#15

Tommy McIntosh

Senior wide receiver for Central Michigan. 2025: 31 catches, 422 receiving yards, 3 TD.

WR · Central Michigan · Sr. · #15

6′4″ · 205 lb · Dewitt, MI · DeWitt H.S.

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How he plays

Moves the chains on third down.

Explosive rate: 84th percentile.

The full scouting read

The numbers

422

receiving yards · 2025

31 catches · 3 TD · 13.6 per catch

Best game: 5 rec, 85 yds, 1 TD, vs Buffalo

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 wide receiver for Central Michigan. 2025: 31 catches, 422 receiving yards, 3 TD.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Wisconsin in 2022.
Transferred from Wisconsin to Central Michigan in 2024.

His career, year by year

Tommy McIntosh

WR · Central Michigan · Sr · #15

Moves the chains on third down. Two seasons at Central Michigan, two different head coaches: Jim McElwain and Matt Drinkall. The receipt on tape: 85 rec yds, 5 receptions against Buffalo, Week 12, 2025.

Low coverage — composed from the verified record.

positional archetype classification
head-coach lineage
game log

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2024Central Michigan4-8HC: Jim McElwain · Run-leaning

2025Central Michigan7-6HC: Matt Drinkall · Run-heavy, slow tempo

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

43Rotational starter #274 of 485?

High confidence10 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: explosive rate (84th percentile). Strength: yards / catch (81st percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Explosive rate#125 / 798 · 84th pct

16.3%

Yards / catch#156 / 798 · 81st pct

14.4

TD rate#413 / 798 · 48th pct

2.3%

EPA / target#466 / 798 · 42nd pct

0.37

Catch rate#475 / 798 · 40th pct

65.1%

Box-score rates (5)

Yards / catch#235 / 558 · 58th pct

13.6

Rec TDs#205 / 558 · 57th pct

Rec yards#270 / 558 · 52nd pct

422

Receptions#268 / 558 · 51st pct

Long catch#277 / 558 · 50th pct

Season trend

EPA / target— first qualifying season

Explosive rate— first qualifying season

Catch rate— first qualifying season

TD rate— first qualifying season

Yards / catch— first qualifying season

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).

Situational

Situational · Share of own targets (PBP, 2025)

Third-down role

19%8 of his 43 targets came on third down · Receiver median is 24%

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2025 season · 13 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home5g	3.2	56.6	19.4	0.4
Road8g	1.9	17.4	9.7	0.1

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	2.1	29.9	14.7	0.1
Weeks 8+6g	2.7	35.5	12.0	0.3

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Matt Drinkall

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

Awards

Player standing · 2025

Rotational

Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

43 · #274 of 485 WRs

Three-star recruit. Now #274 at the position.

2026 outlook

Outside shot for All-MAC

Based on 2025: #17 of 38 Mid-American WRs

How the All-MAC estimate is computed

22% estimated, 95% confidence interval 19–25%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.

Career stats

Season	Team
2025	Central Michigan	31	422	13.6	3	--
2024	Central Michigan	2	15	7.5	0	--
Career		33	437	13.2	3	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 4 · 2025

W 49–10

vs Wagner

2 rec · 39 yds · 1 TD

Dominant 39-point win at home against Wagner.

With J. Labas — 241 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 99.5 · 7 rush yds (1 car) · N. Biggins — 15 rush yds (5 car)

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 14 · Toledo · 4&3 · Q1 · EPA -4.08(05:11) Shotgun #2 J.Labas pass complete short right to #19 T.McIntosh caught at Toledo03, for 2 yards to the Toledo01 (#3 A.Fuller), TURNOVER ON DOWNS
Week 4 · Wagner · 2&10 · Q2 · EPA +3.54Joe Labas pass complete to Tommy McIntosh for 33 yds for a TD (Cade Graham KICK)
Week 5 · Eastern Michigan · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +3.31Joe Labas pass complete to Tommy McIntosh for 47 yds to the EMU 28 for a 1ST down
Week 1 · San José State · 2&10 · Q3 · EPA +3.27Angel Flores pass complete to Tommy McIntosh for 47 yds to the SJSU 5 for a 1ST down
Week 13 · Kent State · 4&1 · Q1 · EPA +2.79(02:39) Shotgun #2 J.Labas pass complete short middle to #19 T.McIntosh caught at KSU00, for 1 yard to the KSU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 02:37 #47 C.Graham kick attempt good (H: #18 D.Duley, LS: #30 B.Pratt)
Week 12 · Buffalo · 3&4 · Q4 · EPA +2.78Tommy McIntosh 10 Yd pass from Joe Labas (Cade Graham Kick)
Week 12 · Buffalo · 2&4 · Q2 · EPA +2.47(01:59) Shotgun #2 J.Labas pass complete short middle to #19 T.McIntosh caught at UB48, for 31 yards to the UB34 (#36 K.Blackwell), 1ST DOWN
Week 14 · Toledo · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +2.42(11:51) Shotgun #2 J.Labas pass complete deep middle to #19 T.McIntosh caught at CMU30, for 34 yards to the CMU44, End Of Play, 1ST DOWN
Week 14 · Toledo · 3&7 · Q2 · EPA +2.29(03:01) Shotgun #2 J.Labas pass complete short right to #19 T.McIntosh caught at CMU23, for 21 yards to the CMU39, out of bounds at CMU39, 1ST DOWN
Week 10 · Western Michigan · 2&10 · Q2 · EPA +2.12(15:00) Shotgun #2 J.Labas pass complete short middle to #19 T.McIntosh caught at CMU49, for 11 yards to the CMU49 (#18 M.Davis), 1ST DOWN

