#99

Cameron Thomas

Former defensive lineman at San Diego State. 2021: 11.5 sacks, 20.5 tackles for loss, 71 tackles.

DL · San Diego State · So. · #99

6′5″ · 265 lb · Carlsbad, CA

CFB Index 49 · #191 of 370 edge rushersLow confidenceNational watchArizona — drafted 2022, Rd 3, Pick 23, #87 overall

On production he ranks #191 of 370 edge rushers; on reputation he is on a national watch list. The gap between those two numbers is the story.

Recruiting

3★

WDE recruit

No. 1827 nationally · Signed with San Diego State

Statement game10 tackles · 3.5 TFL · 3 sacksvs Nevada (FBS) · W 23-21

Top 1% tackles for loss game since 2021.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former defensive lineman at San Diego State. 2021: 11.5 sacks, 20.5 tackles for loss, 71 tackles.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to San Diego State in 2018.
Drafted round 3 by the Arizona in 2022.
Named All-America (The Athletic) in 2021.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Three seasons at San Diego State, 20 sacks, a first-team All-Conference season (2020) — drafted at #87 overall by Arizona.

His career

Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.

2018

Signed with San Diego State3-star out of Carlsbad

20207 games

All-Mountain Westfirst

202113 games

All-Americafirst · 2 selectors
All-Mountain Westfirst
Mountain West Defensive Player of the Yearwinner

2022

Drafted by Arizonaround 3, pick 87

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#1827 national

CFB

College

San Diego State

2019–2021

NFL

NFL Draft

R3 · #87

Arizona · 2022

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

9 honors · 2 categories

🥇

ALL-AMERICA

Named All-American (2021)

2 selectors honored him

🥈

ALL-MOUNTAIN WEST · 1ST TEAM

All-Mountain West 1st team (2021)

Coaching lineage · 2019–2021

2 coaches

2019

Rocky Long

San Diego State

2020–2021

Brady Hoke

San Diego State

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Rocky Long → Brady Hoke. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

ArizonaEntering 5th NFL season

#87Rd 3 · Pick 23

ArizonaEntering 5th NFL season

View college career stats ↓

2021 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2019San Diego State10-3HC: Rocky Long · Run-leaning

2020San Diego State4-4HC: Brady Hoke · Run-heavy

2021San Diego State12-2HC: Brady Hoke · Run-heavy

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

49Rotational starter #191 of 370?

Medium confidence6 metrics · season cumulative

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

Box-score production (6)

Tackles for loss#3 / 2743 · 100th pct

20.5

Sacks#8 / 2743 · 100th pct

11.5

QB hurries#31 / 2743 · 99th pct

Tackles#255 / 2743 · 91st pct

Solo tackles#590 / 2743 · 78th pct

Passes defended#1695 / 2743 · 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

2021 season · 13 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home8g	5.6	1.8	0.8	0.0
Road5g	4.6	1.3	1.0	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	4.8	1.7	0.6	0.0
Weeks 8+7g	5.6	1.5	1.1	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Sean Lewis

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

Awards

Player standing · 2021

National watch / fringe AA

In the All-America conversation, short of a selector's first team.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

49 · #191 of 370 edge rushers

Three-star recruit. Now #191 at the position.

Selector Grid · 2021

AP—

FWAA—

AFCA—

WCFF—

SN—

SI—

Career stats

Season	Team
2021	San Diego State	71	30	20.5	11.5	--	--	--
2020	San Diego State	34	21	9.0	3.5	1	--	--
2019	San Diego State	49	20	9.0	5.5	1	--	--
Career		154	71	38.5	20.5	2	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2021

W 33–31

vs Utah

1 QB HUR · 0 TFL · 1 SOLO

Edged out Utah at home in a shootout.

With M. Araiza — 1 SOLO · 2 TOT · 51 LONG · J. Byrd — 1 rec · 4 yds

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2021 season · 13 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	Note
Wk 1	W 28-10vs New Mexico State	6	4	3.5	0.0	—	3.5 TFL
Wk 2	W 38-14@ Arizona	4	4	1.0	1.0	—
Wk 3	W 33-31vs Utah	6	1	0.5	0.0	—
Wk 4	W 48-21vs Towson	3	0	1.0	1.0	—
Wk 6	W 31-7vs New Mexico	4	1	2.0	0.5	—
Wk 7	W 19-13@ San José State	6	3	2.0	1.0	—
Wk 8	W 20-14@ Air Force	5	2	1.0	1.0	—
Wk 9	L 20-30vs Fresno State	8	4	1.0	1.0	—
Wk 10	W 17-10@ Hawai'i	5	2	1.0	1.0	—
Wk 11	W 23-21vs Nevada	10	5	3.5	3.0	—	Season-high 10 tackles
Wk 12	W 28-20@ UNLV	3	1	1.5	1.0	—
Wk 13	W 27-16vs Boise State	6	3	2.0	1.0	—
Wk 14	L 13-46vs Utah State	2	0	0.5	0.0	—
Total		68	30	20.5	11.5	—

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

Cameron Thomas

2018

20207 games

202113 games

2022

2021 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

National watch / fringe AA

Career stats

Signature game

Game log

How he plays

DNA match

3-Tech Penetrator

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