Keir Thomas: DE · Florida State · #4.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Keir Thomas
Collapses the pocket even when the sack doesn't come. Played for two head coaches across six seasons and two programs. First career honor, 2021: All-ACC. A game that shows it: 6 tackles against Miami — Week 11, 2021.
Play style
Collapses the pocket even when the sack doesn't come.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
42 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 12 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.
The New York Times Nov 1
Saturday Down South Oct 28Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Florida State | 42 | 23 | 12.0 | 6.5 | 1 |
| 2020 | South Carolina | 32 | 19 | 5.5 | 3.0 | -- |
| 2019 | South Carolina | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2018 | South Carolina | 39 | 22 | 4.5 | 1.5 | -- |
| 2017 | South Carolina | 37 | 17 | 4.5 | 2.0 | -- |
| 2016 | South Carolina | 24 | 15 | 4.0 | 2.0 | -- |
| Career | 178 | 98 | 31.5 | 15.0 | 1 |
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 38-41vs No. 9 Notre Dame | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 17-20vs Jacksonville State | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 14-35@ Wake Forest | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 23-31vs Louisville | 5 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | W 33-30vs Syracuse | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 35-25@ North Carolina | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 59-3vs Massachusetts | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 20-30@ Clemson | 6 | 4 | 2.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 | 2.5 TFL |
| Wk 10 | L 14-28vs NC State | 3 | 3 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 11 | W 31-28vs Miami | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 26-23@ Boston College | 7 | 7 | 3.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 13 | L 21-24@ Florida | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 42 | 23 | 12.0 | 6.5 | — | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
15%6 sacksTFL rate
29%12 TFLHurry rate
36%15 hurriesPressure-to-sack conversion
30%6 of 22 pressures42 tackles · 12 for loss · 6.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 3.3 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.1 |
| Road5g | 3.8 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.7 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 4.3 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Norvell
Pass share
32.3%
146 pass / 306 run
Plays / game
37.7
12 games
Team sack rate
9.5%
389 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2021
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #228 at the position.
How it ended
Six seasons, at South Carolina and Florida State, 15 sacks — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 56 games over six seasons.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-ACC
All-ACC mention (2021)
Weekly recognition
1 weekly honor (2021)
ACC Defensive Line Player of the Week
Coaching lineage · 2016–2021
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Will Muschamp, Mike Bobo and Mike Norvell.
