#88

Mike Thomas

Former wide receiver at Southern Miss. 2015: 71 catches, 1,391 receiving yards, 14 TD.

WR · Southern Miss · #88

6′1″ · Chicago, IL

New Orleans — drafted 2016, Rd 2, Pick 16, #47 overall

Recruiting

2★

WR recruit

No. 251 nationally · Joined Southern Miss

Statement game7 rec · 155 yds · 3 TDvs North Texas (FBS) · W 49-14

Top 1% receiving yards game since 2021.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former wide receiver at Southern Miss. 2015: 71 catches, 1,391 receiving yards, 14 TD.

Signed as a 2-star recruit to Southern Miss in 2014.
Drafted round 6 by the Los Angeles in 2016.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Two seasons at Southern Miss, 1,983 receiving yards — drafted at #47 overall by New Orleans.

His career

The week the volume broke through — put up 190 yds vs Washington.Washington · L 31-442015

201412 games

Signed with Southern Miss2-star out of Dodge City C.C.

2016

Drafted by Los Angelesround 6, pick 206

Career arc

Recruit

★★

#251 national

CFB

College

Southern Miss

2014–2015

NFL

NFL Draft

R6 · #206

Los Angeles · 2016

Where He Ended Up · NFL

New OrleansEntering 11th NFL season

#47Rd 2 · Pick 16

New OrleansEntering 11th NFL season

View college career stats ↓

2015 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2 seasons under Todd Monken — 12-14 over that span.

2014Southern Miss3-9HC: Todd Monken · Pass-leaning

2015Southern Miss9-5HC: Todd Monken · Balanced

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score percentiles

5 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: rec tds (99th percentile). Strength: rec yards (99th percentile).

Box-score rates (5)

Rec TDs#5 / 521 · 99th pct

Rec yards#7 / 521 · 99th pct

1391

Yards / catch#22 / 521 · 96th pct

19.6

Receptions#40 / 521 · 92nd pct

Long catch#89 / 521 · 83rd pct

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

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2015 season · 13 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home6g	5.5	108	19.1	1.3
Road7g	5.4	106	19.2	0.9

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	5.6	105	17.9	1.0
Weeks 8+6g	5.3	109	20.6	1.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Blake Anderson

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

Awards

Player standing · 2015

Part-time starter

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

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2015	Southern Miss	71	1,391	19.6	14	--
2014	Southern Miss	41	592	14.4	5	--
Career		112	1,983	17.7	19	--

Season	Team
2015	Southern Miss	--	--	311	--	--
2014	Southern Miss	--	--	625	--	--
Career		--	--	936	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 13 · 2015

W 58–24

at Louisiana Tech

7 rec · 162 yds · 1 TD

Dominant 34-point win on the road against Louisiana Tech.

With N. Mullens — 386 yds · 3 TD · 1 INT · QBR 92.2 · -19 rush yds (2 car) · I. Smith — 169 rush yds (22 car) · 3 TD

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2015 season · 13 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	L 16-34vs Mississippi State	4	33	8.3	0	17	Season-high 190 yds
Wk 3	W 56-50@ Texas State	2	27	13.5	0	14
Wk 4	L 28-36@ Nebraska	5	121	24.2	0	53
Wk 5	W 49-14vs North Texas	7	155	22.1	3	62	3 TD catches
Wk 6	L 10-31@ Marshall	7	109	15.6	1	31
Wk 7	W 32-10vs UTSA	5	103	20.6	1	47
Wk 8	W 44-10@ Charlotte	6	105	17.5	1	69
Wk 9	W 34-13vs UTEP	4	84	21.0	1	39
Wk 11	W 65-10@ Rice	5	126	25.2	2	51	2 TD catches
Wk 12	W 56-31vs Old Dominion	4	86	21.5	1	35
Wk 13	W 58-24@ Louisiana Tech	7	162	23.1	1	43	162-yard receiving day
Wk 14	L 28-45@ Western Kentucky	6	90	15.0	1	28
Bowl	L 31-44vs Washington	9	190	21.1	2	56
Total		71	1391	19.1	14	69

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