Ambry Thomas: DB · Michigan · #1.
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Ambry Thomas
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Third year in the Michigan secondary. The first career honor came in 2019: All-Big Ten. A game that shows it: 6 tackles against Indiana — Week 13, 2019.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
38 tackles. 3 passes defended. 3 interceptions. 3 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 40-21vs Middle Tennessee | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 14-35@ No. 13 Wisconsin | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 52-0vs Rutgers | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 10-3vs No. 14 Iowa | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 42-25@ Illinois | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 | |
| Wk 8 | L 21-28@ No. 7 Penn State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 45-14vs No. 8 Notre Dame | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 38-7@ Maryland | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 44-10vs Michigan State | 6 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 13 | W 39-14@ Indiana | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 27-56vs No. 2 Ohio State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 16-35vs No. 9 Alabama | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 38 | 30 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 3 |
Week 12 · 2019
W 44-10
1 interception · 1 tackle for loss · 6 tackles
Dominant 34-point win at home against Michigan State.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
8%3 pass breakupsInterceptions
3interceptionsTackle volume
38tackles this seasonTFL rate
8%3 TFL38 tackles · 3 for loss · 3 pass breakups · 3 interceptions.
3 seasons under Jim Harbaugh — 27-12 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 3.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 3.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 3.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jim Harbaugh
Pass share
45.5%
409 pass / 490 run
Plays / game
69.2
13 games
Team sack rate
5.6%
448 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2019
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
How it ended
Three seasons at Michigan, 54 tackles — drafted at #102 overall by the San Francisco 49ers.
A blue-chip recruit with honors.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-BIG TEN
All-Big Ten mention (2019)
Coaching lineage · 2017–2020
1 coachPlayed every college season under Jim Harbaugh.
Next stop · NFL
San Francisco 49ersEntering 6th NFL season
San Francisco 49ersEntering 6th NFL season
