Defensive lineman for Arkansas State. 2017: 2 sacks, 2.5 tackles for loss, 8 tackles.
6′2″ · 291 lb · Marion, AR
The story
2017 defensive lineman for Arkansas State. 2017: 2 sacks, 2.5 tackles for loss, 8 tackles.
The record fills in as he plays.
His career, year by yearClifford Thomas
This is his second year in the same defensive front at Arkansas State. One game to point at: 3 tackles, 1 sacks against Arkansas-Pine Bluff — Week 3, 2017.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Two seasons at Arkansas State, 2 sacks — his college career is complete.
Career arc
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Blake Anderson — 15-10 over that span.
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 1.8 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Butch Jones
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2017
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Arkansas State | 8 | 4 | 2.5 | 2.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2016 | Arkansas State | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 12 | 5 | 2.5 | 2.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 5 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 36-43@ Nebraska | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 48-3vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 4 | L 21-44@ SMU | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 43-25@ Georgia Southern | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 30-12vs Texas State | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 8 | 4 | 2.5 | 2.0 | — | 0 |