Kerwin Thomas: CB · Tulsa · #2.
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Kerwin Thomas
Doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play. Played for two head coaches at Tulsa: Bill Blankenship and Philip Montgomery. A game that shows it: 6 tackles against Memphis — Week 10, 2017.
Play style
Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
35 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 1.5 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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Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 24-59@ No. 10 Oklahoma State | 5 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 66-42vs Louisiana | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 51-54@ Toledo | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 13-16vs New Mexico | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 28-62@ Tulane | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | W 45-17vs Houston | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 8 | L 14-20@ UConn | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 14-41vs No. 22 Memphis | 6 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 20-27@ No. 23 South Florida | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 22-43vs Temple | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 35 | 23 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
6%2 pass breakupsTackle volume
35tackles this season35 tackles · 1.5 for loss · 2 pass breakups.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 4.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road5g | 2.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 3.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Philip Montgomery
Pass share
32.8%
291 pass / 597 run
Plays / game
74.0
12 games
Team sack rate
8.1%
333 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2017
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
How it ended
Four seasons at Tulsa, 93 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2013–2017
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Bill Blankenship → Philip Montgomery. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
