Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 27-24@ East Carolina | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Total | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#13
Keshawn Thomas
Senior linebacker for App State. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′1″ · 230 lb · Ocean Springs, MS
CFB Index 52 · #271 of 583 LBsHigh confidenceTransferred Old Dominion → App State for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
2
tackles · 2026
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 2 tackles, at East Carolina
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 linebacker for App State. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Old Dominion in 2025.
- Transferred from Old Dominion to App State in 2026.
Keshawn Thomas
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Two head coaches in two seasons, at two different programs. One game to point at: 2 tackles against East Carolina — Week 2, 2026.
2 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
202513 games
- Signed with Old Dominion3-star out of Mississippi Gulf Coast C.C.
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to App State
2025Old Dominion
2026App State
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025Old Dominion10-3HC: Ricky Rahne · Run-heavy
2026App State2-0HC: Dowell Loggains · Run-leaning, fast tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
High confidence
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 2.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dowell Loggains
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
52 · #271 of 583 LBs
Three-star recruit. Now #271 at the position.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | App State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Old Dominion | 37 | 14 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Career | 39 | 15 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Linebacker
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
LB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Charles Hicks’s 2024 season.
86%match
Matches Charles on
Tackle volume
Solo tackle rate
Sack rate
Differs from Charles on
Class year (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Donovan Westmoreland's freshman season at Kennesaw State (2025).
81%match
Matches Donovan on
Tackle volume
Solo tackle rate
TFL rate
Differs from Donovan on
Class year (higher)
Sack rate (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like Keshawn Thomas
The linebacker corps · App State
- #10Colton Phares101 tackles · 2025
- #56Kyle Arnholt56 tackles · 2025
- Jaelin Willis39 tackles · 2025
- #13Keshawn Thomas37 tackles · 2025
- #22Ronnie Porter15 tackles · 2025
11 more on the roster · App State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology