Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 44-6vs UNLV | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Total | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#98
Curlee Thomas IV
Senior defensive lineman on North Texas's 2026 roster.
6′4″ · 259 lb · Fort Worth, TX · Nolan Catholic HS
Transferred California → North Texas for 2026
The numbers
0
sacks · 2026
3 tackles · 1 hurries
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 3 tackles, vs UNLV
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive lineman on North Texas's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to California in 2022.
- Transferred from California to North Texas in 2026.
Curlee Thomas IV
Two head coaches in three seasons, at two different programs. One game to point at: 3 tackles against UNLV — Week 2, 2026.
3 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2022
- Signed with California3-star out of Nolan Catholic
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Eric Morris, Drew Svoboda, and Neal Brown. Multi-era developmental context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to North Texas
2025California
2026North Texas
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023California6-7HC: Justin Wilcox · Run-leaning
2025California7-6HC: Justin Wilcox · Pass-leaning
2026North Texas1-1HC: Neal Brown · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: qb hurries (83rd percentile). Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
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 & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 3.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Neal Brown
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | North Texas | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | California | 2 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | California | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Career | 8 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 44–6
vs UNLV
3 TOT · 1 SOLO · 1 QB HUR
Dominant 38-point win at home against UNLV.
With T. Jackson — 233 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 74.9 · 15 rush yds (7 car) · 1 TD · J. White — 124 rush yds (12 car) · 1 TD
Game log
Background
Prior to UNT: Spent the 2022-25 seasons at Cal … appeared in 16 games in his time with the Golden Bears with a pair of starts … registered five tackles in his career prior to coming to UNT … saw action in nine games with two starts in 2025 … finished the year with a pair of tackles … had a tackle...
The defensive line · North Texas
- #6Udoka Ezeani9.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #91Davion Rhodes6 tackles for loss · 2025
- #10David Onuoha4.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #15Justin Benton2 tackles for loss · 2025
- #98Curlee Thomas IV0 tackles for loss · 2025
16 more on the roster · North Texas team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology