Eric Thomas Jr. is a defensive lineman at Southern Miss who has not played in Southern Miss's 8 games this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025.
Southern Miss lists 32 defensive linemen this season.
Southern Miss is 3-5. Next: vs James Madison, Thu Nov 5.
The six seasons span two programs and four head coaches: Sam Pittman, Will Hall, Reed Stringer and Charles Huff. One game to point at: 3 tackles and 1 sack against App State — Week 3, 2025.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Southern Miss | 6 | 4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -- |
| 2024 | Southern Miss | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -- |
| 2023 | Southern Miss | 7 | 3 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1 |
| 2022 | Arkansas | 2 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2021 | Arkansas | 5 | -- | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2020 | Arkansas | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 28 | 13 | 5.5 | 3.0 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 5 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | W 38-22vs App State | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 5 | W 42-25vs Jacksonville State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 49-21vs UL Monroe | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 14-41vs Texas State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 16-27vs Western Kentucky | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 6 | 4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 1.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Charles Huff
Pass share
49.9%
454 pass / 456 run
Plays / game
70.0
13 games
Team sack rate
4.5%
445 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2025
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Coaching lineage · 2020–2026
5 coachesPlayed for 5 head coaches at 2 schools: Sam Pittman, Will Hall, Reed Stringer, Charles Huff and Blake Anderson.
