Junior defensive lineman for Nebraska. 2021: 1.5 sacks, 1.5 tackles for loss, 23 tackles.
6′3″ · 295 lb · Mustang, OK
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.
Recruiting
DT recruit
No. 430 nationally · Signed with Nebraska
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 defensive lineman for Nebraska. 2021: 1.5 sacks, 1.5 tackles for loss, 23 tackles.
Deontre Thomas
Wins his gap play after play. Deontre Thomas has played for two head coaches in four seasons at Nebraska. One game to point at: 4 tackles against Oklahoma — Week 3, 2021.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Four seasons at Nebraska, 2 sacks — his college career is complete.
His career
He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2017–2021
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Mike Riley → Scott Frost. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: solo tackles (13th 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
2021 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 2.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Matt Rhule
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2021
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Production · CFB Index Score
Three-star recruit. Now #228 at the position.
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 9 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 22-30@ Illinois | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 28-3vs Buffalo | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 16-23@ Oklahoma | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 4 | L 20-23@ Michigan State | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 56-7vs Northwestern | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 29-32vs Michigan | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 23-28vs Purdue | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 28-35@ Wisconsin | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 21-28vs Iowa | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 23 | 7 | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 |
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
CFB Index positional classification
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
23 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 1.5 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.
Player DNA
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
His 2021 production profile sits closest to Jer'Zhan Newton’s 2021 season.
Matches Jer'Zhan on
Differs from Jer'Zhan on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Dylan Davis's junior season at Marshall (2024).
Matches Dylan on
Player DNA