Corey Thomas Jr.: DB · Virginia · #3.
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Corey Thomas Jr.
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Played for four head coaches at two programs in six seasons: Tom Arth, Oscar Rodriguez, Joe Moorhead and Tony Elliott. A game that shows it: 7 tackles against Clemson — Week 8, 2024.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
47 tackles. 2 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 1 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
2024 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 34-13vs Richmond | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 31-30@ Wake Forest | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 13-27vs Maryland | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | W 43-24@ Coastal Carolina | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 24-14vs Boston College | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 20-24vs Louisville | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 31-48@ No. 10 Clemson | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 9 | L 14-41vs North Carolina | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | W 24-19@ No. 23 Pittsburgh | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
| Wk 12 | L 14-35@ No. 8 Notre Dame | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 7-33vs No. 13 SMU | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 17-37@ Virginia Tech | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 47 | 23 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
4%2 pass breakupsInterceptions
2interceptionsTackle volume
47tackles this seasonTFL rate
2%1 TFL47 tackles · 1 for loss · 2 pass breakups · 2 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 4.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Road6g | 3.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 4.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tony Elliott
Pass share
48.5%
400 pass / 425 run
Plays / game
68.8
12 games
Team sack rate
10.1%
457 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2024
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Six seasons, at Akron and Virginia, 141 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2018–2024
5 coachesPlayed for 5 head coaches at 3 schools: Justin Fuente, Tom Arth, Oscar Rodriguez, Joe Moorhead and Tony Elliott.
