Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 16-38@ Wake Forest | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 45-10vs Robert Morris | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
#15
Terence Thomas
Redshirt senior safety on Akron's 2026 roster.
5′9″ · 190 lb · Boardman, OH · Boardman
CFB Index 13 · #529 of 544 safetiesMedium confidenceReturning to Akron for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
3★
ATH recruit
No. 1040 nationally · Signed with Purdue
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 safety on Akron's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Purdue in 2022.
Terence Thomas
Erases the deep middle of the field. Fourth year in the Akron secondary, same address the whole way. The receipt: 3 tackles, 0.5 TFL against Wake Forest — Week 1, 2026.
4 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
2022
- Signed with Purdue3-star out of Boardman
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Akron
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coach2023–2026
Akron
Played his entire career under Joe Moorhead.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
4 seasons under Joe Moorhead — 12-26 over that span.
2023Akron2-10HC: Joe Moorhead · Pass-leaning
2024Akron4-8HC: Joe Moorhead · Pass-leaning
2025Akron5-7HC: Joe Moorhead · Balanced
2026Akron1-1HC: Joe Moorhead · Balanced
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidence
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
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 splits
Through 2 games: 2.0 TKL/g, 0.2 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.5 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Joe Moorhead
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
13 · #529 of 544 safeties
Three-star recruit. Now #529 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-MAC
Based on 2025: #39 of 40 Mid-American DBs
How the All-MAC estimate is computed
15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 45–10
1 TOT · 1 SOLO · 1 PD
Dominant 35-point win at home against Robert Morris.
With C. Broughton — 227 yds · 4 TD · 0 INT · QBR 50.3 · 71 rush yds (13 car) · S. Patrick — 67 rush yds (8 car)
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Akron
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Safety · Akron
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -3 net (15 in / 18 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Akron · Last season: 5-7 · Talent rank #121 · 2026 recruiting class #132
DNA match
Player DNA
Centerfielder
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
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His 2025 production profile sits closest to A'Khori Jones’s 2023 season.
Matches A'Khori on
PD rate
Tackle volume
Weight
Differs from A'Khori on
Height (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Ormanie Arnold's junior season at Cincinnati (2024).
Matches Ormanie on
Class year
Tackle volume
PD rate
Background
2025: Appeared in 11 games… recorded 18 total tackles (10 solo, 8 assisted)… broke up two passes… also contributed on special teams with two kick returns for 48 yards and one punt return for three yards… totaled 51 all-purpose yards. 2024: Appeared in 12 games… recorded 11 tackles… had one pass b...
The secondary · Akron
- #18DiMarco Johnson53 tackles · 2025
- #20Mehki Flowers42 tackles · 2025
- #3Alex Branch33 tackles · 2025
- #4Justin Anderson31 tackles · 2025
- #15Terence Thomas18 tackles · 2025
19 more on the roster · Akron team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology