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#18Thomas Duarte

WR·UCLA·2015

Thomas Duarte is a Red Zone Weapon WR for UCLA. Thomas's 2015 season ranks in the 100th percentile nationally by opponent-adjusted EPA per play across 83 plays — a elite rate for the WR.

2015 Production

Receiving

53 Receptions872 Rec yards10

Performance Analysis · 2015 · vs WR peers

Player type

Red Zone Weapon WR

Goes from good to great inside the 20 — high TD conversion on limited looks makes this receiver a scoring machine.

Red zone targetHigh TD rateSize/catch radius advantage

Peer percentiles

Opponent-adjusted EPA (WEPA/play)100th %ile · elite

Game-to-game consistency82th %ile · above avg

Key findings

▸Top-10% efficiency among WRs — elite opponent-adjusted EPA rate.
▸Limited usage share suggests a rotational or specialist role.
▸High game-to-game consistency — reliable floor each week.
▸11 high-impact games (EPA/play > 0.4) this season — elite ceiling.
▸Particularly dangerous on passing downs — efficiency spikes in obvious pass situations.
▸Strong second-half surge — EPA/play improved 0.18 from the first to second half of the season.
▸Peak game: 2.24 EPA/play in Wk 10 vs Oregon State (SP+ -10).

Historical Comparables · WR · efficiency + volume + value

Players from 2014–2024 matched on EPA efficiency, play volume, and adjusted value tier — not just one metric.

Player	Team	Yr	Plays	WEPA/play	Line val	Total EPA
Quadree Henderson	Pittsburgh	2016	63	0.530	1.6	33.4
DeAndre Hughes	Air Force	2021	60	0.470	1.3	28.2
Keytaon Thompson	Mississippi State	2017	70	0.460	1.2	32.2
Savion Williams	TCU	2024	56	0.450	1.1	25.2
Javion Posey	Florida Atlantic	2020	53	0.450	1.4	23.8

Comps are statistical — efficiency, volume, and value tier all factor in. Style and conference context differ.

Game Log · box score + EPA, week by week

EPA per play, by weekabove 0 = added points · below = lost

Wk	Opponent	Result	Opp SP+	Rec	Rec Yds	Avg	Rec TD	Long	EPA/play
1	vsVirginia	W34-16	1.4	3	51	17.0	1	30	0.75
2	@UNLV	W37-3	-16.2	2	24	12.0	0	18	0.34
3	vsBYU	W24-23	8.7	3	33	11.0	0	15

Usage & Situational · Pro

Snap-share proxy

Overall

8.8%

Passing plays

16.8%

Rushing plays

0.0%

Standard downs

6.3%

Passing downs

14.2%

EPA by down type

Standard downs: 0.73
Passing downs: 1.04
Pass / Rush EPA: 0.89 / —

Usage = share of team plays (CFBD has no true snap counts).

Thomas Duarte

UCLA

Position: WR
Jersey: #18
Class: —
Height: 6'3"
Hometown: Fullerton, CA

2015 Season

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Plays

Usage

Last Game

vs NebraskaWk 1

EPA 0.8

Rec 4 · Rec Yds 52 · Avg 13.0 · Rec TD 0