#17

Skyler Thomas

Senior defensive back for Oregon State. 2025: 1 interception, 4 pass breakups, 78 tackles.

DB · Oregon State · Sr. · #17

6′2″ · 212 lb · Menlo Park, CA

CFB Index 67 · #125 of 544 safetiesLow confidenceReturning to Oregon State for 2026

How he plays

Plays like an extra linebacker near the line.

Tackles: 94th percentile.

The full scouting read

The numbers

interception · 2025

4 PBU · 78 tackles

Best game: 1 INT, 1 PBU, 8 tackles, at Texas Tech

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 defensive back for Oregon State. 2025: 1 interception, 4 pass breakups, 78 tackles.

Signed with Oregon State in 2021.
1 interception in 2024. Then 1 in 2025.

His career, year by year

Skyler Thomas

DB · Oregon State · Sr · #17

Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Four seasons at Oregon State, two different head coaches: Jonathan Smith and Trent Bray. The receipt on tape: 9 tackles against California, Week 1, 2025.

Low coverage — composed from the verified record.

positional archetype classification
head-coach lineage
game log

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021Oregon State7-6HC: Jonathan Smith · Run-leaning

2022Oregon State10-3HC: Jonathan Smith · Run-heavy

2024Oregon State5-7HC: Trent Bray · Run-leaning

2025Oregon State2-10HC: Trent Bray · Balanced

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

67Quality starter #125 of 544?

Medium confidence7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: tackles (94th percentile). Strength: solo tackles (94th percentile). Concern: tackles for loss (7th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Tackles#167 / 2975 · 94th pct

Solo tackles#165 / 2975 · 94th pct

Passes defended#340 / 2975 · 86th pct

QB hurries#634 / 2975 · 72nd pct

Interceptions#304 / 817 · 31st pct

Sacks#1575 / 2975 · 24th pct

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Tackles for loss#2548 / 2975 · 7th pct

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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

2025 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

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

2026 season

Head Coach

JaMarcus Shephard

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2025

Impact starter

Tackle volume for the position among the most productive regulars.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

67 · #125 of 544 safeties

Unranked recruit. Now #125 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2025	Oregon State	78	42	0.0	4	1	--
2024	Oregon State	81	48	0.0	9	1	--
2022	Oregon State	28	16	1.0	1	--	--
2021	Oregon State	3	2	0.0	--	1	--
Career		190	108	1.0	14	3	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 8 · 2025

W 45–13

vs Lafayette

8 TOT · 6 SOLO

Dominant 32-point win at home against Lafayette.

With G. Johnson — 79 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · QBR 95.9 · 82 rush yds (6 car) · 1 TD · A. Hankerson — 204 rush yds (25 car) · 4 TD

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	L 15-34vs California	9	5	—	2	Season-high 9 tackles
Wk 2	L 27-36vs Fresno State	6	4	—	0
Wk 3	L 14-45@ Texas Tech	8	1	1	1
Wk 4	L 7-41@ Oregon	8	4	—	0
Wk 5	L 24-27vs Houston	8	5	—	0
Wk 6	L 23-27@ App State	5	3	—	1
Wk 7	L 14-39vs Wake Forest	6	6	—	0
Wk 8	W 45-13vs Lafayette	8	6	—	0
Wk 10	W 10-7vs Washington State	7	3	—	0
Wk 11	L 17-21vs Sam Houston	5	3	—	0
Wk 12	L 14-31@ Tulsa	3	0	—	0
Wk 14	L 8-32@ Washington State	5	2	—	0
Total		78	42	1	4