Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 51-0vs UTEP | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 0 | 24 | Season-high 24 yds |
| Wk 2 | L 10-17@ Michigan | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 0 | 24 |
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Elijah Thomas
Sophomore wide receiver for Oklahoma. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′1″ · 200 lb · Checotah, OK · Checotah HS
Returning to Oklahoma for 2026
The numbers
24
receiving yards · 2026
1 catches · 24 per catch
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 rec, 24 yds, vs UTEP
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 wide receiver for Oklahoma. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Oklahoma in 2025.
- Elijah Thomas has shot to start (Aug 26) Reported
Buzz vs Tape
Every angle we can check here reads about where you'd expect this season.
31.4own fans
45national conversation
Elijah Thomas
He has spent two seasons in the Oklahoma receiving corps. One game to point at: 24 rec yds, 1 receptions against UTEP — Week 1, 2026.
24 REC YDS · 1 REC · 0 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
20256 games
- Signed with Oklahoma4-star out of Checotah
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
Oklahoma
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Brent Venables — 11-4 over that span.
2025Oklahoma10-3HC: Brent Venables · Balanced
2026Oklahoma1-1HC: Brent Venables · Run-leaning, slow tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: yards / catch (98th percentile). Concern: rec yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 0.5 REC/g, 12.0 YDS/g, 24.0 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Brent Venables
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
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 51–0
vs UTEP
1 rec · 24 yds
Dominant 51-point win at home against UTEP.
With I. Sategna — 4 rec · 76 yds · 1 TD · J. Mateer — 225 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 91.5 · 7 rush yds (3 car)
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Oklahoma
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Wide receiver · Oklahoma
Returning around him
- 63% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
- 7 Oklahoma players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -13 net (16 in / 29 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Oklahoma · Last season: 10-3 (AP #8) · Talent rank #17 · 2026 recruiting class #15
Background
YEAR G-GS REC YDS AVG TD LONG 2025 13-0 1 5 5.0 0 5 Career 13-0 1 5 5.0 0 5 2025 (OKLAHOMA) Played in all 13 games primarily on special teams and in a reserve wide receiver role … totaled one reception for five yards and made eight tackles … his catch came at Temple (9/13) … tallied a season-high...
The receiver room · Oklahoma
- #1Isaiah Sategna949 receiving yards · 2025
- #11Trell Harris847 receiving yards · 2025
- #3Parker Livingstone516 receiving yards · 2025
- #5Jer'Michael Carter101 receiving yards · 2025
- #14Elijah Thomas5 receiving yards · 2025
10 more on the roster · Oklahoma team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology