Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 33-20vs Oregon State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 77-6vs Southern | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#90
De'Marion Thomas
Senior defensive lineman on Houston's 2026 roster.
6′2″ · 340 lb · Tulsa, OK · Union HS
CFB Index 47 · #154 of 285 interior linemenLow confidenceTransferred Oklahoma State → Houston for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
0
sacks · 2026
4 tackles
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 2 tackles, vs Southern
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive lineman on Houston's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Vanderbilt in 2023.
- Transferred from Oklahoma State to Houston in 2026.
De'Marion Thomas
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move. Three head coaches in four seasons, at three different programs. The receipt: 2 tackles against Southern — Week 2, 2026.
4 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
5 programs, one constant: he played.
20235 games
- Signed with Vanderbilt3-star out of Tulsa Union
20254 games
- Entered the portal
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
3 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coaches2023–2024
Houston
Coaching transition mid-career: Dana Holgorsen → Willie Fritz. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Houston
2025Oklahoma State
2026Houston
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023Vanderbilt2-10HC: Clark Lea · Balanced, slow tempo
2024Vanderbilt7-6HC: Clark Lea · Run-heavy, slow tempo
2025Oklahoma State1-11HC: Doug Meacham · Balanced
2026Houston2-0HC: Willie Fritz · Run-heavy
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Low confidence
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 2 games: 2.0 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
Willie Fritz
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Backup
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Houston | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Oklahoma State | 13 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Vanderbilt | 36 | 14 | 1.5 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Vanderbilt | 7 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 60 | 20 | 2.5 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 77–6
vs Southern
2 TOT · 1 SOLO
Dominant 71-point win at home against Southern.
With K. Henderson — 83 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 23.8 · 54 rush yds (1 car) · 1 TD · C. Weigman — 120 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 48.3 · 6 rush yds (1 car)
Game log
How he plays
Play style
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Nose Anchor
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
IDL
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Robert Cooper’s 2022 season.
Matches Robert on
Weight
Hurry rate
TFL rate
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Justin Rogers's junior season at Kentucky (2022).
Matches Justin on
Class year
TFL rate
Weight
Player DNA
Players who play like De'Marion Thomas
Background
Prior to UH Spent the 2025 season at Oklahoma State and his first two collegiate seasons at Vanderbilt 13 tackles and 0.5 TFL in four games for Oklahoma State in 2025 Started 13 games at Vanderbilt in 2024, played in 23 total games for the Commodores 34 tackles 1.5 sacks in 2024 at Vanderbilt Car...
The defensive line · Houston
- #18Khalil Laufau3 tackles for loss · 2025
- #9Ashton Porter2.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #98Myles Parker1 tackle for loss · 2025
- #90De'Marion Thomas0.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #45Chance Bryant0 tackles for loss · 2025
11 more on the roster · Houston team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology