Deontre Thomas: DL · Nebraska · #97.
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Deontre Thomas
Wins the gap play after play. Played for two head coaches in four seasons at Nebraska. One game to point at: 4 tackles against Oklahoma — Week 3, 2021.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 9 games
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| 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@ No. 3 Oklahoma | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 4 | L 20-23@ No. 20 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 No. 9 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@ No. 19 Wisconsin | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 21-28vs No. 17 Iowa | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 23 | 7 | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
7%2 TFLSack rate
7%2 sacksHurry rate
4%1 hurry23 tackles · 1.5 for loss · 1.5 sacks.
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
Scott Frost
Pass share
41.1%
342 pass / 490 run
Plays / game
69.3
12 games
Team sack rate
7.5%
373 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2021
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #228 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at Nebraska, 2 sacks — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 27 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2017–2021
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Mike Riley → Scott Frost. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
