Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | W 60-10vs Norfolk State | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 1 | 25 | Season-high 25 yds |
| Total | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 1 | 25 |
#80
Michael Thomas III
Sophomore wide receiver for Rutgers. 2025: 1 game with a box-score line.
5′11″ · 205 lb · Barnegat, NJ · Donovan Catholic
Returning to Rutgers for 2026
The numbers
25
receiving yards · 2025
1 catches · 1 TD · 25 per catch
1 game into 2025 so far -- Best game: 1 rec, 25 yds, 1 TD, vs Norfolk State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 wide receiver for Rutgers. 2025: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Rutgers in 2025.
Michael Thomas III
The receipt: 25 rec yds, 1 receptions against Norfolk State — Week 3, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- game log
His career
2025
- Signed with Rutgers4-star out of Donovan Catholic
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
Rutgers
NFL
NFL Draft
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2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025Rutgers5-7HC: Greg Schiano · Run-leaning
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: yards / catch (100th 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 1 game: 1.0 REC/g, 25.0 YDS/g, 25.0 YPR, 1.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Greg Schiano
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Rutgers | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 1 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2025
W 60–10
1 rec · 25 yds · 1 TD
Dominant 50-point win at home against Norfolk State.
With A. Kaliakmanis — 309 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 37.2 · 4 rush yds (4 car) · J. Benjamin — 68 rush yds (12 car) · 1 TD
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Rutgers
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Wide receiver · Rutgers
Returning around him
- 44% of 2024 offensive production back (Moderate turnover)
- 1 Rutgers player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +0 net (15 in / 15 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Rutgers · Last season: 5-7 · Talent rank #48 · 2026 recruiting class #36
Background
2025 (Freshman): Played in two games ... saw action versus No. 8 Oregon (10/18) ... recorded a 25-yard touchdown reception in collegiate debut against Norfolk State (9/13). Prior to Rutgers: Coached by Dan Curcione at Donovan Catholic ... played wide receiver and defensive back during scholastic...
The receiver room · Rutgers
- #8KJ Duff1,084 receiving yards · 2025
- #2Ben Black119 receiving yards · 2025
- #80Michael Thomas III25 receiving yards · 2025
- #5Vernon Allen III18 receiving yards · 2025
- #83Dino Kaliakmanis9 receiving yards · 2025
10 more on the roster · Rutgers team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology