Thomas Anderson is a cornerback who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Missouri State.
Anderson gets targeted often and tackles in space. The two seasons span two programs and two head coaches: Barry Odom and Nick Petrino. The first one came in 2025: Conference USA Defensive Player of the Week. One game to point at: 8 tackles against Liberty — Week 11, 2025.
Play style
Targeted often and asked to tackle in space on the perimeter.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
60 tackles. 5 passes defended. 1 interception. 2 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.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Missouri State | 60 | 51 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 5 | 1 |
| 2023 | UNLV | 11 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | 1 |
| Career | 71 | 60 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 5 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 13-73@ USC | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 21-20@ Marshall | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | L 10-28vs SMU | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 42-10vs UT Martin | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 22-27vs Western Kentucky | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | W 22-20@ Middle Tennessee | 6 | 6 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 24-17@ New Mexico State | 11 | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | Season-high 11 tackles |
| Wk 11 | W 21-17@ Liberty | 8 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 12 | W 38-24vs UTEP | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 34-41@ Kennesaw State | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 30-42vs Louisiana Tech | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Bowl | L 28-34vs Arkansas State | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 60 | 51 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 5 |
Week 7 · 2025
W 22-20
1 sack · 2 tackles for loss · 6 tackles
A close one, won by 2 on the road.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
8%5 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
60tackles this season60 tackles · 2 for loss · 1 sack · 5 pass breakups · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 3.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road6g | 6.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 4.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 6.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Nick Petrino
Pass share
51.9%
433 pass / 401 run
Plays / game
64.2
13 games
Team sack rate
8.7%
458 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2025
60 tackles in 12 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Unranked recruit. Now #126 at the position.
2026 outlook
In the mix for All-Conference USA
Based on 2025: #6 of 19 Conference USA CBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 35% of returning players who ranked #4–10 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 31–38%).
Coaching lineage · 2023–2025
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Barry Odom and Ryan Beard.
