Stacy Thomas: LB · Louisville · #32.
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Stacy Thomas
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Third year in the same linebacker corps at Louisville. A game that shows it: 10 tackles and 1 sack against Kentucky — Week 13, 2017.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
69 tackles. 3 passes defended. 1 interception. 7.5 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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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Louisville | 69 | 39 | 7.5 | 3.0 | 3 | 1 |
| 2016 | Louisville | 85 | 49 | 7.5 | 1.0 | 3 | 1 |
| 2014 | Louisville | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 154 | 88 | 15.0 | 4.0 | 6 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 35-28vs Purdue | 6 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 47-35@ North Carolina | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | L 21-47vs No. 3 Clemson | 10 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Wk 5 | W 55-10vs Murray State | 5 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | L 25-39@ No. 24 NC State | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 32-42@ Wake Forest | 10 | 7 | 3.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | 3.5 TFL |
| Wk 11 | W 38-21vs Virginia | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 56-10vs Syracuse | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 44-17@ Kentucky | 10 | 6 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 27-31vs No. 24 Mississippi State | 9 | 7 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 69 | 39 | 7.5 | 3.0 | 1 | 3 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
69tackles this seasonTFL rate
11%8 TFLSack rate
4%3 sacksPD rate
4%3 pass breakups69 tackles · 7.5 for loss · 3 sacks · 1 interception.
3 seasons under Bobby Petrino — 26-13 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 7.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road4g | 6.5 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 6.0 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 8.2 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bobby Petrino
Pass share
48.5%
464 pass / 492 run
Plays / game
73.5
13 games
Team sack rate
6.6%
500 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2017
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Louisville, 154 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2013–2017
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Charlie Strong → Bobby Petrino. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
