Zavion Thomas
| No. 0 – LSU Tigers | |
|---|---|
| Position | Wide receiver |
| Class | Senior |
| Personal information | |
| Born | September 14, 2004 |
| Listed height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Listed weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | John Ehret (Jefferson Parish, Louisiana) |
| College |
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| Stats at ESPN | |
Zavion R. Thomas (born September 14, 2004) is an American college football wide receiver. He played college football for the Mississippi State Bulldogs and LSU Tigers.
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.[1]
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.[2][3] He entered the transfer portal after the season but returned to Mississippi State for his sophomore year in 2023.[4] He started eight of 11 games that season, recording 40 receptions for 503 yards and one touchdown.[5] After the season, Thomas entered the transfer portal again and transferred to Louisiana State University (LSU).[6][7] In his first at LSU in 2024, he started three of 13 games and had 23 receptions for 218 yards with two touchdowns. He returned to LSU for his senior year in 2025.[8]
Professional career
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | Vertical jump | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 ft 10+3⁄8 in (1.79 m) |
190 lb (86 kg) |
30+1⁄2 in (0.77 m) |
9 in (0.23 m) |
4.28 s | 1.52 s | 36.0 in (0.91 m) | ||||||
| All values from NFL Combine[9][10][11] | ||||||||||||
Personal life
Thomas is related to NFL running back Walter Payton.[12]
References
- ^ WR Zavion Thomas signs with Mississippi State for National Signing Day at John Ehret
- ^ Zavion Thomas ready to run it back on special teams
- ^ Breakout game was months in the making for Zavion Thomas
- ^ Mississippi State WR Zavion Thomas withdraws from transfer portal, will stay with Bulldogs
- ^ Mississippi State football WR Zavion Thomas to enter transfer portal
- ^ Source: LSU adds transfers Zavion Thomas, Jardin Gilbert
- ^ Another Louisiana native is transferring to LSU from an SEC rival school
- ^ Watch LSU football wide receiver Zavion Thomas score jaw-dropping touchdown against Vandy
- ^ "Zavion Thomas Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved March 15, 2026.
- ^ "Zavion Thomas College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved March 15, 2026.
- ^ "2026 NFL Scouting Combine Results Tracker". SteelersDepot.com. Retrieved March 15, 2026.
- ^ "Is Zavion Thomas Related to Late NFL Legend Walter Payton? Full Information About the LSU Receiver". Pro Football Network. August 30, 2025. Retrieved December 27, 2025.