Senior defensive end for Stanford. 2020: 2 sacks, 4 tackles for loss, 20 tackles.
6′7″ · 296 lb · Vienna
Recruiting
SDE recruit
No. 512 nationally · Signed with Stanford
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive end for Stanford. 2020: 2 sacks, 4 tackles for loss, 20 tackles.
Thomas Schaffer
This is his third year in the same defensive front at Stanford. The receipt: 4 tackles against UCLA — Week 16, 2020.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Three seasons at Stanford, 3 sacks — his college career is complete.
His career
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2018–2020
1 coachPlayed his entire career under David Shaw.
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under David Shaw — 17-14 over that span.
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: sacks (82nd percentile). Concern: passes defended (21st percentile).
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 · Per-game
2020 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home1g | 4.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 3.2 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 8+6g | 3.3 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tavita Pritchard
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2020
Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 14 · 2020
W 31–26
at Washington
Game log · Week-by-week
2020 season · 6 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 10 | L 14-35@ Oregon | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 32-35vs Colorado | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 13 | W 24-23@ California | 3 | 3 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 14 | W 31-26@ Washington | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 15 | W 27-24@ Oregon State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 16 | W 48-47@ UCLA | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 20 | 15 | 4.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 |