Stantley Thomas-Oliver III: DB · Florida International · #21.
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Stantley Thomas-Oliver III
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away. Played for two head coaches at Florida International: Ron Turner and Butch Davis. One game to point at: 9 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Louisiana Tech — Week 4, 2019.
Play style
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
54 tackles. 8 passes defended. 1 interception. 4 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Florida International | 54 | 42 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 8 | 1 |
| 2018 | Florida International | 37 | 21 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 9 | 1 |
| 2017 | Florida International | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2016 | Florida International | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 |
| Career | 91 | 63 | 7.0 | 2.0 | 17 | 3 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 14-42@ Tulane | 9 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 14-20vs Western Kentucky | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 30-17vs New Hampshire | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 31-43@ Louisiana Tech | 9 | 8 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 44-0vs Massachusetts | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 48-23vs Charlotte | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | W 32-17vs UTEP | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | L 17-50@ Middle Tennessee | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 24-17vs Old Dominion | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | L 7-37@ Florida Atlantic | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 13 | W 30-24vs Miami | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Wk 14 | L 27-30@ Marshall | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 26-34vs Arkansas State | 7 | 6 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 54 | 42 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 8 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
15%8 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
54tackles this seasonTFL rate
7%4 TFL54 tackles · 4 for loss · 2 sacks · 8 pass breakups · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 2.7 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.7 |
| Road5g | 5.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 5.3 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Butch Davis
Pass share
44.9%
388 pass / 477 run
Plays / game
66.5
13 games
Team sack rate
3.2%
402 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2019
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
How it ended
Four seasons at Florida International, 91 tackles — drafted at #221 overall by the Carolina Panthers.
A stat line in 37 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2019
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Ron Turner → Butch Davis. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Next stop · NFL
Carolina PanthersEntering 7th NFL season
Carolina PanthersEntering 7th NFL season
