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Jersey Number 1
Zavion Thomas
- Position:
- WR
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 190
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Woodmere, La.
- High School/Previous School:
- John Ehret HS
Career Honors
2022 Freshman All-American, Punt Returner (FWAA)
Career Notes & Records
He appeared in 22 career games with eight career starts โฆ He earned his first career 100-yard receiving game and caught his first career touchdown pass at Auburn (10/28/23) โฆ As a freshman he ranked fifth nationally, second in the SEC, in punt return average (13.5) โฆ Career-long 63-yard punt return for touchdown vs Georgia (11/12/22) โฆ 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 โฆ Caught 40 passes for 503 yards and one touchdown โฆ Averaged 45.7 yards per game โฆ 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 โฆ Earned his first 100-yard receiving game and caught his first career touchdown at Auburn โฆ His 503 receiving yards ranked 28th in the SEC, while his 45.7 per game average ranked 20th โฆ 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 โฆ Arizona (9/9):ย Made his season debut โฆ Returned one punt for 25 yards โฆย LSU (9/16):ย Made his first career start at wide receiver โฆ Caught three passes for 52 yards โฆ Set career highs in receptions (3), receiving yards (52) and longest catch (22) โฆ Recorded his first career rushing attempt, earning two yards โฆย at South Carolina (9/23):ย Caught 5 passes for 56 yards โฆ Set career highs in receptions (5), and receiving yards (56) โฆ Returned one kick for 14 yards โฆ Returned three punts for 19 total yards โฆย Alabama (9/30):ย Caught one pass for eight yards โฆ Returned three kicks for a total of 73 yards โฆย Western Michigan (10/7):ย Had one catch for 15 yards โฆ Returned 4 punt for a total of 48 yards โฆ His 48 punt return yards are a career high in a game โฆย at Arkansas (10/21):ย Caught two passes for 23 yards โฆ Returned one punt for 31 yards โฆย at Auburn (10/28):ย Caught nine passes for 112 yards and a touchdown โฆ This was his first career 100-yard receiving game โฆ Also caught his first touchdown pass of his career โฆย Kentucky (11/4):ย Caught six passes for 44 yards โฆ His six catches were a team-high โฆ Added two rushes for three yards โฆย at Texas A&M (11/11):ย Caught four passes for 39 yards โฆ Has caught a pass in eight consecutive games โฆ Ran the ball once for three yards โฆ Returned two kicks for 115 yards and a touchdown โฆ Returned the opening kickoff of the game 94 yards for a touchdown (first career kickoff return touchdown) โฆ First player since Tulu Griffin to total over 100 kickoff return yards in a single game โฆย Southern Miss (11/18):ย Caught three passes for 66 yards โฆ Has caught a pass in nine consecutive games โฆ Had a career long 35-yard reception โฆ Ran the ball three times for 14 yards โฆย Ole Miss (11/23):ย Caught six passes for 88 yards โฆ Has caught a pass in ten consecutive games โฆ His six catches led the team โฆ This was his fourth career game with five or more receptions โฆ Ran the ball three times for 14 yards โฆ 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 โฆ 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 ...ย Also tied the SEC lead with one punt return touchdown ...ย at Arizona (9/10):ย Returned two punts with 29 yards including one 20-yard return in his MSU debut โฆ Returned a total of 15 punts for 202 yards โฆย at LSU(9/17):ย Returned a pair of punts for an average of 24.0 yards per return ...ย Bowling Green (9/24):ย Returned a kickoff 21 yards ...ย Texas A&M (10/1):ย Returned one punt for five yards ...ย Arkansas (10/8):ย Had a pair of punt returns for an average of 6.0 yards per return ...ย Georgia (11/12):ย Returned a punt 63-yards for a touchdown ...ย ETSU (11/19):ย Hauled in his first two career receptions for a total of four yards ... Returned a kickoff 27 yards ...ย at Ole Miss (11/24):ย 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 โฆ Four-star prospect per ESPN, 247Sports and On3 โฆ Considered a three-star prospect by Rivals โฆ Rated as ESPNโs No. 22 prospect out of Louisiana and No. 14 in the state by 247Sports โฆ Finished his senior season with more than 2,000 all-purpose yards โฆ Totaled 1,025 receiving yards on 37 catches with 18 touchdowns โฆ Rushed for 779 yards and six touchdowns โฆ Also returned punts, taking three back for touchdowns while collecting 379 yards โฆ Earned first team all-district honors as a junior โฆ Collected 45 receptions for 1,050 yards and eight touchdowns as a junior โฆ Also competed in track, where he clocked an 11.08 in the 100m as a junior and ran on the stateโs sixth place finishing 4x100m relay โฆ 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 โ @ftfzayy_
Instagram โ zavion1k_
2022 Freshman All-American, Punt Returner (FWAA)
Career Notes & Records
He appeared in 22 career games with eight career starts โฆ He earned his first career 100-yard receiving game and caught his first career touchdown pass at Auburn (10/28/23) โฆ As a freshman he ranked fifth nationally, second in the SEC, in punt return average (13.5) โฆ Career-long 63-yard punt return for touchdown vs Georgia (11/12/22) โฆ 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 โฆ Caught 40 passes for 503 yards and one touchdown โฆ Averaged 45.7 yards per game โฆ 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 โฆ Earned his first 100-yard receiving game and caught his first career touchdown at Auburn โฆ His 503 receiving yards ranked 28th in the SEC, while his 45.7 per game average ranked 20th โฆ 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 โฆ Arizona (9/9):ย Made his season debut โฆ Returned one punt for 25 yards โฆย LSU (9/16):ย Made his first career start at wide receiver โฆ Caught three passes for 52 yards โฆ Set career highs in receptions (3), receiving yards (52) and longest catch (22) โฆ Recorded his first career rushing attempt, earning two yards โฆย at South Carolina (9/23):ย Caught 5 passes for 56 yards โฆ Set career highs in receptions (5), and receiving yards (56) โฆ Returned one kick for 14 yards โฆ Returned three punts for 19 total yards โฆย Alabama (9/30):ย Caught one pass for eight yards โฆ Returned three kicks for a total of 73 yards โฆย Western Michigan (10/7):ย Had one catch for 15 yards โฆ Returned 4 punt for a total of 48 yards โฆ His 48 punt return yards are a career high in a game โฆย at Arkansas (10/21):ย Caught two passes for 23 yards โฆ Returned one punt for 31 yards โฆย at Auburn (10/28):ย Caught nine passes for 112 yards and a touchdown โฆ This was his first career 100-yard receiving game โฆ Also caught his first touchdown pass of his career โฆย Kentucky (11/4):ย Caught six passes for 44 yards โฆ His six catches were a team-high โฆ Added two rushes for three yards โฆย at Texas A&M (11/11):ย Caught four passes for 39 yards โฆ Has caught a pass in eight consecutive games โฆ Ran the ball once for three yards โฆ Returned two kicks for 115 yards and a touchdown โฆ Returned the opening kickoff of the game 94 yards for a touchdown (first career kickoff return touchdown) โฆ First player since Tulu Griffin to total over 100 kickoff return yards in a single game โฆย Southern Miss (11/18):ย Caught three passes for 66 yards โฆ Has caught a pass in nine consecutive games โฆ Had a career long 35-yard reception โฆ Ran the ball three times for 14 yards โฆย Ole Miss (11/23):ย Caught six passes for 88 yards โฆ Has caught a pass in ten consecutive games โฆ His six catches led the team โฆ This was his fourth career game with five or more receptions โฆ Ran the ball three times for 14 yards โฆ 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 โฆ 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 ...ย Also tied the SEC lead with one punt return touchdown ...ย at Arizona (9/10):ย Returned two punts with 29 yards including one 20-yard return in his MSU debut โฆ Returned a total of 15 punts for 202 yards โฆย at LSU(9/17):ย Returned a pair of punts for an average of 24.0 yards per return ...ย Bowling Green (9/24):ย Returned a kickoff 21 yards ...ย Texas A&M (10/1):ย Returned one punt for five yards ...ย Arkansas (10/8):ย Had a pair of punt returns for an average of 6.0 yards per return ...ย Georgia (11/12):ย Returned a punt 63-yards for a touchdown ...ย ETSU (11/19):ย Hauled in his first two career receptions for a total of four yards ... Returned a kickoff 27 yards ...ย at Ole Miss (11/24):ย 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 โฆ Four-star prospect per ESPN, 247Sports and On3 โฆ Considered a three-star prospect by Rivals โฆ Rated as ESPNโs No. 22 prospect out of Louisiana and No. 14 in the state by 247Sports โฆ Finished his senior season with more than 2,000 all-purpose yards โฆ Totaled 1,025 receiving yards on 37 catches with 18 touchdowns โฆ Rushed for 779 yards and six touchdowns โฆ Also returned punts, taking three back for touchdowns while collecting 379 yards โฆ Earned first team all-district honors as a junior โฆ Collected 45 receptions for 1,050 yards and eight touchdowns as a junior โฆ Also competed in track, where he clocked an 11.08 in the 100m as a junior and ran on the stateโs sixth place finishing 4x100m relay โฆ 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 โ @ftfzayy_
Instagram โ zavion1k_
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