TE#80
Ian Thomas
gsis_id 00-0034365
LV
Next Gen Stats
Source: nflverse Next Gen Stats2021 weekly average
- Separation
- 4.62 yd
- Cushion
- 6.55 yd
- YAC above expectation
- -0.83
- Avg YAC
- 2.33
- Share of intended air yards
- 14.3%
- Catch rate
- 80.0%
Advanced charting
Source: Pro Football Reference advanced2025 season total / average
- Broken tackles (rec)
- 0
- Drops
- 0
- Drop rate
- 0.0%
- Passer rating when targeted
- 101.0
- Interceptions on targets
- 0
Season by season
Aggregated from real weekly rows in nflverse_player_stats_weekly.
| Season | G | Tgt | Rec | Rec yds | TD | Rec EPA | Tgt share | WOPR | Rush yds | PPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 114 | 0 | 5.1 | 0.043 | 0.08 | 0 | 24.4 |
| 2024 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 0 | -5.1 | 0.080 | 0.14 | 0 | 3.7 |
| 2023 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 56 | 0 | -7.7 | 0.041 | 0.11 | 0 | 10.6 |
| 2022 | 13 | 30 | 21 | 197 | 0 | 4.0 | 0.091 | 0.14 | 0 | 40.7 |
| 2021 | 14 | 30 | 18 | 188 | 0 | -15.8 | 0.066 | 0.13 | 0 | 36.8 |
Bio & status
- Height
- 6'3"
- Weight
- 249 lb
- College
- Indiana; Nassau CC (Big Ten Conference)
- Draft
- 2018 · Rd 4 · Pk 101 · CAR
- Rookie season
- 2018
- Experience
- 9 yr
- Status
- ACT
Source: nflverse injury report
2025 Wk 16 · no game status listed · practice: Full Participation in Practice
Source: Highlightly injuries
2025 · Questionable · LV
Cross-source coverage
Source: Highlightly box scoresmatched via name+birth_date
60 games with stored box-score lines (2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020).
Play-by-play drill-down
Loaded on demand, one season at a time.
Similar players
Position-matched comparables scored on real Next Gen Stats season data.
Source: nflverse Next Gen Stats2018 · TE cohort of 28
Each of separation, cushion, yac over expected, share of air yards, catch rate is z-scored across every qualified TE in 2018; distance is the root-mean-square z gap, so lower means more alike. Only same-position players are compared.
Nick VannettTE · SEA · distance 0.53
- Separation
- 3.69
- Cushion
- 5.73
- YAC over expected
- -0.02
- Share of air yards
- 6.8
- Catch rate
- 67.4
Kyle RudolphTE · MIN · distance 0.55
- Separation
- 3.55
- Cushion
- 5.76
- YAC over expected
- 0.29
- Share of air yards
- 12.6
- Catch rate
- 78.0
Trey BurtonTE · CHI · distance 0.58
- Separation
- 3.45
- Cushion
- 5.76
- YAC over expected
- -0.59
- Share of air yards
- 13.7
- Catch rate
- 71.1
Austin HooperTE · ATL · distance 0.70
- Separation
- 3.24
- Cushion
- 5.58
- YAC over expected
- 0.22
- Share of air yards
- 11.3
- Catch rate
- 80.7
Gerald EverettTE · LA · distance 0.71
- Separation
- 3.87
- Cushion
- 6.04
- YAC over expected
- 0.12
- Share of air yards
- 6.6
- Catch rate
- 65.3
Ian Thomas baseline
- Separation
- 3.44
- Cushion
- 5.96
- YAC over expected
- -0.04
- Share of air yards
- 7.5
- Catch rate
- 73.5