Thomas Witte is a defensive tackle who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Nevada.
Witte wins the gap play after play. Played for two head coaches at Nevada: Ken Wilson and Jeff Choate. A game that shows it: 4 tackles against New Mexico — Week 8, 2025.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
25 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 3 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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Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 11-46@ No. 2 Penn State | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 3 | L 13-14vs Middle Tennessee | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 16-31@ Western Kentucky | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 17-20@ Fresno State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 10-44vs San Diego State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 22-24@ New Mexico | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | L 3-24vs Boise State | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 14-51@ Utah State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 13-7@ Wyoming | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 17-42vs UNLV | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 25 | 14 | 3.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
12%3 TFLSack rate
4%1 sackHurry rate
4%1 hurry25 tackles · 3 for loss · 1 sack.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.5 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 2.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 2.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Choate
Pass share
42.6%
306 pass / 413 run
Plays / game
59.9
12 games
Team sack rate
5.1%
331 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2025
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
2026 outlook
In the mix for All-Mountain West
Based on 2025: #8 of 13 Mountain West DTs
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 · 2020–2025
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Jay Norvell, Ken Wilson, and Jeff Choate. Multi-era developmental context.
