Logan Thomas

Logan Thomas

33-Year-Old Tight EndTE
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Free Agent
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Thomas is coming off a surprisingly productive age-32 season with Washington, as he posted the second-highest single-season totals of his career across the board with 55 catches for 496 yards and four touchdowns on 78 targets. Nonetheless, Thomas was a cap casualty for the Commanders in March, as Washington released Thomas and reshaped its tight end room by signing Zach Ertz and drafting Ben Sinnott in the second round. Thomas ended up with the 49ers but may not have a role or even a spot on the regular-season roster. Read Past Outlooks
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$Released by the 49ers in August of 2024.
Let go by San Fran
TEFree Agent
August 27, 2024
Thomas was released by the 49ers on Tuesday.
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Thomas originally joined the 49ers in June after spending the past four seasons with the Commanders. The 33-year-old was then released Aug. 9 before re-signing with the team Thursday, but he did not make it through San Francisco's final cutdown to the 53-man roster. Thomas could be a candidate to come back on the practice squad, otherwise he'll look for an opportunity elsewhere ahead of the regular season. Meanwhile, Jake Tonges should serve as the 49ers' top backup behind George Kittle.
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Measurables Review View College Player Page
How do Logan Thomas' measurables compare to other tight ends?
This section compares his draft workout metrics with players at the same position. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that metric and it would be considered average.
Height
6' 6"
 
