James Tomasi: DL · Air Force · #62.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
James Tomasi
Wins the gap play after play. Three seasons in the Air Force defensive front to date. A game that shows it: 4 tackles against Navy — Week 6, 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
20 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
2024 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 21-6vs Merrimack | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 7-17vs San José State | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 5 | L 19-31@ Wyoming | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 7-34vs Navy | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 37-52@ New Mexico | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 13-21vs Colorado State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 3-20@ No. 21 Army | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 36-28vs Fresno State | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 28-0vs Oregon State | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 22-19@ Nevada | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 20 | 6 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
Week 11 · 2024
W 36-28
vs Fresno State
1 sack · 1 tackle for loss · 2 tackles
Edged out Fresno State at home in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
8%2 TFLSack rate
5%1 sackHurry rate
5%1 hurry20 tackles · 1.5 for loss · 1 sack.
3 seasons under Troy Calhoun — 24-14 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 2.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 2.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 1.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Troy Calhoun
Pass share
17.2%
138 pass / 664 run
Plays / game
66.8
12 games
Team sack rate
10.8%
148 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2024
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Three seasons at Air Force, 2 sacks — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2024
1 coachPlayed every college season under Troy Calhoun.