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 13 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 16-14@ San José State	2	61	30.5	0	47
Wk 2	L 17-45@ Pittsburgh	2	17	8.5	0	9
Wk 3	L 3-63@ Michigan	1	7	7.0	0	7
Wk 4	W 49-10vs Wagner	2	39	19.5	1	33
Wk 5	W 24-13vs Eastern Michigan	2	59	29.5	0	47
Wk 6	L 22-28@ Akron	2	5	2.5	0	4
Wk 8	W 27-6@ Bowling Green	1	9	9.0	0	9
Wk 9	W 38-13vs Massachusetts	1	17	17.0	0	17
Wk 10	L 21-24@ Western Michigan	1	11	11.0	0	11
Wk 12	W 38-19vs Buffalo	5	85	17.0	1	34	Season-high 85 yds
Wk 13	W 28-16@ Kent State	2	8	4.0	1	7
Wk 14	L 3-21vs Toledo	6	83	13.8	0	34
Bowl	L 7-34@ Northwestern	4	21	5.3	0	7
Total		31	422	13.4	3	47

How he plays

Play style

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

CFB Index positional classification

2026 Outlook

Central Michigan

2026 Depth chart

Projected starter

Wide receiver · Central Michigan

Returning around him

54% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
Transfer portal: -5 net (12 in / 17 out)

2026 Award watch

No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)

Central Michigan · Last season: 7-6 · Talent rank #125 · 2026 recruiting class #95

DNA match

Player DNA

Possession Receiver

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

His 2025 production profile sits closest to Dominic Johnson’s 2021 season.

Dominic Johnson

83%match

Buffalo · 2021

Kaleb Webb

Maryland · 2025

83%

Savion Williams

TCU · 2022

NFL Rd 3 · Pk 23

80%

Justin McGriff

Utah State · 2022

79%

Ezra Naylor

Tulsa · 2021

78%

Matches Dominic on

Yards / reception

Class year

EPA / play (adj)

Differs from Dominic on

TD rate (higher)

Through 1 college season, his career arc tracks closest to Kyndon Fuselier’s path through Lamar.

Kyndon Fuselier

97%match

Lamar · 2025

Julius Young

Lafayette · 2022

95%

Devaughn Vele

Utah · 2023

NFL Rd 7

94%

Dominic Johnson

Buffalo · 2021

94%

Malik Murray

East Tennessee State · 2021

94%

Matches Kyndon on

Yards per reception

As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Dominic Johnson's sophomore season at Buffalo (2021).

Dominic Johnson

82%match

Buffalo · 2021

Brandon Robinson

Florida Atlantic · 2021

78%

Rawson MacNeill

Rice · 2023

75%

Ezra Naylor

Tulsa · 2021

74%

Isiah Canion

Georgia Tech · 2025

74%

Matches Dominic on

Yards / reception

Total EPA (college ability)

Weight

Differs from Dominic on

Class year (lower)

Player DNA

Players who play like Tommy McIntosh

Kaleb Webb

Maryland · 2025

83%

Background

CAREER Played in 22 career games with 13 starts at wide receiver for Central Michigan … In two-years at CMU, has caught 33 passes for 437 yards, three touchdowns with a long of 47 yards and 13.2 yards per reception average … Started five consecutive games heading into the 2026 season … Transferre...

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The receiver room · Central Michigan

#20Langston LewisWR · Sr.596 receiving yards · 2025
#15Tommy McIntoshWR · Sr.422 receiving yards · 2025
#6Collin PayneWR · Sr.87 receiving yards · 2025
#3Nasir WilliamsWR · So.76 receiving yards · 2025
#9Justin Ruffin Jr.WR · So.63 receiving yards · 2025

8 more on the roster · Central Michigan team page

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