More like WR3 big body special routes. Not a straight baller athlete nor grip strength.

Seems like year over year, we will be downgrading our WR corps at least in terms of proven productivity. Some had decent stats outside of the SEC / big ten that we got but not one as proven as Noah Thomas.

Let's hope we develop the unproven guys and/or find some diamonds in the rough.

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Not a big loss.

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Wrong

But it's not devastating

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I'm not wrong. He isn't that good.

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Define "that".

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He's average

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Well he was going to be a starter next year for us. So...

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Losing an average player who was going to start isn't a big loss.

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I'm glad our not good receivers catch 8 TDs in a season. That means our good ones are catching 12+ per year. Can someone remind me how many we had last year that caught that many.

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Having 8 TDs in a season doesn't mean you're a great receiver. It means 8 of your catches happened to occur in the end zone. Look at his stats in conference games. He is absolutely average whether he goes or stays. He was just billed as the next Mike Evans out of high school so everybody still thinks he has Mike Evans type potential. But he's in year 3 and he's been JAG. Let him walk if he doesn't want to be here.

That being said, he will absolutely be developed better and have a better shot at the NFL if he goes to Georgia. That is the smart move for him. If they're offering, he should go.

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Let's see, in 3 conference games he was our leading receiver. For the season he was our leading receiver by almost 200 yards. He had a higher yards and catch/game average in conference than in non-conference. He ain't Evans but last I checked, we haven't had more than one or two receivers even in his league.

That said, to say he is average is ridiculous and losing him will be a loss even with the transfers coming in because he would still be one of our top receivers especially when you look at a player that has gotten better every year.

Didn't 3 of those touchdowns come against New Mexico?

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Noah Thomas is 10th all time in WR touchdowns for A&M, as Junior. This is a big loss.

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That's not a measure of how good a WR is. Not a big loss at all.

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He was our best WR last year by a long shot and would have been our best WR next year. That seems like a big loss.

Any time you have starters leaving, it shows your program is a dumpster fire. Especially when there is no coaching change.

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Wrong on next year I hope. But if he would have been our best next year, that would mean we're bound for another 7-8 win season anyway, so still not much of a loss.

Of course our program is a dumpster fire. I'm extremely critical of our program and get called a pot banger and accused of being a sip troll constantly because of that. But Noah Thomas is average and not a big loss. I will keep posting this over and over until people stop responding to me.

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Not knowing that 8-4 is far from a dumpster fire may qualify you for a pot banger.

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Seems like year over year, we will be downgrading our WR corps at least in terms of proven productivity. Some had decent stats outside of the SEC / big ten that we got but not one as proven as Noah Thomas.

Let's hope we develop the unproven guys and/or find some diamonds in the rough.

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Concepcion has better career stats in less time. Craver had more yards/game and more yards/rec and he was true freshman. Hudson is unproven but talent wise a major upgrade.

Concepcion and Hudson are ranked higher than Thomas in the portal and Craver is 3 soots behind him with the same score.

Not a big loss at all, he was not line to be any better than WR3 next season.
Hope he drops more TDs for them. If you ain't in my jersey...

He was definitely in line to be WR3.

Noah Thomas 2025 Heisman

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Not a big loss.

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Wrong

But it's not devastating

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I'm not wrong. He isn't that good.

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Define "that".

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He's average

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Well he was going to be a starter next year for us. So...

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Losing an average player who was going to start isn't a big loss.

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I'm glad our not good receivers catch 8 TDs in a season. That means our good ones are catching 12+ per year. Can someone remind me how many we had last year that caught that many.

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Having 8 TDs in a season doesn't mean you're a great receiver. It means 8 of your catches happened to occur in the end zone. Look at his stats in conference games. He is absolutely average whether he goes or stays. He was just billed as the next Mike Evans out of high school so everybody still thinks he has Mike Evans type potential. But he's in year 3 and he's been JAG. Let him walk if he doesn't want to be here.

That being said, he will absolutely be developed better and have a better shot at the NFL if he goes to Georgia. That is the smart move for him. If they're offering, he should go.

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Let's see, in 3 conference games he was our leading receiver. For the season he was our leading receiver by almost 200 yards. He had a higher yards and catch/game average in conference than in non-conference. He ain't Evans but last I checked, we haven't had more than one or two receivers even in his league.

That said, to say he is average is ridiculous and losing him will be a loss even with the transfers coming in because he would still be one of our top receivers especially when you look at a player that has gotten better every year.

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Stop simping for a mediocre three star receiver. It will be quite easy to replace less than 2.8 catches per game and 0.5 TDs per game in conference.

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Not a big loss.

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OK, guy.

Good enough for Georgia but not for A&M. The same Georgia team coached by a guy that has won 2 national championships.

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He'll probably go to UGA and look like a totally different athlete on Saturdays

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Not a big loss at all, he was not line to be any better than WR3 next season.
Hope he drops more TDs for them. If you ain't in my jersey...

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Probably not for the same reasons you're thinking

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Meh. Leaving his team senior year. No longer a fan..

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I assume you posted the same about every player we got for their senior year. This isn't the sport we all loved. That's over. This is professional football.

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Not a big loss.

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OK, guy.

Good enough for Georgia but not for A&M. The same Georgia team coached by a guy that has won 2 national championships.

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He'll probably go to UGA and look like a totally different athlete on Saturdays

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Normally I would agree, but UGA seems like a very unlikely place to make that kind of a transformation.

He will probably be an upgrade over UGA's receivers this year. They were one of the worst in the nation in dropped passes.

If he doesn't want to be at A&M, it's best for both parties for him to leave. We don't need a bad attitude and/or problem festering in the locker room.

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It wasn't about NIL

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Are you saying more money wouldn't have "bought" him back?

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Concepcion has better career stats in less time.

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With all due respect, Concepcion played in the ACC. In the Wolfpack's games against quality opponents (quality CBs), here are his stats:
Tennessee: 5 catches, 53 yards, 0 TDs
Clemson: 5 catches, 40 yards, 0 TDs
Duke: 0 catches, 0 yards
Georgia Tech: 3 catches, 21 yards, 0 TDs

There were articles written about him vanishing from the stat board this past season-
https://www.technicianonline.com/sports/column-from-focal-point-to-footnote-the-curious-case-of-kevin-concepcion-s-sophomore-year/article_2959ed88-9f1c-11ef-8fb7-9b7cab69d10e.html

Sorry, but I do not see any way Concepcion is any kind of upgrade to Noah Thomas. We will see this season, but I'd be willing to bet NT's performance eclipses this former Wolfpack WR.

Concepcion's stats also dropped dramatically in Year 2. Almost in half. Almost all his stats dropped. And he's now our most senior and proven WR. Would have liked him with Thomas as more experienced leaders.

Noah does not see that a new QB and a new system does not help his goals to be in the NFL.
GA will have the same amount of competition if not more, and he is going to be in the same situation, with less experience and less knowledge of the offense.

Evan Stewart who is a better receiver did not elevate his status, at best he stayed at the same level.

Unless GA threw huge money there is no advantage to moving, it can be seen as running from competition.

For whatever it is worth....since people are comparing.

I'm pretty sure Concepcion had a higher PFF grade this past year over N Thomas. But not able to confirm final numbers for Thomas. Does anyone have those stats?

Google says this about Concepcion:
Concepcion posted a Pro Football Focus (PFF) grade of 78.5the highest of any player on NC State's offense who played more than 15 snaps. Playing with new quarterbacks in 2024, Concepcion put up solid but not spectacular numbers.

Looks like he and his family are doing what they believe is best for his 2026 nfl draft prospects. Can't blame them for that. I think we lose a weapon in the redzone, a big possession receiver with NT but overall we still upgraded the room significantly.

The three transfers we took plus the freshman we signed are better athletes than what we've had in some time at the position. Now the staff needs to develop the talent we have and make SEC defenses respect and fear our passing game.

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Some of you can't see the forest for the trees. Noah Thomas might not be good enough to be your #1 receiver but he sure does make a good option for WR2 or WR3. Y'all act like there's only one WR on the field.

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This. He's not WR1 but he should flourish as WR2 or WR3.

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As he probably will at Georgia. I wish the game was as black and white as people think it is. If it was everyone would have a natty.

we also don't know what kind of NIL raises it took to keep some of the offensive players

money gets tight when everyone wants more

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This honestly sucks because I really liked Noah and thought he represented A&M well. Part of what made CFB great was rooting for guys like him and following their careers after the graduated whether that be in the NFL or the private world. Really does suck that while he'll always "be an ag" it's a much more diminished version of it.

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Very hard to root for any one player or expect them to be on the team longer than one season with the current NIL/portal situation.

Best to root for the team and hope for the best. It's being proven that a big number of players don't care one bit about what school they attend or what uniform they wear.

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Concepcion has better career stats in less time.

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With all due respect, Concepcion played in the ACC. In the Wolfpack's games against quality opponents (quality CBs), here are his stats:
Tennessee: 5 catches, 53 yards, 0 TDs
Clemson: 5 catches, 40 yards, 0 TDs
Duke: 0 catches, 0 yards
Georgia Tech: 3 catches, 21 yards, 0 TDs

There were articles written about him vanishing from the stat board this past season-
https://www.technicianonline.com/sports/column-from-focal-point-to-footnote-the-curious-case-of-kevin-concepcion-s-sophomore-year/article_2959ed88-9f1c-11ef-8fb7-9b7cab69d10e.html

Sorry, but I do not see any way Concepcion is any kind of upgrade to Noah Thomas. We will see this season, but I'd be willing to bet NT's performance eclipses this former Wolfpack WR.

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Go away troll.

Really solid analysis/ contribution to thread. Keep it up!

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Really solid analysis/ contribution to thread. Keep it up!

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Just pointing out that most aren't that interested in the sips opinion. Just a reminder for all levy is a sip that revels in Ag misery.

He was our most productive WR this year so of course he is a loss. He had 2 standout games against power 5 teams (Auburn and Arkansas this year) but other than was average at best. I think we have 3 guys better that are coming in. With his size he would be a good #3 or 4 and I think he would be a nice fit at a place like Georgia. After seeing out offense can't blame him for leaving

You have to love Texags sometimes.

Texags- He's not good enough to be our #1 receiver.

Checks notes. Thomas led our team in:
Receiving yards
Receptions
Average reception yards
Longest reception
And TD's

Basically every single receiving statistic. I guess we get to find out if he is good enough for Georgia. Spoiler alert, he is good.

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Not a big loss.

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If he were transferring from Georgia to A&M we would be singing his praises on this board. I think that says enough that he is a big enough loss but not the end of the world

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He was our most productive WR this year so of course he is a loss. He had 2 standout games against power 5 teams (Auburn and Arkansas this year) but other than was average at best. I think we have 3 guys better that are coming in. With his size he would be a good #3 or 4 and I think he would be a nice fit at a place like Georgia. After seeing out offense can't blame him for leaving

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Its going to take a minute for me to get used to college football becoming like NFL free agency.
Back in my day.....you felt a real connection to the player because for 90% of them they spent the entire 3-5 years at one school.

These great players had sacrificed their health and mental capabilities for their Alma Mater or Big State and that is to be commended.

In the future world of college football you will not feel that same reverence for the past players or their injuries because they were mercenaries that moved around from school to school, and team to team like MLB or NFL players.

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He was our most productive WR this year so of course he is a loss. He had 2 standout games against power 5 teams (Auburn and Arkansas this year) but other than was average at best. I think we have 3 guys better that are coming in. With his size he would be a good #3 or 4 and I think he would be a nice fit at a place like Georgia. After seeing out offense can't blame him for leaving

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Its going to take a minute for me to get used to college football becoming like NFL free agency.
Back in my day.....you felt a real connection to the player because for 90% of them they spent the entire 3-5 years at one school.

These great players had sacrificed their health and mental capabilities for their Alma Mater or Big State and that is to be commended.

In the future world of college football you will not feel that same reverence for the past players or their injuries because they were mercenaries that moved around from school to school, and team to team like MLB or NFL players.

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It's kind of hilarious that you think this is a virtue.

"These great players had sacrificed their health and mental capabilities for their Alma Mater"

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You have to love Texags sometimes.

Texags- He's not good enough to be our #1 receiver.

Checks notes. Thomas led our team in:
Receiving yards
Receptions
Average reception yards
Longest reception
And TD's

Basically every single receiving statistic. I guess we get to find out if he is good enough for Georgia. Spoiler alert, he is good.

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That made him OUR #1, not A #1…big difference

I don't know...

the 3 or 4 concussions that Ryan Swope sustained while playing for A&M...

most definitely impacted and limited his pro career