Thurman Geathers: DE · Arkansas State · #92.
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Thurman Geathers
Collapses the pocket even when the sack doesn't come. The five seasons span two programs and two head coaches: Scott Satterfield and Butch Jones. The first career honor came in 2023: All-Sun Belt. One game to point at: 7 tackles against Southern Miss — Week 4, 2023.
Play style
Collapses the pocket even when the sack doesn't come.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
48 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 12.5 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| 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 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 0-73@ No. 20 Oklahoma | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 3-37vs Memphis | 8 | 4 | 1.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 31-7vs Stony Brook | 3 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 44-37vs Southern Miss | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 52-28@ Massachusetts | 4 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 3-37@ Troy | 3 | 2 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 17-27vs Coastal Carolina | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 34-24@ UL Monroe | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 37-17vs Louisiana | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 77-31vs Texas State | 4 | 3 | 2.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | 2.5 TFL |
| Wk 13 | L 21-35@ Marshall | 5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 19-21vs Northern Illinois | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 48 | 26 | 12.5 | 2.0 | — | 0 |
Week 12 · 2023
W 77-31
vs Texas State
0.5 sacks · 2.5 tackles for loss · 4 tackles
Dominant 46-point win at home against Texas State.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
4%2 sacksTFL rate
26%12 TFLHurry rate
25%12 hurriesPressure-to-sack conversion
14%2 of 14 pressures48 tackles · 12.5 for loss · 2 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 4.7 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 3.6 | 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
Head Coach
Butch Jones
Pass share
45.0%
370 pass / 452 run
Plays / game
63.2
13 games
Team sack rate
7.4%
393 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2023
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #143 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons, at Louisville and Arkansas State, 5 sacks — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-SUN BELT
All-Sun Belt mention (2023)
Coaching lineage · 2019–2023
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Scott Satterfield and Butch Jones.
