Sophomore linebacker for Kent State. 2017: 10 tackles, 0.5 tackles for loss.
6′0″ · 234 lb · Baltimore, MD
The story
2 linebacker for Kent State. 2017: 10 tackles, 0.5 tackles for loss.
Recruiting
RB recruit
No. 2699 nationally · Signed with Kent State
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonSam Thomas
A 2-star signing who has since put 1 seasons on the field at Kent State. The receipt on tape: 4 tackles against Howard, Week 2, 2017.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
One season at Kent State, 10 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
Career arc
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: solo tackles (1st percentile).
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 · Per-game
2017 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 1.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 2.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mark Carney
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2017
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Kent State | 10 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 10 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2017
W 38–31
vs Howard
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 5 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 3-56@ Clemson | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 38-31vs Howard | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 4 | L 3-42@ Louisville | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 3-48@ Ohio | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 16-44vs Bowling Green | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 10 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 |