2026 games, tackles for loss per game. W and L: the team’s results.
Jay'shon Thomas
Played for two head coaches at Northern Illinois: Thomas Hammock and Rob Harley. One game to point at: 5 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss against Arizona — Week 3, 2026.
13 tackles · 0.5 sacks
Play style
Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Northern Illinois | 13 | 6 | 2.5 | 0.5 |
| 2025 | Northern Illinois | 19 | 8 | 3.0 | 2.0 |
| Career | 32 | 14 | 5.5 | 2.5 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 4 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 0-40@ No. 22 Iowa | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 24-28vs Illinois State | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 17-42@ Arizona | 5 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 4 | L 14-35@ Georgia State | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 13 | 6 | 2.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 |
Ratings of the games shown run from -9 to +16 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
4%0 sacksTFL rate
19%2 TFL13 tackles · 2.5 for loss · 0.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 4 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home1g | 3.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 3.3 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 3.2 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Rob Harley
Pass share
53.1%
266 pass / 235 run
Plays / game
62.6
8 games
Team sack rate
8.0%
301 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Mountain West
Based on 2025: #11 of 13 Mid-American DEs — his program moves to the Mountain West for 2026
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 22% of returning players who ranked #11–20 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 19–25%). It was measured on players who stayed in the same conference and is not adjusted for the move to the Mountain West.
The No. 2,520 recruit in the country is starting on the defensive line in the Mountain West.
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Thomas Hammock → Rob Harley. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
