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Ian Thomas Las Vegas Raiders · #80

Tight End · 6' 3", 253 lbs · Baltimore, MD · Age 30

Ian Thomas is a Tight End for the Las Vegas Raiders, drafted 101st overall, 2018. In 2026 he caught 3 passes for 43 yards and 1 touchdowns.

Tight EndDrafted 101st overall9-yr veteran
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Las Vegas Raiders · #80 · Tight End
Ian Thomas
Season avg3 rec · 43 yds · 1 td
Career avg135 rec · 1,219 yds · 5 td
Live win probabilitySeason
No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.
Tonight's projectionmodel
3rec
43yds
1td
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Scouting report

Ian Thomas — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades are percentiles vs every active player at his position.

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Tight End · Rotation piece · Impact 50
Ian Thomas is a Tight End for the Las Vegas Raiders, drafted 101st overall, 2018. In 2026 he caught 3 passes for 43 yards and 1 touchdowns.
B-
Receiving
B+
Big-play
B+
Scoring
B
Receiving yards
Strong · offense
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Volume
Strong · offense
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B+
Scoring
Excellent · offense
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B+
Big-play
Excellent · offense
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C+
Target share
Solid · offense
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Act II

Where Ian Thomas stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly
1
Jared Goff Detroit Lions▬
29%
2
Bryce Young Carolina Panthers▬
23%
3
Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ers▬
22%
4
Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints▬
11%
5
Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬
9%
✦ Balladex Consensus: #267 of 1982 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.
Futures & chases
—MVP odds
50Impact index
111Star score
Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file0
Stat explorer

Ian Thomas — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

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Receiving
43 YDS
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Volume
3 REC
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A
Big-play
14.3 Y/R
drill in ↓
A+
Scoring
1 TD
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The engine

How the model sees Ian Thomas

Projection = recency-weighted per-season production, nudged along a position aging curve, banded by his year-to-year volatility. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2027  modeled
6
rec
2–10
55
rec yds
12–98
0
td
0–1
6
targets
2–10
7
games
2–12
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 9-season history below.
What moves the rec line vs last season
Last season 3 → projected 6 rec
Baseline (recency-weighted)
+3.3
Age curve
-0.6
Net vs last season+2.8 rec
Everything it reads
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9 seasons of real box production
every game line, verified
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Recency × games weight
recent, healthy years anchor the baseline
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Year-over-year trend
his own trajectory, season to season
+dev
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Position aging curve
age 30 — applied to the projection
curve
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Role & usage context
target / carry share and snaps fold in
+ctx
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Availability signal
games last 3: 5 / 15 / 2
health
The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Ian Thomas career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGRecYdsTDTgtY/R
201816363332499.3
201916161361308.5
202016201451317.3
2021171818803010.4
202217211970309.4
2023125560911.2
2024537062.3
202515131140138.8
2026 in progress · 2 games23431314.3
Career1161351,2195201
Source: Pro-Football-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers the report-card percentiles and the DNA radar — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.
Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = award / milestone season · hover any bar. Real season totals.
Context

Are the Las Vegas Raiders built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

12–5proj record
85off index
98def index
+49net
95%playoff odds
67roster
Roster delta · what changed
Offense grades B+ (85), defense A+ (98) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 75, pass rush 99, coverage 97.
How his role moves
Projected 12–5 on a 17-game slate — modeled from the current roster's production percentiles, not a calibrated Vegas line. His snaps, target/carry share and usage move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
50 of 99
Rotation piece tier.
Rarity
◆ Rated
Collectible tier.
Résumé
0 accolades
Career honors on file.
Act IV

The Ballad of Ian Thomas

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

1996-06-06

The beginning

Ian Thomas is a Tight End for the Las Vegas Raiders, in his 9th NFL season.

Las Vegas Raiders

Turning pro

Drafted 101st overall, 2018 as a Tight End.

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Ian Thomas is a Las Vegas Raiders tight end, drafted 101st overall, 2018.

Chapter

Across 9 seasons (2018–2026) he has caught 135 passes for 1,219 yards and 5 touchdowns.

Chapter

Most recently he caught 3 passes for 43 yards and 1 touchdown in 2026.

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Thomas's story
The documentary, narrated

Off the field

Measurables
Active
Height
6' 3"
Weight
253 lbs
Draft
101st overall, 2018
Born
Baltimore, MD
Age
30
Jersey
#80
Background

Ian Thomas is from Baltimore, MD and is 30 years old. He was drafted 101st overall, 2018 and plays tight end at 6' 3", 253 lbs.

Over 9 seasons (2018–2026) he has caught 135 passes for 1,219 yards and 5 touchdowns. Thomas is currently on the Las Vegas Raiders roster.

The person

Ian Thomas is a rotational tight end who has caught 135 passes for 1,219 yards and 5 touchdowns across 9 seasons (2018–2026).

Receiving135 career receptions for 1,219 yards and 5 touchdowns.
Best season36 catches for 333 yards in 2018.
Draft pedigree101st overall, 2018.
Durability116 career games played.
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FAQ

Ian Thomas — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Ian Thomas, answered.

What position does Ian Thomas play?
Ian Thomas is a Tight End for the Las Vegas Raiders.
When was Ian Thomas drafted?
Ian Thomas was drafted 101st overall, 2018.
How many seasons has Ian Thomas played?
9 (2018–2026).
What are Ian Thomas's career stats?
He has caught 135 passes for 1,219 yards and 5 touchdowns.
Ian Thomas career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.
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Current role & opportunity

Usage last season · depth chart current · nflverse
Depth chart
TE3
behind the starter
Snap share
37%
of offensive snaps
Target share
2%
WOPR 0.05

This role & opportunity data feeds the model's competition-aware projection — snap and target share from last season, depth-chart rank from the current roster.

Weekly matchups

Fantasy points allowed by position · 2026 schedule · Balladex
Next matchup
vs MIA
Week 1 · Smash
Season outlook
51
avg matchup score (0–100)
Smash / Tough
4 / 7
weeks favorable / tough
Playoff weeks
61
Wk 15–17 outlook
W1 vs MIAW2 @ LACW3 @ NOW4 vs KCW5 @ NEW6 vs BUFW7 vs LAW8 @ NYJW9 @ SFW10 vs SEAW11 @ DENW12 @ CLEW13 · BYEW14 vs LACW15 vs DENW16 vs TENW17 @ ARIW18 @ KC

Each week grades Ian Thomas's opponent by the fantasy points that defense allowed to his position (2025), tiered Smash → Avoid. A transparent Balladex model estimate; see the full weekly matchups grid.

Injury history

Weekly injury reports · nflverse
Injury episodes
13
since 2019
Games missed
2
listed Out
Lower-body
11
ankle / knee / soft-tissue
Concussions
0
head, reported
Most recent reports
2025 Wk16 · Calf2025 Wk15 · Calf (Questionable)2024 Wk7 · Hip2024 Wk6 · Calf (Questionable)2024 Wk5 · Calf (Questionable)2024 Wk1 · Calf (Out)

Home surface: grass (natural grass).

Real weekly injury-report history (game-status designations, most recent 6 seasons). Rest days and load-management designations are excluded.

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