Zavion Thomas

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Zavion Thomas

Wide Receiver, Chicago Bears · #13.

Player facts

Team
Chicago Bears
Position
Wide Receiver
Number
13
Born
Feb 14, 2004 (age 22)
Birthplace
Woodmere, LA, USA
Height
5' 10"
Weight
190 lbs
College
LSU
Experience
Rookie
Status
Active

Stats

2026 Offense

RECTGTSYDSAVGTDLNGFDCARYDSAVGTDLNGFUMLST
Regular Season22126.0011111111.001100
Last 5 Games22126.0011111111.001100
Career22126.0011111111.001100

Advanced stats

2026 season through week 6. EPA per play is the points a play added to the team’s expected score; success rate is the share of plays that kept the offense on schedule; CPOE is completion percentage over what the throws’ difficulty predicted. Rank is by EPA per play.

Plays EPA/playSuccessCPOELeague rank
Receiving5 targets+0.3560%fewer than 24 plays

NFL data: nflverse, CC BY 4.0.

Recent games

ReceivingRushingFumbles
DateOpponentResultRECTGTSYDSAVGTDLNGFDCARYDSAVGTDLNGFUMLST
@ GBL 31-7111111.0011111111.001100
vs NYJW 23-120000.0000000.00000
vs PHIW 27-71111.0010000.00000
vs MINL 9-30000.0000000.00000
@ CARW 59-370000.0000000.00000

Last 5 games. Click a game for its box score.

About

Zavion R. Thomas (born February 14, 2004) is an American professional football wide receiver and kickoff returner for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Mississippi State Bulldogs and LSU Tigers and was selected by the Bears in the third round of the 2026 NFL draft.

From Wikipedia’s article on Zavion Thomas, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.1

Background

Early life

Thomas attended John Ehret High School in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. As a senior, he had 37 receptions for 1,025 receiving yards, 18 receiving touchdowns, 779 rushing yards, six rushing touchdowns and three punt returns for a touchdown. He committed to Mississippi State University to play college football.

College career

Thomas played in 11 games as a true freshman at Mississippi State in 2022 and was named a freshman All-American as a punt returner after returning 15 punts for 202 yards and a touchdown. He entered the transfer portal after the season, but returned to Mississippi State for his sophomore year in 2023. Thomas started 8 of 11 games that season, recording 40 receptions for 503 yards and one touchdown. After the season, he entered the transfer portal again and transferred to Louisiana State University (LSU). In his first year at LSU in 2024, Thomas started 3 of 13 games and made 23 receptions for 218 yards with two touchdowns. He returned to LSU for his senior year in 2025.

Personal life

Thomas is related to NFL running back Walter Payton.

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Bears’ next games

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Recent results

Sources

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