Weight
250 lbs
 
40-Yard Dash
4.61 sec
 
Shuttle Time
4.18 sec
 
Cone Drill
7.05 sec
 
Vertical Jump
35.5 in
 
Broad Jump
118 in
 
Hand Length
10.88 in
 
Arm Length
34.25 in
 
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Thomas made it back from a torn Achilles in 2021 for Week 1 of last season, but like many players before him he didn't have the same explosiveness and dealt with another lower-body injury early on. He ultimately played 14 games and took 68 percent of the offensive snaps in those contests, yet he finished with only a 39-323-1 line on 61 targets. While being another year removed from surgery might help, Thomas now is 32 and could lose his role (or at least part of it) to a young player like Cole Turner alongside John Bates. The Commanders didn't address their shaky TE room in the offseason, perhaps hoping Thomas can rebound.
Thomas got off to a promising start in 2021 after a breakout 2020, but a major knee injury ended his season and cast doubt over his fantasy outlook for this season. Thomas had surgery to repair a torn ACL in his left knee Dec. 17, with the procedure also addressing tears to his MCL and meniscus. Given the extent of Thomas’ injuries and his age (31), he is unlikely to be ready for Week 1 — he only resumed jogging in April — and might find it difficult to return to his pre- injury level of production. In his first year with Washington, the 6-6 tight end set career highs with 72 receptions, 670 receiving yards and six touchdowns on 110 targets. He had 196 yards and three touchdowns in six games last year before his season ended. Once Thomas is ready to play, his biggest competition for snaps will be second-year tight end John Bates, who took on a larger role in the second half of his rookie season following Thomas’ injury.
Thomas bounced around the NFL for half a decade after the Cardinals took him in the fourth round of the 2014 draft, struggling to transition from college QB to professional TE. He finally showed potential with the Lions in 2019, which led to a two-year, $6.1 million contract last offseason from Washington, a team with a glaring weakness at tight end. Thomas quickly earned a three-down role and ultimately played 93 percent of offensive snaps, but it wasn't until October that playing time and targets led to production. He did eventually finish strong, averaging 5.3 catches for 51.3 yards in the final 11 games, with five TDs and 7.2 YPT. Thomas didn't show the explosiveness you might hope for in a guy who once ran a 4.61 40-yard dash, but he did lead Washington in red-zone targets (17) and was third among tight ends in overall targets. It was enough to keep his starting job — and possibly the three-down role — given that Washington's biggest TE addition this offseason was fourth-round rookie John Bates. The larger concern is target competition from other positions, with Curtis Samuel, Adam Humphries and third-round pick Dyami Brown upgrading a WR room that had little besides Terry McLaurin last season.
Thomas is perhaps best known for his time as a quarterback at Virginia Tech, though he's been hanging around the NFL ever since he was a fourth-round pick in 2014. He enjoyed his best season to date in 2019 with the Lions, catching 16 passes for 173 yards and a touchdown. Thomas now has a nice opportunity to see even more work, signing a two-year, $6.145 million contract with a Washington team that arguably has the weakest tight end room in the NFL. The competition consists of Jeremy Sprinkle, Richard Rodgers, Hale Hentges and Thaddeus Moss, so it won't come as a total shock if Thomas finds his way to four or five targets per week, albeit in what figures to be an inconsistent passing game.
Thomas signed with Detroit this offseason after spending two years in Buffalo honing his craft as a tight end. While the former Virginia Tech quarterback has upside as both a blocker and pass catcher, he was unable to lock down a roster spot.
Thomas made seven catches for 67 yards and one touchdown in 2017. He'll take a backseat in the tight end pecking order once again, as a bulk of the targets will go to veteran Charles Clay, who had 74 balls thrown to him last season.
Will likely be cut as Ryan Nassib is the team's probable backup to Eli Manning.
The Cardinals' 2014 fourth-round pick, Thomas was essentially redshirted last season, attempting just nine passes on a team riddled by injuries at quarterback. When Carson Palmer was lost to a season-ending torn ACL, the Cards turned to the uninspiring Drew Stanton. After Stanton went down, the starting nod was given to Ryan Lindley, who hadn't thrown a pass since 2012 and was signed just a few weeks prior off the Chargers' practice squad. Coach Bruce Arians likes tall, big quarterbacks, but the 6-foot-6, 250-pound Thomas is a project. Given Thomas' size, powerful arm and athleticism (4.54 40, 35.5-inch vertical), there's some long-term potential. However, he won't win the backup job this season, as he must improve his accuracy and decision-making to even hold onto the third-string gig.
Selected in the fourth round of the 2014 NFL Draft, Thomas beat out Ryan Lindley for the honor of third-string quarterback in Arizona, as expected. However, starter Carson Palmer handled all snaps behind center last season, making it difficult to forecast reps for backup Drew Stanton in the upcoming campaign, let alone Thomas.
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Back with San Francisco
TESan Francisco 49ers
August 22, 2024
The 49ers re-signed Thomas on Thursday.
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Surprise cut by San Francisco
TEFree Agent
August 9, 2024
The 49ers released Thomas (hamstring) on Friday.
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Hamstring injury halts practicing
TESan Francisco 49ers
Hamstring
August 2, 2024
San Francisco head coach Kyle Shanahan announced Friday that Thomas is currently missing practice with a hamstring injury, David Lombardi of The Athletic reports.
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In line to sign with 49ers
TESan Francisco 49ers
June 3, 2024
The 49ers are slated to sign Thomas to a contract, Mike Garafolo of NFL Network reports.
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Being cut by Commanders
TEFree Agent
March 1, 2024
Washington announced the release of Thomas on Friday, saving the team roughly $6.5 million in cap space.
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May fail to make team
TESan Francisco 49ers
August 25, 2024
Matt Barrows and David Lombardi of The Athletic believe Thomas won't make San Francisco's 53-man roster.
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Thomas is a surprising projected cut considering he had 55 catches with the Commanders last season while Eric Saubert, Brayden Willis and Cameron Latu -- whom Barrows and Lombardi have making the team as backups to George Kittle -- have 36 combined regular-season NFL catches, all by Saubert. The 33-year-old Thomas was briefly cut in August, likely to make room for a less proven player on the 90-man roster, but he re-signed with the 49ers less than two weeks later. It's possible Barrows and Lombardi weren't aware of Thomas' credentials when compiling their roster projections, as they describe the veteran tight end with 2,002 receiving yards across 94 NFL regular-season appearances as "a blocking project."
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