Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 21-24@ Temple | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 3 | L 3-35@ Kentucky | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
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Kyle Thomas
Senior defensive lineman on Akron's 2023 roster.
6′3″ · 230 lb · Chesapeake, VA
Akron 2023 alumnus
Kyle Thomas
Wins his gap play after play. Second year in the Akron defensive front, same address the whole way. The receipt on tape: 2 tackles against Temple, Week 1, 2023.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
How it ended
Two seasons at Akron — his college career is complete.
His career
20228 games
- Signed with Akronout of Butler C.C.
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Akron
NFL
NFL Draft
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2023 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Joe Moorhead, all pass-leaning offenses — 4-20 over that span.
2022Akron2-10HC: Joe Moorhead · Pass-leaning
2023Akron2-10HC: Joe Moorhead · Pass-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
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 2 games: 1.5 TKL/g, 0.2 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
Joe Moorhead
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2022
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Two-Gap Base
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
IDL
His 2022 production profile sits closest to Jaylen Hudson’s 2022 season.
Matches Jaylen on
Class year
Height
Weight
Differs from Jaylen on
Hurry rate (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Caleb Kelly's freshman season at Oklahoma (2021).
90%match
Matches Caleb on
Class year
Height
Weight
Player DNA
Players who play like Kyle Thomas
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology