New Orleans Saints wide receiver Michael Thomas is playing at an unprecedented level.
In Sunday’s blowout victory over the Philadelphia Eagles, Thomas
caught all four of his targets thrown his way by quarterback Drew Brees for 92
yards and a touchdown. He has logged four TD receptions in his past three games.
So far this year, Thomas has caught 82 passes for 1,042
yards and eight touchdowns. What is most impressive about his whopping 82 receptions through 10 games played?
They have been accomplished on 91 targets. This equates to a completion rate of
90.1 percent on passes thrown to Thomas.
Targets have been an official stat since 1986.
FootballOutsiders.com has tracked targets for each player since then. The highest
catch rate for any receiver with over 1,000 yards in a season since 1986 belongs
to San Francisco 49ers wideout John Taylor, who caught 80 percent of his targets
and totaled 60 receptions for 1,077 yards in 1989.
Thomas has already cracked the 1,000-yard milestone with
six games still remaining in the season. Catching roughly 90 percent of his
targets, Thomas is on track to crush Taylor’s mark set 29 years ago. If he
maintains his current pace, Thomas would finish the year with 131 catches on
146 targets for 1,723 yards.
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