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Zavion Thomas
- Position:
- WR
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 190
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Woodmere, La.
- High School/Previous School:
- John Ehret HS
Bio
Career Honors
2022 Freshman All-American, Punt Returner (FWAA)
Career Notes & Records
He appeared in 22 career games with eight career starts … He earned his first career 100-yard receiving game and caught his first career touchdown pass at Auburn (10/28/23) … As a freshman he ranked fifth nationally, second in the SEC, in punt return average (13.5) … Career-long 63-yard punt return for touchdown vs Georgia (11/12/22) … Became the 11th Bulldog in program history to be named a Freshman All-American ... Earned his first career kickoff return touchdown at Texas A&M (11/11/23).
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2023 (Sophomore Season)
He appeared in 11 games while making eight starts … Caught 40 passes for 503 yards and one touchdown … Averaged 45.7 yards per game … Finished second on the team in both yards and receptions ... Averaged 5.6 receptions per game following the Auburn game, after averaging just 2.4 reception in the first five games of the season … Earned his first 100-yard receiving game and caught his first career touchdown at Auburn … His 503 receiving yards ranked 28th in the SEC, while his 45.7 per game average ranked 20th … He earned his highest offense grade of the season (85.3) at Auburn, his next best was against Ole Miss (77.4) according to PFF … Arizona (9/9): Made his season debut … Returned one punt for 25 yards … LSU (9/16): Made his first career start at wide receiver … Caught three passes for 52 yards … Set career highs in receptions (3), receiving yards (52) and longest catch (22) … Recorded his first career rushing attempt, earning two yards … at South Carolina (9/23): Caught 5 passes for 56 yards … Set career highs in receptions (5), and receiving yards (56) … Returned one kick for 14 yards … Returned three punts for 19 total yards … Alabama (9/30): Caught one pass for eight yards … Returned three kicks for a total of 73 yards … Western Michigan (10/7): Had one catch for 15 yards … Returned 4 punt for a total of 48 yards … His 48 punt return yards are a career high in a game … at Arkansas (10/21): Caught two passes for 23 yards … Returned one punt for 31 yards … at Auburn (10/28): Caught nine passes for 112 yards and a touchdown … This was his first career 100-yard receiving game … Also caught his first touchdown pass of his career … Kentucky (11/4): Caught six passes for 44 yards … His six catches were a team-high … Added two rushes for three yards … at Texas A&M (11/11): Caught four passes for 39 yards … Has caught a pass in eight consecutive games … Ran the ball once for three yards … Returned two kicks for 115 yards and a touchdown … Returned the opening kickoff of the game 94 yards for a touchdown (first career kickoff return touchdown) … First player since Tulu Griffin to total over 100 kickoff return yards in a single game … Southern Miss (11/18): Caught three passes for 66 yards … Has caught a pass in nine consecutive games … Had a career long 35-yard reception … Ran the ball three times for 14 yards … Ole Miss (11/23): Caught six passes for 88 yards … Has caught a pass in ten consecutive games … His six catches led the team … This was his fourth career game with five or more receptions … Ran the ball three times for 14 yards … Returned three punts for a total of 24 yards.
2022 (True Freshman Season)
Named to the FWAA Freshman All-America Team as a Punt Returner … Appeared in 11 games ... Finished with 15 punt returns for an average of 13.5 yards, good for fifth in the nation and second in the SEC ... Also tied the SEC lead with one punt return touchdown ... at Arizona (9/10): Returned two punts with 29 yards including one 20-yard return in his MSU debut … Returned a total of 15 punts for 202 yards … at LSU(9/17): Returned a pair of punts for an average of 24.0 yards per return ... Bowling Green (9/24): Returned a kickoff 21 yards ... Texas A&M (10/1): Returned one punt for five yards ... Arkansas (10/8): Had a pair of punt returns for an average of 6.0 yards per return ... Georgia (11/12): Returned a punt 63-yards for a touchdown ... ETSU (11/19): Hauled in his first two career receptions for a total of four yards ... Returned a kickoff 27 yards ... at Ole Miss (11/24): Returned two punts a total of 34 yards ... Had his two kickoff returns go for a total of 47 yards.
High School
Prepped at John Ehret High School under head coach Reggie Rogers … Four-star prospect per ESPN, 247Sports and On3 … Considered a three-star prospect by Rivals … Rated as ESPN’s No. 22 prospect out of Louisiana and No. 14 in the state by 247Sports … Finished his senior season with more than 2,000 all-purpose yards … Totaled 1,025 receiving yards on 37 catches with 18 touchdowns … Rushed for 779 yards and six touchdowns … Also returned punts, taking three back for touchdowns while collecting 379 yards … Earned first team all-district honors as a junior … Collected 45 receptions for 1,050 yards and eight touchdowns as a junior … Also competed in track, where he clocked an 11.08 in the 100m as a junior and ran on the state’s sixth place finishing 4x100m relay … Committed to MSU on November 25, 2021.
Personal:
Born Zavion R. Thomas on September 14, 2004 ... Has two siblings, a brother named Anaj and a sister named Koriah ... Related to Walter Payton ... Majoring in General Business.
