Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 1 game
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | L 27-38@ No. 10 Arkansas | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
Dillon Thomas
Dillon Thomas: DB · Northern Illinois · #9.
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Dillon Thomas
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Played for two head coaches at Northern Illinois: Rod Carey and Thomas Hammock. One game to point at: 5 tackles against Arkansas — Week 3, 2022.
Style of play
Style of play
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
Fans
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Where to follow
Career stats
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Northern Illinois | 59 | 33 | 4.5 | 2.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | Northern Illinois | 19 | 13 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2019 | Northern Illinois | 38 | 29 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | -- |
| 2018 | Northern Illinois | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 117 | 76 | 4.5 | 2.0 | 7 | 2 |
Game log
Teams and coaches
2018Northern Illinois8-6HC: Rod Carey · Run-leaning
2019Northern Illinois5-7HC: Thomas Hammock · Run-leaning
2020Northern Illinois0-6HC: Thomas Hammock · Balanced
2021Northern Illinois9-5HC: Thomas Hammock · Run-heavy, fast tempo
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 5.0 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
Thomas Hammock
Pass share
40.9%
328 pass / 473 run
Plays / game
66.8
12 games
Team sack rate
2.7%
334 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Five seasons, two schools
- 2022 Missouri StateYear 5 · 1 game
- Dec 2021 Entered the transfer portal
- 2021 Northern Illinois HammockYear 4 · 11 games
- 2020 Northern Illinois HammockYear 3 · 5 games
- 2019 Northern Illinois HammockYear 2 · 9 games
- 2018 Northern Illinois CareyYear 1 · 4 games
- High school Park Hill SouthRiverside, MO · Class of 2017Two-star, No. 2,836 in the 2017 class. Signed with Northern Illinois.Also from Park Hill South: Mudia Reuben (South Florida), Darrien Jones (UNLV) and Mason Love (South Carolina).
Moves
- Entered the transfer portal from Northern Illinois, Dec 19, 2021.
How it ended
Four seasons at Northern Illinois, 117 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 30 games over five seasons.
2017
- Signed with Northern IllinoisTwo-star, out of Park Hill South
2022
- Entered the portalfrom Northern Illinois
Coaching lineage · 2018–2021
2 coaches2018
Northern Illinois
Coaching transition mid-career: Rod Carey → Thomas Hammock. Worth noting in scheme + development context.