Dvon J-Thomas: DT · Penn State · #91.
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Dvon J-Thomas
Wins the gap play after play. Fifth year in the same defensive front at Penn State. On tape: 4 tackles against Maryland, Week 14, 2024.
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
31 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 4 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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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Penn State | 31 | 12 | 4.0 | 0.5 | -- |
| 2023 | Penn State | 26 | 14 | 5.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2022 | Penn State | 14 | 5 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1 |
| 2021 | Penn State | 15 | 7 | 1.5 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2020 | Penn State | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -- |
| Career | 89 | 41 | 13.5 | 2.5 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 15 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 34-12@ West Virginia | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 34-27vs Bowling Green | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 4 | W 56-0vs Kent State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 21-7vs No. 19 Illinois | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 27-11vs UCLA | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 33-30@ USC | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 28-13@ Wisconsin | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 13-20vs No. 4 Ohio State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 35-6vs Washington | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 26-25@ Minnesota | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 44-7vs Maryland | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 15 | L 37-45vs No. 1 Oregon | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Bowl | W 38-10vs No. 12 SMU | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 31-14vs No. 8 Boise State | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 24-27vs No. 3 Notre Dame | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 31 | 12 | 4.0 | 0.5 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
13%4 TFLSack rate
2%0 sacksHurry rate
6%2 hurries31 tackles · 4 for loss · 0.5 sacks.
5 seasons under James Franklin — 45-19 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 15 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home8g | 2.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-79g | 1.9 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 2.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
James Franklin
Pass share
41.8%
437 pass / 609 run
Plays / game
65.4
16 games
Team sack rate
4.6%
457 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2024
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #141 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons at Penn State, 89 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2024
1 coachPlayed every college season under James Franklin.