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Social Media
Twitter – @ftfzayy_
Instagram – zavion1k_
2022 Freshman All-American, Punt Returner (FWAA)
Career Notes & Records
He appeared in 22 career games with eight career starts … He earned his first career 100-yard receiving game and caught his first career touchdown pass at Auburn (10/28/23) … As a freshman he ranked fifth nationally, second in the SEC, in punt return average (13.5) … Career-long 63-yard punt return for touchdown vs Georgia (11/12/22) … Became the 11th Bulldog in program history to be named a Freshman All-American ... Earned his first career kickoff return touchdown at Texas A&M (11/11/23).
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2023 (Sophomore Season)
He appeared in 11 games while making eight starts … Caught 40 passes for 503 yards and one touchdown … Averaged 45.7 yards per game … Finished second on the team in both yards and receptions ... Averaged 5.6 receptions per game following the Auburn game, after averaging just 2.4 reception in the first five games of the season … Earned his first 100-yard receiving game and caught his first career touchdown at Auburn … His 503 receiving yards ranked 28th in the SEC, while his 45.7 per game average ranked 20th … He earned his highest offense grade of the season (85.3) at Auburn, his next best was against Ole Miss (77.4) according to PFF … Arizona (9/9): Made his season debut … Returned one punt for 25 yards … LSU (9/16): Made his first career start at wide receiver … Caught three passes for 52 yards … Set career highs in receptions (3), receiving yards (52) and longest catch (22) … Recorded his first career rushing attempt, earning two yards … at South Carolina (9/23): Caught 5 passes for 56 yards … Set career highs in receptions (5), and receiving yards (56) … Returned one kick for 14 yards … Returned three punts for 19 total yards … Alabama (9/30): Caught one pass for eight yards … Returned three kicks for a total of 73 yards … Western Michigan (10/7): Had one catch for 15 yards … Returned 4 punt for a total of 48 yards … His 48 punt return yards are a career high in a game … at Arkansas (10/21): Caught two passes for 23 yards … Returned one punt for 31 yards … at Auburn (10/28): Caught nine passes for 112 yards and a touchdown … This was his first career 100-yard receiving game … Also caught his first touchdown pass of his career … Kentucky (11/4): Caught six passes for 44 yards … His six catches were a team-high … Added two rushes for three yards … at Texas A&M (11/11): Caught four passes for 39 yards … Has caught a pass in eight consecutive games … Ran the ball once for three yards … Returned two kicks for 115 yards and a touchdown … Returned the opening kickoff of the game 94 yards for a touchdown (first career kickoff return touchdown) … First player since Tulu Griffin to total over 100 kickoff return yards in a single game … Southern Miss (11/18): Caught three passes for 66 yards … Has caught a pass in nine consecutive games … Had a career long 35-yard reception … Ran the ball three times for 14 yards … Ole Miss (11/23): Caught six passes for 88 yards … Has caught a pass in ten consecutive games … His six catches led the team … This was his fourth career game with five or more receptions … Ran the ball three times for 14 yards … Returned three punts for a total of 24 yards.
2022 (True Freshman Season)
Named to the FWAA Freshman All-America Team as a Punt Returner … Appeared in 11 games ... Finished with 15 punt returns for an average of 13.5 yards, good for fifth in the nation and second in the SEC ... Also tied the SEC lead with one punt return touchdown ... at Arizona (9/10): Returned two punts with 29 yards including one 20-yard return in his MSU debut … Returned a total of 15 punts for 202 yards … at LSU(9/17): Returned a pair of punts for an average of 24.0 yards per return ... Bowling Green (9/24): Returned a kickoff 21 yards ... Texas A&M (10/1): Returned one punt for five yards ... Arkansas (10/8): Had a pair of punt returns for an average of 6.0 yards per return ... Georgia (11/12): Returned a punt 63-yards for a touchdown ... ETSU (11/19): Hauled in his first two career receptions for a total of four yards ... Returned a kickoff 27 yards ... at Ole Miss (11/24): Returned two punts a total of 34 yards ... Had his two kickoff returns go for a total of 47 yards.
High School
Prepped at John Ehret High School under head coach Reggie Rogers … Four-star prospect per ESPN, 247Sports and On3 … Considered a three-star prospect by Rivals … Rated as ESPN’s No. 22 prospect out of Louisiana and No. 14 in the state by 247Sports … Finished his senior season with more than 2,000 all-purpose yards … Totaled 1,025 receiving yards on 37 catches with 18 touchdowns … Rushed for 779 yards and six touchdowns … Also returned punts, taking three back for touchdowns while collecting 379 yards … Earned first team all-district honors as a junior … Collected 45 receptions for 1,050 yards and eight touchdowns as a junior … Also competed in track, where he clocked an 11.08 in the 100m as a junior and ran on the state’s sixth place finishing 4x100m relay … Committed to MSU on November 25, 2021.
Personal:
Born Zavion R. Thomas on September 14, 2004 ... Has two siblings, a brother named Anaj and a sister named Koriah ... Related to Walter Payton ... Majoring in General Business.
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Social Media
Twitter – @ftfzayy_
Instagram – zavion1k_
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