Freshman linebacker for Rice. 2025: 6 tackles.
6′3″ · 214 lb · Wimberley, TX · Wimberley
The story
1 linebacker for Rice. 2025: 6 tackles.
Ty Thames
The receipt on tape: 2 tackles against Texas State, Bowl, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
Career arc
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
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 · Per-game
2025 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road1g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-72g | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Scott Abell
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2025
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Rice | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2025
W 38–17
1 TOT · 1 SOLO
Dominant 21-point win at home against Prairie View A&M.
With C. Jenkins — 87 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 39.6 · 124 rush yds (21 car) · 1 TD · A. Turner — 68 rush yds (5 car) · 1 TD
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 5 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | W 38-17vs Prairie View A&M | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 37-34vs UConn | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 24-17vs UAB | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 24-56vs North Texas | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Bowl | L 10-41@ Texas State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
2026 Outlook
Rice
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · Rice
Returning around him
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Rice · Last season: 5-8 · Talent rank #100 · 2026 recruiting class #104
Pronunciation Guide 2025 True freshman who made an immediate impact on special teams and moved into a larger role at linebacker as the season progressed… Made his debut with seven special teams plays in the opener at Louisiana and ended the year with a team-leading 184 plays on special teams… Mad...