Simeon Thomas: DB · Louisiana · #8.
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Simeon Thomas
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away. Two seasons in the Louisiana secondary to date. One game to point at: 11 tackles and 2 tackles for loss against UL Monroe — Week 4, 2017.
Play style
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
42 tackles. 12 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 3 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 · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | L 21-45@ Texas A&M | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 | |
| Wk 4 | L 50-56vs UL Monroe | 11 | 9 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 11 tackles |
| Wk 6 | W 21-16@ Idaho | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | W 24-7vs Texas State | 8 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 3-47@ Arkansas State | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 10 | W 19-14@ South Alabama | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | L 22-50@ Ole Miss | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | W 47-34vs New Mexico State | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 13 | L 24-34vs Georgia Southern | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Total | 42 | 33 | 3.0 | 0.0 | — | 12 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
29%12 pass breakupsTackle volume
42tackles this seasonTFL rate
7%3 TFL42 tackles · 3 for loss · 12 pass breakups.
2 seasons under Mark Hudspeth — 11-14 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 5.8 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Road5g | 3.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.6 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 6.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 3.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.6 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mark Hudspeth
Pass share
46.0%
376 pass / 442 run
Plays / game
68.2
12 games
Team sack rate
7.7%
392 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2017
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Louisiana, 82 tackles — drafted at #188 overall by the Cleveland Browns.
Coaching lineage · 2013–2017
1 coachPlayed every college season under Mark Hudspeth.
Next stop · NFL
Cleveland BrownsEntering 9th NFL season
Cleveland BrownsEntering 9th NFL season
