Last confirmed: Auburn, 2019. No 2026 box-score games on record.
5′11″ · 209 lb · Montgomery, AL · Percy L. Julian
Daniel Thomas: DB · Auburn · #24.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Daniel Thomas
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. He has spent four seasons in the Auburn secondary. One game to point at: 12 tackles against LSU — Week 9, 2019.
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
74 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 5.5 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 him by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 27-21vs No. 11 Oregon | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 24-6vs Tulane | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 55-16vs Kent State | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 28-20@ No. 17 Texas A&M | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 56-23vs Mississippi State | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 13-24@ No. 10 Florida | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 51-10@ Arkansas | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 20-23@ No. 2 LSU | 12 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 12 tackles |
| Wk 10 | W 20-14vs Ole Miss | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 14-21vs No. 5 Georgia | 6 | 4 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 52-0vs Samford | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 48-45vs No. 5 Alabama | 8 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 24-31vs No. 16 Minnesota | 6 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 74 | 47 | 5.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
1%1 pass breakupsTackle volume
74tackles this seasonTFL rate
7%6 TFL74 tackles · 5.5 for loss · 1 pass breakup.
4 seasons under Gus Malzahn — 35-18 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 5.9 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 5.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 4.9 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 6.7 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Gus Malzahn
Pass share
42.3%
393 pass / 536 run
Plays / game
71.5
13 games
Team sack rate
4.3%
421 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2019
74 tackles in 13 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
How it ended
Four seasons at Auburn, 199 tackles — drafted at #157 overall by the Jacksonville Jaguars.
His career
He has a stat line in 43 games over 4 seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2019
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Gus Malzahn.
Where he ended up · NFL
Jacksonville JaguarsEntering 7th NFL season
Jacksonville JaguarsEntering 7th NFL season
