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Michael Thomas

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Michael Thomas

No current projection or ECR • Last NFL stats 2023

Photo: nflverse / NFL.com
General Value100FLIQ value signal • athletic and explosive profile, league and roster context
Age31.0
Height6'3"
Weight212 lb
CollegeOhio State
Experience8 years

Current Sleeper availability

Injury & Availability

No active Sleeper designation
No active Sleeper designationSleeper currently lists no active injury designation for this player.
NFL roster statusActive
Current designationNone
Body areaNot specified
Practice participationNot reported
Designation since
Sleeper record updatedSeptember 12, 2024 12:50 am
FLIQ checkedJuly 29, 2026 7:24 pm

Current availability is supplied by Sleeper’s player directory and is not a complete medical history. Sleeper’s documented player feed supplies status and practice context, not article headlines. No active designation does not mean the player has no prior injuries.

2023 ROLE EVIDENCE

Snap Count & Utilization

Playing time and opportunity on every offensive snap.

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Offensive snaps49010 games
Snaps per game49.0Average workload
Snap share68.3%#60 of 229 WRs
Utilization13.1%Carries + targets per snap

Recent weekly role

W3NO vs GB75.0%
46 snaps · 0 carries · 9 targets
W4NO vs TB80.0%
52 snaps · 0 carries · 6 targets
W5NO vs NE71.0%
51 snaps · 0 carries · 7 targets
W6NO vs HOU83.0%
68 snaps · 0 carries · 8 targets
W7NO vs JAX83.0%
75 snaps · 0 carries · 7 targets
W8NO vs IND67.0%
44 snaps · 0 carries · 7 targets
W9NO vs CHI63.0%
40 snaps · 0 carries · 1 targets
W10NO vs MIN3.0%
2 snaps · 0 carries · 2 targets

Snap counts: nflverse / Pro Football Reference. FantasyLeagueIQ calculates the utilization rates and uses snaps as role context, not an automatic player-value bonus.

Complete athlete profile

Evaluation Evidence

Open and authorized data, normalized by position and kept separate from league scoring.

78%profile coverage
Athletic profile62th percentileCompared only with historical WR testing records
Dynasty value effectNeutral signalSmall supporting adjustment from athleticism, draft capital, breakout age, and explosive history; it fades with NFL experience
Weekly outlook inputsProjection + roleLeague scoring, expected usage, availability, and matchup drive weekly value—not workout testing
Speed38thBurst60thChange of direction80thShort-area quickness76thExplosion52th61PROFILE

Athletic shape

61th percentile profile

Every axis compares Michael Thomas with historical WR testing records—not with every NFL position.

Signature strengthsChange of direction + Short-area quickness
4.57 sec28th percentile

40-yard dash

2016 WR class#19 of 24All-time WR#840 of 1161
18 repsBenchmark pending

Bench press

More same-position results needed
35 in47th percentile

Vertical jump

2016 WR class#11 of 24All-time WR#536 of 1008
126 in82th percentile

Broad jump

2016 WR class#7 of 24All-time WR#180 of 978
6.80 sec80th percentile

3-cone

2016 WR class#5 of 14All-time WR#143 of 716
4.13 sec76th percentile

20-yard shuttle

2016 WR class#3 of 14All-time WR#179 of 740
97.248th percentile

FLIQ speed score

2016 WR class#17 of 24All-time WR#606 of 1158
47.650th percentile

FLIQ burst score

2016 WR class#10 of 24All-time WR#481 of 965
10.981th percentile

FLIQ agility time

2016 WR class#4 of 14All-time WR#132 of 685
Compared withWRs at the same position2016 draft class and all synchronized historical testing records

Workout source: nflverse. Percentiles and comparison groups are independent FantasyLeagueIQ calculations; unavailable metrics are omitted rather than estimated.

NFL Draft Capital

Draft year2,016
Draft round2
Overall pick47
Draft teamNOR
Draft Age23
Draft CollegeOhio St.

Source: nflverse. Draft capital affects dynasty only through a bounded, experience-decaying modifier.

Big-play ability + league scoring

Explosive Play Profile

Long-play efficiency, volume, repeatability, and the selected league’s bonus opportunities in one view.

