the BYU08 (#4 M.Bamba), 1ST DOWN
Week 1 · Jacksonville State · 2&10 · Q4 · EPA +2.16Tayven Jackson pass complete to Duane Thomas Jr. for 17 yds to the UCF 41 for a 1ST down

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 17-10vs Jacksonville State	4	49	12.3	20
Wk 2	W 68-7vs North Carolina A&T	3	68	22.7	41
Wk 4	W 34-9vs North Carolina	5	31	6.2	14
Wk 5	L 20-34@ Kansas State	4	55	13.8	37
Wk 6	L 20-27vs Kansas	5	42	8.4	13
Wk 7	L 11-20@ Cincinnati	5	27	5.4	9
Wk 8	W 45-13vs West Virginia	4	44	11.0	25
Wk 10	L 3-30@ Baylor	8	77	9.6	29	Season-high 77 yds
Wk 11	L 27-30vs Houston	2	9	4.5	9
Wk 12	L 9-48@ Texas Tech	6	39	6.5	10
Wk 13	W 17-14vs Oklahoma State	3	13	4.3	10
Wk 14	L 21-41@ BYU	4	74	18.5	33
Total		53	528	10.3	41

How he plays

Play style

Runs precise routes in tight quarters. Volume player who keeps chains moving.

CFB Index positional classification

2026 Outlook

UCF

2026 Depth chart

Projected starter

Wide receiver · UCF

Returning around him

25% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
1 UCF player drafted to NFL
Transfer portal: -3 net (32 in / 35 out)

2026 Award watch

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

UCF · Last season: 5-7 · Talent rank #66 · 2026 recruiting class #66

DNA match

Player DNA

Slot Technician

Runs precise routes in tight quarters. Volume player who keeps chains moving.

His 2025 production profile sits closest to Tony Freeman’s 2025 season.

Tony Freeman

78%match

Washington State · 2025

Malik Washington

Northwestern · 2022

78%

Myles Price

Texas Tech · 2022

78%

Jayden McGowan

Vanderbilt · 2023

77%

Michael Mathison

Akron · 2021

76%

Matches Tony on

Weight

Total EPA (college ability)

EPA / play (adj)

Differs from Tony on

TD rate (lower)

Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Miequle Brock’s path through Nicholls.

Miequle Brock

95%match

Nicholls · 2025

Jalen Walker

Miami (OH) · 2022

95%

Mekhi Mews

Houston · 2024

94%

Jacob Godfrey

UL Monroe · 2025

94%

Derick Eugene

Long Island University · 2021

94%

Matches Miequle on

Yards per reception

As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Kazmeir Allen's junior season at UCLA (2022).

Kazmeir Allen

73%match

UCLA · 2022

Kam Thomas

UTEP · 2024

All-Conference USA

71%

Myles Price

Texas Tech · 2022

69%

Malik Washington

Northwestern · 2022

All-ACC

68%

Mikey Matthews

UCLA · 2025

68%

Matches Kazmeir on

Total EPA (college ability)

Height

Differs from Kazmeir on

Recruiting rating (lower)

TD rate (lower)

Yards / reception (higher)

Player DNA

Players who play like Duane Thomas Jr.

Mikey Matthews

Utah · 2023

78%

Cam'Ron Lacy

Middle Tennessee · 2024

77%

Mason Pierce

Marshall · 2023

59%

The receiver room · UCF

#7Duane Thomas Jr.WR · Sr.528 receiving yards · 2025
#3Jonathan BibbsWR · So.383 receiving yards · 2025
#9Waden CharlesWR · So.290 receiving yards · 2025
#13Caleb RollersonWR · So.67 receiving yards · 2025
#82Jordyn BridgewaterWR · So.2 games · 2025

9 more on the roster · UCF team page

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

Duane Thomas Jr.

202312 games

202512 games

2025 snapshot

Situational

Splits & context

Awards

Part-time starter

Career stats

Signature game

Signature plays

Game log

How he plays

DNA match

Slot Technician

Players who play like Duane Thomas Jr.

The receiver room · UCF