#92

Thurman Geathers

Senior defensive end for Arkansas State. 2023: 2 sacks, 12.5 tackles for loss, 48 tackles.

DE · Arkansas State · Sr. · #92

6′2″ · 215 lb · Acworth, GA

CFB Index 61 · #143 of 418 edge rushersMedium confidenceAll-ConferenceArkansas State 2023 alumnus

Recruiting

3★

WDE recruit

No. 718 nationally · Signed with Louisville

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 defensive end for Arkansas State. 2023: 2 sacks, 12.5 tackles for loss, 48 tackles.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Louisville in 2018.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Five seasons at Arkansas State, 5 sacks — his college career is complete.

His career

Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.

2018

Signed with Louisville3-star out of North Cobb

202312 games

All-Sun Beltthird

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#718 national

CFB

College

2 teams

2019–2023

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

2 honors · 1 category

🎖

ALL-SUN BELT

All-Sun Belt mention (2023)

Coaching lineage · 2019–2023

2 coaches

2019–2020

Blake Anderson

Arkansas State

2021–2023

Butch Jones

Arkansas State

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Blake Anderson → Butch Jones. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2023 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2019Louisville8-5HC: Scott Satterfield · Run-heavy

2020Louisville4-7HC: Scott Satterfield · Run-leaning

2021Arkansas State2-10HC: Butch Jones · Pass-heavy

2022Arkansas State3-9HC: Butch Jones · Balanced

2023Arkansas State6-7HC: Butch Jones · Run-leaning

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

61Quality starter #143 of 418?

Medium confidence7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: qb hurries (100th percentile). Strength: tackles for loss (98th percentile). Concern: passes defended (19th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

QB hurries#8 / 2842 · 100th pct

Tackles for loss#55 / 2842 · 98th pct

12.5

Sacks#517 / 2842 · 78th pct

2.0

Tackles#637 / 2842 · 77th pct

Solo tackles#714 / 2842 · 74th pct

Forced fumbles#54 / 710 · 46th pct

Passes defended#1751 / 2842 · 19th pct

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

2023 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home6g	4.7	1.1	0.3	0.0
Road6g	3.3	1.0	0.0	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-77g	4.1	1.2	0.2	0.0
Weeks 8+5g	3.8	0.8	0.1	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Butch Jones

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2023

All-Conference

Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

61 · #143 of 418 edge rushers

Three-star recruit. Now #143 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2023	Arkansas State	48	26	12.5	2.0	--	--	--
2022	Arkansas State	19	11	4.5	1.5	--	--	--
2021	Arkansas State	7	3	1.5	1.5	--	--	--
2020	Louisville	3	--	0.0	0.0	--	--	--
2019	Louisville	--	--	0.0	0.0	--	--	--
Career		77	40	18.5	5.0	--	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2023

W 31–7

vs Stony Brook

3 TOT · 1 SOLO · 1 SACKS

Dominant 24-point win at home against Stony Brook.

With J. Cross — 164 rush yds (15 car) · 2 TD · W. Przystup — 42 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 52 LONG

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2023 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	Note
Wk 1	L 0-73@ Oklahoma	2	2	1.0	0.0	—
Wk 2	L 3-37vs Memphis	8	4	1.5	0.5	—	Season-high 8 tackles
Wk 3	W 31-7vs Stony Brook	3	1	1.5	1.0	—
Wk 4	W 44-37vs Southern Miss	7	4	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 5	W 52-28@ Massachusetts	4	1	1.5	0.0	—
Wk 6	L 3-37@ Troy	3	2	2.0	0.0	—
Wk 8	L 17-27vs Coastal Carolina	2	2	1.0	0.0	—
Wk 9	W 34-24@ UL Monroe	4	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 10	W 37-17vs Louisiana	4	3	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 12	W 77-31vs Texas State	4	3	2.5	0.5	—	2.5 TFL
Wk 13	L 21-35@ Marshall	5	1	0.5	0.0	—
Bowl	L 19-21@ Northern Illinois	2	2	1.0	0.0	—
Total		48	26	12.5	2.0	—

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology