Jonathan Thomas: LB · Syracuse · #23.
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Jonathan Thomas
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. The three seasons at Syracuse span two head coaches: Scott Shafer and Dino Babers. One game to point at: 8 tackles against Miami — Week 8, 2017.
Play style
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
48 tackles. 3 passes defended. 1 interception. 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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Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 23-30vs Middle Tennessee | 6 | 4 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | W 41-17vs Central Michigan | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 26-35@ No. 25 LSU | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 25-33@ NC State | 6 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 27-24vs Pittsburgh | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 27-24vs No. 2 Clemson | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 19-27@ No. 8 Miami | 8 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 10 | L 24-27@ Florida State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 43-64vs Wake Forest | 5 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 12 | L 10-56@ Louisville | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 14-42vs Boston College | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 48 | 26 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
48tackles this seasonTFL rate
8%4 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksPD rate
6%3 pass breakups48 tackles · 4 for loss · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 4.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Road5g | 4.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 4.7 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 4.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dino Babers
Pass share
53.6%
548 pass / 474 run
Plays / game
85.2
12 games
Team sack rate
5.6%
587 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2017
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Syracuse, 100 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2014–2017
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Scott Shafer → Dino Babers. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