45.3NFL Explosive IndexWR #252
Peak season45.9
Recent three-season form36.7
Latest season2023 • WR #132
Selected league bonus overlayNo explicit big-play bonuses
Long gains still earn normal yardage and touchdown points.
Plays behind the ratingHighest-impact imported nflverse evidence
2023 • Week 8 • vs IND
31-yard reception

(6:17) (Shotgun) 4-D.Carr pass deep middle to 13-M.Thomas to IND 40 for 31 yards (45-E.Speed, 38-T.Brown).

1.5 impact credits
2023 • Week 5 • vs NE
26-yard reception

(2:03) (Shotgun) 4-D.Carr pass deep middle to 13-M.Thomas to NE 37 for 26 yards (2-J.Mills).

1.0 impact credits
2023 • Week 1 • vs TEN
25-yard reception

(13:35) (Shotgun) 4-D.Carr pass deep left to 13-M.Thomas pushed ob at 50 for 25 yards (26-K.Fulton).

1.0 impact credits
2023 • Week 4 • vs TB
20-yard reception

(12:11) (Shotgun) 4-D.Carr pass short right to 13-M.Thomas to NO 44 for 20 yards (24-C.Davis).

1.0 impact credits
How the explosive profile and league overlay work

The NFL Explosive Index compares a player only with the same position. Its season model blends impact per opportunity, impact per game, positional share, long-touchdown rate, and longest gain; the career index blends 50% peak season, 30% recent three-season form, and 20% career share percentile. The league overlay reads synchronized Sleeper scoring for long-play and yardage-threshold bonuses. Those rules affect league-scored projections and fantasy value without rewriting the player’s league-neutral NFL explosiveness. Source: nflverse play-by-play and Sleeper league settings.

Availability + repeatability

Dependability Index

Two lenses, because weekly trust and dynasty durability are different questions.

Weekly dependability
49D

100% scoring-floor hit rate • 0% workload stability

Dynasty dependability
67C+

49% three-year game availability • 3 seasons of evidence

How dependability is calculated

Weekly dependability blends recorded-game availability, how often the player clears 60% of his median fantasy output, and stability of attempts, carries, and targets. Dynasty dependability emphasizes three-year game availability and repeat seasons, with a small age-context adjustment. Scores use PPR scoring and do not treat ceiling as reliability.

2021 Production & Efficiency

Carries0
Targets0
Receptions0
Scrimmage yards0
Yards / touch
Total TD0

NFL production supplied by nflverse. Same-position ranks include qualified players from the selected season. Volume ranks require 20 touches; yards per touch requires 50. Fantasy output elsewhere on this page is recalculated with standard PPR scoring.

How this affects value

FLIQ value signal • athletic and explosive profile, league and roster context. Athletic and draft inputs are supporting evidence—not a replacement for current projections, market consensus, production, availability, or the selected league’s rules.

2026 Sleeper projection

Season Projection

Projected points0.00
Dynasty ADP
Projected pass/rush yards0
Projected TDs0
Standard PPR points0.00
Points per game0.00
Games6
Position rank#221

Standard PPR

Game Logs

WkOppLeague PtsPassingRushingReceivingFum
11LV0.000
12PIT0.000
13LAC0.000
16BAL0.000
17KC0.000
18CLE0.000

Fallback statistics supplied by nflverse (CC BY 4.0). Standard PPR points calculated by FantasyLeagueIQ.

Standard PPR

Career by Season

YearGPointsPPGPassingRushingReceiving
20231089.808.9839 rec • 448 yd • 1 TD
2022951.105.6816 rec • 171 yd • 3 TD
202160.000.00
20201283.906.991 yd • 0 TD40 rec • 438 yd • 0 TD

Imported Player Data

Every metric retains its source and effective context.

2016
Draft Age
23
Draft College
Ohio St.
Draft Pick
47
Draft Round
2
Draft Team
NOR
Draft Year
2016
Workoutnflverse
2016
Agility Score
10.93
Bench
18
Broad Jump
126
Burst Score
47.6
Combine Height
6-3
Combine School
Ohio State
Combine Weight
212
Cone
6.8
Forty
4.57
Shuttle
4.13
Speed Score
97.207787
Vertical
35