Tomon Fox: LB · North Carolina · #12.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Tomon Fox
Fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge. Played for two head coaches at North Carolina: Larry Fedora and Mack Brown. First career honor, 2021: All-ACC. On tape: 6 tackles and 2.5 sacks against NC State, Week 13, 2021.
Play style
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
31 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 9.5 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.
247Sports Nov 3
Syracuse.com Oct 22Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | North Carolina | 33 | 24 | 10.5 | 9.0 | -- | -- |
| 2020 | North Carolina | 36 | 21 | 10.5 | 7.0 | -- | -- |
| 2019 | North Carolina | 41 | 21 | 9.0 | 6.5 | -- | 1 |
| 2018 | North Carolina | 27 | 17 | 8.5 | 2.5 | -- | -- |
| 2017 | North Carolina | 23 | 13 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2016 | North Carolina | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 164 | 97 | 43.5 | 30.0 | 1 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 10-17@ Virginia Tech | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 59-17vs Georgia State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 59-39vs Virginia | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 22-45vs Georgia Tech | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 38-7vs Duke | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 25-35vs Florida State | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 45-42vs Miami | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 34-44@ No. 11 Notre Dame | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 58-55vs No. 10 Wake Forest | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 23-30@ No. 25 Pittsburgh | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 34-14vs Wofford | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 30-34@ No. 24 NC State | 6 | 3 | 2.5 | 2.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Total | 31 | 22 | 9.5 | 8.0 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
33tackles this seasonTFL rate
32%10 TFLSack rate
27%9 sacksPD rate
0%0 pass breakups33 tackles · 10.5 for loss · 9 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 2.4 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 3.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 2.1 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 3.2 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mack Brown
Pass share
42.7%
378 pass / 508 run
Plays / game
73.8
12 games
Team sack rate
11.2%
446 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2021
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #527 at the position.
How it ended
Six seasons at North Carolina, 164 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
The role got bigger.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-ACC
All-ACC mention (2021)
Coaching lineage · 2016–2021
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Larry Fedora → Mack Brown. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
