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
| REC | TGTS | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | FD | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | FUM | LST | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season | 2 | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| Last 5 Games | 2 | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 2 | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
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/play | Success | CPOE | League rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Receiving | 5 targets | +0.35 | 60% | fewer than 24 plays |
Recent games
| Receiving | Rushing | Fumbles | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Opponent | Result | REC | TGTS | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | FD | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | FUM | LST |
| @ | L 31-7 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | |
| vs | W 23-12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| vs | W 27-7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| vs | L 9-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| @ | W 59-37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
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.
From Wikipedia’s article on Zavion Thomas, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the full article.1
Bears’ next games
Recent results
Sources
The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.
- 1WikipediaZavion Thomas on Wikipedia