Tra Thomas is a linebacker who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at NC State.
Thomas is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Played for three head coaches at two programs in four seasons: Stan Drayton, Everett Withers and Dave Doeren. A game that shows it: 7 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss against Duke — Week 4, 2025.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
24 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 6 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 · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 24-17vs East Carolina | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 35-31vs Virginia | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 33-45@ Duke | 7 | 3 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 5 | L 21-23vs Virginia Tech | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 56-10vs Campbell | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 7-36@ No. 16 Notre Dame | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 34-53@ Pittsburgh | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 7-41@ No. 16 Miami | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 21-11vs Florida State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 42-19vs North Carolina | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 31-7vs Memphis | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 24 | 7 | 6.0 | 4.0 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
24tackles this seasonTFL rate
25%6 TFLSack rate
17%4 sacksPD rate
0%0 pass breakups24 tackles · 6 for loss · 4 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 2.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 2.7 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dave Doeren
Pass share
49.7%
411 pass / 416 run
Plays / game
63.6
13 games
Team sack rate
4.7%
422 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2025
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #232 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-ACC
Based on 2025: #22 of 74 ACC LBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
A stat line in 36 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2025
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Stan Drayton and Dave Doeren.
