Senior defensive lineman on Hawai'i's 2021 roster.
6′3″ · 230 lb · Huntington Beach, CA
Recruiting
SDE recruit
No. 299 nationally · Joined Hawai'i
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive lineman on Hawai'i's roster.
Derek Thomas
Four seasons at Hawai'i, two different head coaches: Nick Rolovich and Todd Graham. The receipt: 2 tackles against Oregon State — Week 2, 2021.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Four seasons at Hawai'i, 2 sacks — his college career is complete.
His career
He was on the field for 3 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2018–2021
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Nick Rolovich → Todd Graham. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
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
2021 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Timmy Chang
Pass share
63.7%
142 pass / 81 run
Plays / game
74.3
3 games
Team sack rate
5.2%
155 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-heavy.
Player standing · 2021
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2021
W 49–35
1 REC
Edged out Portland State at home in a shootout.
With C. Cordeiro — 305 yds · 3 TD · 1 INT · QBR 78.5 · 66 rush yds (18 car) · C. Turner Jr. — 36 rush yds (3 car) · 1 TD
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 5 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 49-35vs Portland State | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 2 | L 27-45@ Oregon State | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 3 | L 13-17vs San José State | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 12 | W 50-45vs Colorado State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 38-14@ Wyoming | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |