Juanyeh Thomas: DB · Georgia Tech · #1.
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Juanyeh Thomas
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Played for two head coaches at Georgia Tech: Paul Johnson and Geoff Collins. The first career honor came in 2021: ACC Defensive Back Player of the Week. A game that shows it: 9 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss against Miami — Week 10, 2021.
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
81 tackles. 5 passes defended. 1 interception. 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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| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Georgia Tech | 81 | 38 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 5 | 1 | -- |
| 2020 | Georgia Tech | 59 | 38 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | Georgia Tech | 60 | 44 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | Georgia Tech | 13 | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Career | 213 | 130 | 8.0 | 1.0 | 11 | 4 | 3 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 21-22vs Northern Illinois | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 45-17vs Kennesaw State | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | L 8-14@ No. 6 Clemson | 7 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 45-22vs No. 21 North Carolina | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | L 21-52vs Pittsburgh | 8 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 31-27@ Duke | 11 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | Season-high 11 tackles |
| Wk 8 | L 40-48@ Virginia | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | L 17-26vs Virginia Tech | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 30-33@ Miami | 9 | 6 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 30-41vs Boston College | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | L 0-55@ No. 6 Notre Dame | 8 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | L 0-45vs No. 1 Georgia | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 81 | 38 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 5 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
6%5 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
81tackles this seasonTFL rate
6%5 TFL81 tackles · 5 for loss · 1 sack · 5 pass breakups · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 5.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Road5g | 8.6 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 7.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 6.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Geoff Collins
Pass share
43.7%
342 pass / 440 run
Plays / game
65.2
12 games
Team sack rate
8.3%
375 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2021
81 tackles in 12 games, more tackles a game than nearly every FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #24 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at Georgia Tech, 213 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 46 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2018–2021
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Paul Johnson → Geoff Collins. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
