#83

Jordan Thomas

Former tight end at Mississippi State. 2017: 22 catches, 263 receiving yards, 3 TD.

TE · Mississippi State · #83

6′5″ · 280 lb · Sumrall, MS

Houston — drafted 2018, Rd 6, Pick 37, #211 overall

Recruiting

3★

TE recruit

No. 59 nationally · Joined Mississippi State

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former tight end at Mississippi State. 2017: 22 catches, 263 receiving yards, 3 TD.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Mississippi State in 2016.
Drafted round 6 by the Houston in 2018.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Two seasons at Mississippi State, 311 receiving yards — drafted at #211 overall by Houston.

His career

20166 games

Signed with Mississippi State3-star out of East Central C.C.

2018

Drafted by Houstonround 6, pick 211

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#59 national

CFB

College

Mississippi State

2016–2017

NFL

NFL Draft

R6 · #211

Houston · 2018

Where He Ended Up · NFL

HoustonEntering 9th NFL season

#211Rd 6 · Pick 37

HoustonEntering 9th NFL season

View college career stats ↓

2017 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2 seasons under Dan Mullen — 15-11 over that span.

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

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

Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort

Box-score percentiles

6 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: long catch (28th percentile).

Box-score rates (6)

Rec TDs#30 / 96 · 59th pct

Yards / catch#42 / 96 · 57th pct

12.0

Receptions#51 / 96 · 44th pct

Rec yards#58 / 96 · 40th pct

263

Fumbles lost#12 / 27 · 31st pct

Long catch#69 / 96 · 28th pct

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

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2017 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home8g	2.1	26.2	12.4	0.1
Road4g	1.2	13.2	10.1	0.5

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-76g	1.7	17.2	9.5	0.2
Weeks 8+6g	2.0	26.7	13.8	0.3

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Jeff Lebby

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

Awards

Player standing · 2017

Rotational

Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2017	Mississippi State	22	263	12.0	3	--
2016	Mississippi State	9	48	5.3	1	--
Career		31	311	10.0	4	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2017

W 37–7

vs LSU

2 rec · 13 yds

Dominant 30-point win at home against LSU.

With N. Fitzgerald — 180 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 81.9 · 88 rush yds (14 car) · 2 TD · L. Cooke — 46 AVG · 50 LONG · 3 NO

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2017 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 49-0vs Charleston Southern	2	18	9.0	0	12
Wk 2	W 57-21@ Louisiana Tech	2	25	12.5	1	17
Wk 3	W 37-7vs LSU	2	13	6.5	0	7
Wk 5	L 10-49@ Auburn	1	5	5.0	0	5
Wk 7	W 35-10vs BYU	1	6	6.0	0	6
Wk 8	W 45-7vs Kentucky	3	28	9.3	1	10
Wk 9	W 35-14@ Texas A&M	1	10	10.0	1	10
Wk 10	W 34-23vs Massachusetts	2	20	10.0	0	15
Wk 11	L 24-31vs Alabama	1	24	24.0	0	24
Wk 12	W 28-21@ Arkansas	1	13	13.0	0	13
Wk 13	L 28-31vs Ole Miss	4	65	16.3	0	24	Season-high 65 yds
Bowl	W 31-27vs Louisville	2	36	18.0	0	29
Total		22	263	11.6	3	29

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