#32

Drake Thomas

LB · NC State · Jr. · #32

All-Conf HMNC State 2022 alumnus
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Drake Thomas

LB · NC State · Jr · #32

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#572 national
CFB
College
NC State
2021–2022
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted

Trophy Case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

2 entries
🎖

ALL-CONFERENCE

All-Conf mention (2022)

All-ACC

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021NC State9-3HC: Dave Doeren · Balanced
2022NC State8-5HC: Dave Doeren · Balanced

Awards

Trophy Case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

2 entries
🎖

ALL-CONFERENCE

All-Conf mention (2022)

All-ACC

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2022NC State914516.07.54----
2021NC State994813.56.013--
Career1909329.513.553--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 13 · 2022

W 30–27

at North Carolina

10 TOT  ·  7 SOLO  ·  1 SACKS

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 on the road.

How he plays

Play style

Is steady in every phase without a signature trait.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Balanced Linebacker

Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.

LB

His 2022 production profile sits closest to Harold Perkins’s 2022 season.

LSU · 2022

All-SEC
#2

Drake Thomas

NC State · 2021

All-ACC
51%
#3

Aaron Beasley

Tennessee · 2022

47%
#4

Jeremiah Trotter Jr.

Clemson · 2022

NFL Rd 5
44%
#5

Devin Harper

Oklahoma State · 2021

NFL Rd 6
43%

Differs from Harold on

Hurry rate (higher)
PD rate (lower)
Tackle volume (higher)

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Suntarine Perkins's junior season at Ole Miss (2025).

Ole Miss · 2025

#2

Jeremiah Trotter Jr.

Clemson · 2023

1st-team All-AmericanNFL Rd 5
60%
#3

SirVocea Dennis

Pittsburgh · 2022

All-ACCNFL Rd 5
56%
#4

Isaiah Jones

Indiana · 2025

54%
#5

Rasheem Biles

Pittsburgh · 2025

All-ACC
54%

Matches Suntarine on

Tackle volume
Sack rate
Weight

Differs from Suntarine on

Hurry rate (higher)