Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 7-12@ Pittsburgh | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#99
Thomas Collins
Junior defensive tackle on UCF's 2026 roster.
6′1″ · 295 lb · Gothenburg · RIG Academy
CFB Index 44 · #244 of 420 edge rushersLow confidenceTransferred Oregon State → UCF 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.
The numbers
0
sacks · 2026
2 tackles · 1 hurries
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 2 tackles, at Pittsburgh
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 defensive tackle on UCF's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Oregon State in 2023.
- Transferred from Oregon State to UCF in 2026.
Thomas Collins
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Thomas Collins has played for two head coaches across three seasons and two programs. The receipt on tape: 2 tackles against Pittsburgh, Week 2, 2026.
2 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
4 programs, one constant: he played.
2023
- Signed with Oregon State3-star out of RIG Academy
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
2 coaches2024
UCF
Coaching transition mid-career: Gus Malzahn → Scott Frost. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to UCF
2025Oregon State
2026UCF
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024Oregon State5-7HC: Trent Bray · Run-leaning
2025Oregon State2-10HC: Trent Bray · Balanced
2026UCF1-1HC: Scott Frost · Run-leaning, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidenceAscending
Elite: qb hurries (83rd percentile). 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 1 game: 2.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Scott Frost
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Part-time starter
Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
44 · #244 of 420 edge rushers
Three-star recruit. Now #244 at the position.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | UCF | 2 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Oregon State | 30 | 11 | 4.5 | 0.5 | 2 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Oregon State | 14 | 9 | 2.5 | 0.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 46 | 20 | 7.0 | 1.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
3-Tech Penetrator
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
IDL
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Tygee Hill’s 2025 season.
Matches Tygee on
Weight
TFL rate
Sack rate
Differs from Tygee on
Class year (lower)
Height (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Izaiah Henderson's sophomore season at Boston College (2022).
Matches Izaiah on
Weight
Sack rate
Height
Differs from Izaiah on
Class year (lower)
Hurry rate (higher)
Player DNA
Players who play like Thomas Collins
The defensive line · UCF
- #41Bruno Dall8 tackles for loss · 2025
- #99Thomas Collins4.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #10Sincere Edwards4.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #6Isaiah Nixon3.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #95R.J. Jackson2.5 tackles for loss · 2025
16 more on the roster · UCF team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology