Starling Thomas V: CB · UAB · #4.
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Starling Thomas V
Reads the quarterback's eyes and takes the ball away. The four seasons at UAB span two head coaches: Bill Clark and Bryant Vincent. Named All-Conference USA two seasons running, most recently in 2022. On tape: 4 tackles against Georgia Southern, Week 3, 2022.
Play style
Reads the quarterback's eyes and takes the ball away.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
27 tackles. 14 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 1 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
2022 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 59-0vs Alabama A&M | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 14-21@ Liberty | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 3 | W 35-21vs Georgia Southern | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 5 | L 24-28@ Rice | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | W 41-14vs Middle Tennessee | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 7 | W 34-20vs Charlotte | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | L 17-20@ Western Kentucky | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 9 | L 17-24@ Florida Atlantic | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 10 | L 38-44vs UTSA | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 41-21vs North Texas | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 12 | L 10-41@ No. 6 LSU | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 13 | W 37-27@ Louisiana Tech | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 24-20vs Miami (OH) | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | 27 | 17 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 14 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
52%14 pass breakupsTackle volume
27tackles this season27 tackles · 1 for loss · 14 pass breakups.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.2 |
| Road6g | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.9 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 2.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bryant Vincent
Pass share
37.9%
318 pass / 520 run
Plays / game
64.5
13 games
Team sack rate
5.6%
337 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2022
First team in his league at the position.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #95 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at UAB, 103 tackles, a first-team All-Conference season (2022) — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 40 games over four seasons.
The role got bigger.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE USA · 1ST TEAM
All-Conference USA 1st team (2022)
Coaching lineage · 2018–2022
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Bill Clark → Bryant Vincent. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
