MICHAEL THOMASThomas, Michael William, Jr.Height: 6-3 Weight: 212 Born: March 3, 1993 Alameda County, CA High School: William Howard Taft (Los Angeles, CA); Fork Union Military Academy (Fork Union, VA) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Ohio State | Lettered |
| 2013 | Ohio State | Played |
| 2014 | Ohio State | Lettered |
| 2015 | Ohio State | Lettered |
| Draft: 2nd round (47th overall) 2016 New Orleans Saints |
| NFL Game Logs |
| NFL Playoff Statistics |
| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2016 NO NFL | 13 | WR | 15 | 12 |
| 2017 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2017 NO NFL | 13 | WR | 16 | 14 |
| 2018 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2018 NO NFL | 13 | WR | 16 | 16 |
| 2019 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2019 NO NFL | 13 | WR | 16 | 15 |
| 2020 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2020 NO NFL | 13 | WR | 7 | 5 |
| 2022 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2022 NO NFL | 13 | WR | 3 | 3 |
| 2023 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2023 NO NFL | 13 | WR | 10 | 7 |
| 7 Years (NFL)7 Years NFL | 83 | 72 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 4/29/2016 | 2016 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2016 NO NFL |
| Signed | 5/9/2016 | 2016 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2016 NO NFL |
| Injured Reserve | 12/19/2020 | 2020 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2020 NO NFL |
| Activated | 1/9/2021 | 2020 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2020 NO NFL |
| Reserve/Physically Unable to Perform | 8/31/2021 | 2021 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2021 NO NFL |
| Reserve/COVID | 9/14/2021 | 2021 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2021 NO NFL |
| Activated from Reserve/COVID Only | 9/25/2021 | 2021 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2021 NO NFL |
| Injured Reserve | 11/3/2022 | 2022 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2022 NO NFL |
| Injured Reserve | 11/21/2023 | 2023 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2023 NO NFL |
| Released (Failed Physical) | 3/13/2024 | 2023 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2023 NO NFL |
| SNAP COUNTS | TOTAL | OFF | OFF% | DEF | DEF% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2016 NO NFL | 870 | 865 | 75.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 1.0 |
| 2017 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2017 NO NFL | 857 | 851 | 81.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 1.3 |
| 2018 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2018 NO NFL | 933 | 927 | 88.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 1.4 |
| 2019 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2019 NO NFL | 966 | 959 | 88.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 1.5 |
| 2020 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2020 NO NFL | 345 | 345 | 32.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2022 NO NFL | 136 | 136 | 12.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2023 NO NFL | 490 | 490 | 42.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 4597 | 4573 | 0 | 24 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2016 NO NFL | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 54 | ||
| 2017 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2017 NO NFL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 30 | ||
| 2018 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2018 NO NFL | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 54 | ||
| 2019 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2019 NO NFL | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 54 | ||
| 2022 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2022 NO NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 18 | ||
| 2023 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2023 NO NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 216 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2019 NO NFL | 1 | -9 | -9.0 | -9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2020 NO NFL | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 2 | -8 | -4.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2016 NO NFL | 121 | 92 | 76.0 | 1137 | 12.4 | 46 | 9 | 62 | 18 | 1 | 2 |
| 2017 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2017 NO NFL | 149 | 104 | 69.8 | 1245 | 12.0 | 43 | 5 | 70 | 22 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2018 NO NFL | 147 | 125 | 85.0 | 1405 | 11.2 | 72t | 9 | 75 | 17 | 2 | 2 |
| 2019 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2019 NO NFL | 185 | 149 | 80.5 | 1725 | 11.6 | 49 | 9 | 91 | 17 | 3 | 1 |
| 2020 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2020 NO NFL | 55 | 40 | 72.7 | 438 | 11.0 | 24 | 0 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2022 NO NFL | 22 | 16 | 72.7 | 171 | 10.7 | 21 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2023 NO NFL | 64 | 39 | 60.9 | 448 | 11.5 | 31 | 1 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 743 | 565 | 82.1 | 6569 | 11.6 | 72t | 36 | 357 | 85 | 7 | 5 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2016 NO NFL | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| 2018 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2018 NO NFL | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2019 NO NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 0 |
| DEFENSE | TKL | DEF | ST | MT | QH | TFL | FF | PD | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2016 NO NFL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2017 NO NFL | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2018 NO NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2023 NO NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 11 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PENALTIES | Called | Declined | Accepted | Yards | Nullified Yards | First Downs | Stalled Drives |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2016 NO NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 New Orleans Saints2017 NO NFL | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2018 NO NFL | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2019 NO NFL | 7 | 1 | 6 | 73 | 37 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2022 NO NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2023 NO NFL | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 20 | 6 | 14 | 152 | 56 | 0 | 4 |
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