T.J. Thorpe

#5 · WR · Virginia6′0″ · Durham, NC · C.E. Jordan

T.J. Thorpe: WR · Virginia · #5.

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T.J. Thorpe

WR · Virginia · #5

Moves the chains on third down. Played for two head coaches at two programs in two seasons: Larry Fedora and Mike London. On tape: 75 receiving yards and 1 reception against Boise State, Week 4, 2015.

Style of play

Play style

Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.

Fans

No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.

Virginia in the news

Charges dismissed against former UVA playerOct 23
Ethan Minter out for Duke gameWww2 Dailyprogress Oct 21
Kam Courtney out for gameThe Daily Progress Oct 16

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2015	Virginia	23	321	14.0	1	75
2014	North Carolina	16	237	14.8	3	43
Career		39	558	14.3	4	75

Season	Team
2015	Virginia	5	28	32
2014	North Carolina	--	--	64
Career		5	28	96

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2015 season · 9 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 4	L 14-56vs Boise State	1	75	75.0	1	75	Season-high 75 yds
Wk 6	L 19-26@ Pittsburgh	5	70	14.0	0	32
Wk 7	W 44-38vs Syracuse	2	31	15.5	0	22
Wk 8	L 13-26@ North Carolina	2	11	5.5	0	16
Wk 9	W 27-21vs Georgia Tech	2	20	10.0	0	14
Wk 10	L 21-27@ Miami	2	19	9.5	0	17
Wk 11	L 31-38@ Louisville	1	11	11.0	0	11
Wk 12	W 42-34vs Duke	5	58	11.6	0	21
Wk 13	L 20-23vs Virginia Tech	3	26	8.7	0	11
Total		23	321	14.0	1	75

Signature game

Week 4 · 2015

L 14-56

vs Boise State

1 rec · 75 yds · 1 TD

With N. Conte — 40.8 yards per punt · 5 punts · 51 long · M. Johns — 199 yds · 2 TD · 3 INT · QBR 21.9

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 4 · Boise State · 3rd and 10 · Q1 · EPA +7.13T.J. Thorpe 75 Yd pass from Matt Johns
Week 6 · Pittsburgh · 4th and 23 · Q4 · EPA +3.30Matt Johns pass complete to T.J. Thorpe for 32 yds to the Virg 47 for a
Week 12 · Duke · 3rd and 1 · Q1 · EPA +2.96T.J. Thorpe run for 26 yds for a TD, (Ian Frye KICK)
Week 7 · Syracuse · 3rd and 10 · Q4 · EPA +2.95Matt Johns pass complete to T.J. Thorpe for 22 yds to the Syrac 24 for a
Week 11 · Louisville · 4th and 3 · Q4 · EPA +2.52Matt Johns pass complete to T.J. Thorpe for 11 yds to the Virg 43 for a
Week 13 · Virginia Tech · 2nd and 10 · Q3 · EPA +2.07Matt Johns pass complete to T.J. Thorpe for 11 yds to the Virg 46 for a

4 more plays

Week 12 · Duke · 3rd and 9 · Q3 · EPA +1.95Matt Johns pass complete to T.J. Thorpe for 12 yds to the Duke 25 for a
Week 12 · Duke · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +1.91Matt Johns pass complete to T.J. Thorpe for 21 yds to the Duke 47 for a
Week 12 · Duke · 3rd and 6 · Q4 · EPA +1.78Matt Johns pass complete to T.J. Thorpe for 6 yds to the Duke 37 for a
Week 6 · Pittsburgh · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +1.43Matt Johns pass complete to T.J. Thorpe for 24 yds to the Pitt 31 for a

Teams and coaches

2014North Carolina6-7HC: Larry Fedora · Balanced, fast tempo

2015Virginia4-8HC: Mike London · Balanced

Our ratings

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Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles · 2015 season

12 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: long catch (90th percentile). Strength: rush tds (87th percentile). Concern: catch rate (1st percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Yards / catch#421 / 684 · 39th pct

11.2

Explosive rate#477 / 684 · 30th pct

8.2%

TD rate#553 / 684 · 10th pct

0.0%

EPA / target#630 / 684 · 8th pct

0.10

Catch rate#675 / 684 · 1st pct

44.9%

Box-score rates (7)

Long catch#46 / 521 · 90th pct

Rush TDs#14 / 247 · 87th pct

Rush yards#81 / 247 · 67th pct

Yards / catch#191 / 521 · 63rd pct

14.0

Rec yards#326 / 521 · 37th pct

321

Receptions#349 / 521 · 32nd pct

Rec TDs#364 / 521 · 21st pct

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

50th → 8th percentile

Explosive rate

75th → 30th percentile

Catch rate

21st → 1st percentile

TD rate

93rd → 10th percentile

Yards / catch

79th → 39th percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps in 2015. 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).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2015 season · 9 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home5g	2.6	42.0	24.2	0.2
Road4g	2.5	27.8	10.0	0.0

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-73g	2.7	58.7	34.8	0.3
Weeks 8+6g	2.5	24.2	9.4	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2015 season

Head Coach

Mike London

Pass share

49.9%

413 pass / 414 run

Plays / game

68.9

12 games

Team sack rate

4.8%

437 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced.

Awards

Player standing · 2015

23 catches and 5 carries in 9 games

Fewer catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

T.J. Thorpe

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Style of play

Fans

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Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

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Splits

Awards

23 catches and 5 carries in 9 games

Five seasons, two schools

2011