Last confirmed: Baylor, 2018. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′3″ · 193 lb · Albany, NY · Milford Academy
Derrek Thomas: DB · Baylor · #23.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Derrek Thomas
Erases the deep middle of the field. Derrek Thomas has played for two head coaches across three seasons and two programs. On tape: 6 tackles against Texas, Week 7, 2018.
Play style
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
19 tackles. 7 passes defended. 1 interception. 0 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
2018 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 55-27vs Abilene Christian | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 37-20@ UTSA | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | L 27-40vs Duke | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | W 26-7vs Kansas | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | L 33-66@ No. 6 Oklahoma | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 17-23@ No. 9 Texas | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 9 | L 14-58@ No. 13 West Virginia | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 35-31vs Oklahoma State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | L 14-28@ No. 23 Iowa State | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 9-16vs TCU | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 45-38@ Vanderbilt | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 | |
| Total | 19 | 15 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 7 |
Bowl · 2018
W 45-38
vs Vanderbilt · neutral site
3 pass breakups
Edged out Vanderbilt at a neutral site in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
37%7 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
19tackles this seasonTFL rate
0%0 TFL19 tackles · 7 pass breakups · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| Road5g | 2.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 1.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.9 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Matt Rhule
Pass share
49.3%
485 pass / 499 run
Plays / game
75.7
13 games
Team sack rate
7.3%
534 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2018
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
How it ended
Three seasons, at Temple and Baylor, 54 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
He has a stat line in 26 games over 3 seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2014–2018
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Matt Rhule and Geoff Collins.
