#24

Thomas Fidone Jr.

Former tight end at Nebraska. 2024: 36 catches, 373 receiving yards.

TE · Nebraska · Jr. · #24

6′6″ · 255 lb · Council Bluffs, IA

CFB Index 52 · #42 of 135 TEsMedium-low confidenceNew York — drafted 2025, Rd 7, Pick 3, #219 overall

Recruiting

4★

TE recruit

No. 93 nationally · Signed with Nebraska

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former tight end at Nebraska. 2024: 36 catches, 373 receiving yards.

Signed as a 4-star recruit to Nebraska in 2021.
Drafted round 7 by the New York in 2025.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Two seasons at Nebraska, 633 receiving yards — drafted at #219 overall by New York.

His career

The week the volume broke through — put up 91 yds at Indiana.Indiana · L 7-562024

2021

Signed with Nebraska4-star out of Lewis Central

2025

Drafted by New Yorkround 7, pick 219

Career arc

Recruit

★★★★

#93 national

CFB

College

Nebraska

2023–2024

NFL

NFL Draft

R7 · #219

New York · 2025

Where He Ended Up · NFL

New YorkEntering 2nd NFL season

#219Rd 7 · Pick 3

New YorkEntering 2nd NFL season

View college career stats ↓

2024 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

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

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

2024Nebraska7-6HC: Matt Rhule · Balanced

Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

52Rotational starter #42 of 135?

Medium-low confidence11 metrics · season cumulative

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 this season. 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 & context

Splits · Per-game

2024 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home7g	2.9	22.0	8.8	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

2026 season

Head Coach

Matt Rhule

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

Awards

Player standing · 2024

Rotational

Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

52 · #42 of 135 TEs

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

Career stats

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

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2024

W 28–10

vs Colorado

1 rec · 13 yds

With D. Raiola — 185 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 54.4 · 7 rush yds (3 car) · B. Buschini — 50 AVG · 3 IN 20 · 60 LONG

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 8 · Indiana · 2&21 · Q2 · EPA +3.79Dylan Raiola pass complete to Thomas Fidone II for 25 yds to the IU 40 for a 1ST down
Week 4 · Illinois · 3&4 · Q1 · EPA +2.66Dylan Raiola pass complete to Thomas Fidone II for 17 yds to the ILL 40 for a 1ST down
Week 14 · Iowa · 2&7 · Q3 · EPA +2.57Dylan Raiola pass complete to Thomas Fidone II for 25 yds to the NEB 47 for a 1ST down
Week 8 · Indiana · 2&10 · Q3 · EPA +2.43Dylan Raiola pass complete to Thomas Fidone II for 23 yds to the IU 30 for a 1ST down
Week 12 · USC · 4&3 · Q4 · EPA +2.32Dylan Raiola pass complete to Thomas Fidone II for 9 yds to the NEB 41 for a 1ST down
Week 5 · Purdue · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +1.70Dylan Raiola pass complete to Thomas Fidone II for 20 yds to the PUR 43 for a 1ST down
Week 9 · Ohio State · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +1.63Dylan Raiola pass complete to Thomas Fidone II for 33 yds to the OSU 22 for a 1ST down Ohio State Penalty, Defensive Holding (Yards) declined for a 1ST down
Week 4 · Illinois · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +1.63Dylan Raiola pass complete to Thomas Fidone II for 29 yds to the ILL 2 for a 1ST down
Week 1 · Boston College · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +1.24Dylan Raiola pass complete to Thomas Fidone II for 13 yds to the NEB 46 for a 1ST down
Week 1 · Boston College · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +1.18Dylan Raiola pass complete to Thomas Fidone II for 15 yds to the NEB 36 for a 1ST down

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2024 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

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 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@ Indiana	6	91	15.2	28	Season-high 91 yds
Wk 9	L 17-21@ 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	11.1	33

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