Cole Thomas: S · Rice · #28.
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Cole Thomas
Erases the deep middle of the field. Two seasons in the Rice secondary to date. On tape: 3 tackles against UTSA, Week 8, 2017.
Play style
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 5 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 7-62vs No. 14 Stanford | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 2 | W 31-14@ UTEP | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | L 3-38@ Houston | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 12-49vs Army | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 8 | L 7-20@ UTSA | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 13 | 7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 |
2 seasons under David Bailiff — 4-20 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home1g | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 2.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 2.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
David Bailiff
Pass share
33.7%
245 pass / 482 run
Plays / game
60.6
12 games
Team sack rate
10.2%
275 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2017
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Rice, 36 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2013–2017
1 coachPlayed every college season under David Bailiff.
