Skyler Thomas is a defensive back who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Oregon State.
Thomas plays like an extra linebacker near the line. The four seasons at Oregon State span two head coaches: Jonathan Smith and Trent Bray. On tape: 9 tackles against California, Week 1, 2025.
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
78 tackles. 4 passes defended. 1 interception. 0 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.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Oregon State | 78 | 42 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 1 |
| 2024 | Oregon State | 81 | 48 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9 | 1 |
| 2022 | Oregon State | 28 | 16 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2021 | Oregon State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | 1 |
| Career | 190 | 108 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 14 | 3 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 15-34vs California | 9 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 27-36vs Fresno State | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 14-45@ No. 21 Texas Tech | 8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | L 7-41@ No. 6 Oregon | 8 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 24-27vs Houston | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 23-27@ App State | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | L 14-39vs Wake Forest | 6 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 45-13vs Lafayette | 8 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 10-7vs Washington State | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 17-21vs Sam Houston | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 14-31@ Tulsa | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 8-32@ Washington State | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 78 | 42 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 4 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
5%4 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
78tackles this seasonTFL rate
0%0 TFL78 tackles · 4 pass breakups · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 7.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Road5g | 5.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 7.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 5.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Trent Bray
Pass share
51.7%
431 pass / 403 run
Plays / game
69.5
12 games
Team sack rate
5.5%
474 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2025
78 tackles in 12 games, more tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Unranked recruit. Now #125 at the position.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2021–2025
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Jonathan Smith, Trent Bray, and Robb Akey. Multi-era developmental context.
