DQ Thomas: LB · Middle Tennessee · #20.
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DQ Thomas
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Four seasons in the Middle Tennessee linebacker corps to date. The first one came in 2021: All-Conference USA. One game to point at: 11 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Virginia Tech — Week 2, 2021.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
79 tackles. 2 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 14.5 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 this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Middle Tennessee | 87 | 53 | 16.0 | 5.0 | 3 | 2 |
| 2020 | Middle Tennessee | 67 | 29 | 7.0 | 3.5 | -- | -- |
| 2019 | Middle Tennessee | 74 | 47 | 12.0 | 2.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2018 | Middle Tennessee | 70 | 43 | 14.5 | 8.0 | 3 | -- |
| Career | 298 | 172 | 49.5 | 18.5 | 7 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 50-15vs Monmouth | 9 | 4 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 14-35@ No. 19 Virginia Tech | 11 | 10 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 11 tackles |
| Wk 4 | L 39-42@ Charlotte | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 34-28vs Marshall | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 13-41@ Liberty | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 44-13@ UConn | 6 | 4 | 2.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 2.5 TFL |
| Wk 9 | W 35-10vs Southern Miss | 10 | 8 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 21-48@ Western Kentucky | 5 | 5 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 50-10vs Florida International | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 17-24vs Old Dominion | 10 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 13 | W 27-17@ Florida Atlantic | 10 | 6 | 2.5 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Total | 79 | 50 | 14.5 | 5.0 | 2 | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
87tackles this seasonTFL rate
18%16 TFLSack rate
6%5 sacksPD rate
3%3 pass breakups87 tackles · 16 for loss · 5 sacks · 2 interceptions.
4 seasons under Rick Stockstill — 22-26 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 7.2 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Road6g | 7.2 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 6.8 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 7.5 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Rick Stockstill
Pass share
51.0%
463 pass / 444 run
Plays / game
75.6
12 games
Team sack rate
5.2%
483 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2021
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #11 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at Middle Tennessee, 298 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 46 games over four seasons.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE USA · 2ND TEAM
All-Conference USA 2nd team (2021)
Weekly recognition
1 weekly honor (2021)
Conference USA Defensive Player of the Week
Coaching lineage · 2017–2021
1 coachPlayed every college season under Rick Stockstill.
