Thomas Schaffer: DE · Stanford · #91.
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Thomas Schaffer
Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack. Third year in the same defensive front at Stanford. A game that shows it: 4 tackles against UCLA — Week 16, 2020.
Play style
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2020 season · 6 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 10 | L 14-35@ No. 12 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@ No. 23 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 |
Week 13 · 2020
W 24-23
at California
2 sacks · 2 tackles for loss · 3 tackles
A close one, won by 1 on the road.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
10%2 sacksTFL rate
20%4 TFL20 tackles · 4 for loss · 2 sacks.
3 seasons under David Shaw — 17-14 over that span.
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
David Shaw
Pass share
53.4%
219 pass / 191 run
Plays / game
68.3
6 games
Team sack rate
4.3%
233 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2020
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Stanford, 3 sacks — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2020
1 coachPlayed every college season under David Shaw.
From Vienna, Austria — one of 2 players from Austria in FBS this season.
