Jourdan Thomas is a defensive back who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2023, at Tennessee.
Thomas moves between deep coverage and the slot. Two seasons in the Tennessee secondary to date. On tape: 7 tackles against Missouri, Week 11, 2023.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
18 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 2 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.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 49-13vs Virginia | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 16-29@ Florida | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 45-14vs UTSA | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 41-20vs South Carolina | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 59-3vs UConn | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 7-36@ No. 16 Missouri | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 12 | L 10-38vs No. 1 Georgia | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 35-0vs No. 20 Iowa | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 18 | 8 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
0%0 pass breakupsTackle volume
18tackles this seasonTFL rate
11%2 TFL18 tackles · 2 for loss.
2 seasons under Josh Heupel, all run-leaning offenses — 20-6 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 1.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 1.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 3.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Josh Heupel
Pass share
45.8%
411 pass / 486 run
Plays / game
69.0
13 games
Team sack rate
5.5%
418 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2023
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #515 at the position.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2025
1 coachPlayed every college season under Josh Heupel.
