Thomas Fidone Jr.

#24 · TE · Jr. · Nebraska6′6″ · 255 lb · Council Bluffs, IA · Lewis Central

Thomas Fidone Jr.: TE · Nebraska · #24.

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Thomas Fidone Jr.

TE · Nebraska · Jr · #24

Shows up in the passing game from any alignment. Second year in the same receiving corps at Nebraska. On tape: 91 receiving yards and 6 receptions against Indiana, Week 8, 2024.

Style of play

Play style

No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.

Fans

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

Nebraska in the news

$21M jumbotron deal fundedOct 29
Kamari Moulton out for seasonOct 28
Frost sues Nebraska boardOct 27
Fired Nebraska coach demands $5MCourthousenews Oct 22

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2024	Nebraska	36	373	10.4	0	33
2023	Nebraska	25	260	10.4	4	29
Career		61	633	10.4	4	33

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2024 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 40-7vs UTEP	3	1	0.3	2
Wk 2	W 28-10vs Colorado	1	13	13.0	13
Wk 3	W 34-3vs Northern Iowa	2	13	6.5	7
Wk 4	L 24-31vs No. 24 Illinois	2	46	23.0	29
Wk 5	W 28-10@ Purdue	3	39	13.0	20
Wk 6	W 14-7vs Rutgers	3	15	5.0	7
Wk 8	L 7-56@ No. 16 Indiana	6	91	15.2	28	Season-high 91 yds
Wk 9	L 17-21@ No. 4 Ohio State	4	55	13.8	33
Wk 10	L 20-27vs UCLA	4	16	4.0	8
Wk 12	L 20-28@ USC	2	9	4.5	9
Wk 14	L 10-13@ Iowa	1	25	25.0	25
Bowl	W 20-15vs Boston College	5	50	10.0	15
Total		36	373	10.4	33

Signature game

Week 8 · 2024

L 7-56

at Indiana

6 rec · 91 yds

With D. Raiola — 234 yds · 0 TD · 3 INT · QBR 58.1 · B. Buschini — 41 yards per punt · 3 punts · 52 long

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 8 · Indiana · 2nd and 21 · Q2 · EPA +3.79Dylan Raiola pass complete to Thomas Fidone II for 25 yds to the IU 40 for a
Week 4 · Illinois · 3rd and 4 · Q1 · EPA +2.66Dylan Raiola pass complete to Thomas Fidone II for 17 yds to the ILL 40 for a
Week 14 · Iowa · 2nd and 7 · Q3 · EPA +2.57Dylan Raiola pass complete to Thomas Fidone II for 25 yds to the NEB 47 for a
Week 8 · Indiana · 2nd and 10 · Q3 · EPA +2.43Dylan Raiola pass complete to Thomas Fidone II for 23 yds to the IU 30 for a
Week 12 · USC · 4th and 3 · Q4 · EPA +2.32Dylan Raiola pass complete to Thomas Fidone II for 9 yds to the NEB 41 for a
Week 5 · Purdue · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +1.70Dylan Raiola pass complete to Thomas Fidone II for 20 yds to the PUR 43 for a

4 more plays

Week 9 · Ohio State · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +1.63Dylan Raiola pass complete to Thomas Fidone II for 33 yds to the OSU 22 for a Ohio State Penalty, Defensive Holding (Yards) declined for a
Week 4 · Illinois · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +1.63Dylan Raiola pass complete to Thomas Fidone II for 29 yds to the ILL 2 for a
Week 1 · Boston College · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +1.24Dylan Raiola pass complete to Thomas Fidone II for 13 yds to the NEB 46 for a
Week 1 · Boston College · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +1.18Dylan Raiola pass complete to Thomas Fidone II for 15 yds to the NEB 36 for a

Teams and coaches

2 seasons under Matt Rhule — 12-13 over that span.

2023Nebraska5-7HC: Matt Rhule · Run-heavy, slow tempo

2024Nebraska7-6HC: Matt Rhule · Balanced

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 52 (#42 of 135). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles · 2024 season

52Rotational starter #42 of 135 · 2024?

11 metrics · season cumulative

2024 score: the 2026 sample is not big enough yet. The rows below are 2026 so far. Elite: explosive rate (81st percentile). Strength: receptions (81st percentile). Concern: td rate (7th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Explosive rate#118 / 610 · 81st pct

21.9%

Catch rate#127 / 610 · 79th pct

96.9%

Yards / catch#320 / 610 · 48th pct

11.7

EPA / target#338 / 610 · 45th pct

0.84

TD rate#522 / 610 · 7th pct

0.0%

Box-score rates (6)

Receptions#32 / 168 · 81st pct

Rec yards#41 / 168 · 76th pct

373

Fumbles lost#1 / 47 · 72nd pct

Long catch#89 / 168 · 45th pct

Yards / catch#98 / 168 · 40th pct

10.4

Rec TDs#143 / 168 · 8th pct

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

27th → 45th percentile

Explosive rate

36th → 81st percentile

Catch rate

15th → 79th percentile

TD rate

87th → 7th percentile

Yards / catch

29th → 48th percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps in 2024. 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

2024 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home6g	2.5	17.3	8.6	0.0
Road5g	3.2	43.8	14.3	0.0

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	2.7	25.3	10.1	0.0
Weeks 8+5g	3.4	39.2	12.5	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2024 season

Head Coach

Matt Rhule

Pass share

49.7%

432 pass / 437 run

Plays / game

66.8

13 games

Team sack rate

4.7%

450 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced.

Awards

Player standing · 2024

Starter

36 catches in 12 games, about as many catches a game as a typical FBS tight end who plays every week.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

52 · #42 of 135 TEs · 2024

Former four-star. Now #42 at the position.

Thomas Fidone Jr.

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Style of play

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Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

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Splits

Awards

Starter

Four seasons at Nebraska, drafted

2021

2025