Isaiah Thomas: DL · Oklahoma · #95.
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Isaiah Thomas
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. The four seasons at Oklahoma span two head coaches: Lincoln Riley and Bob Stoops. The first one came in 2021: All-Big 12. One game to point at: 6 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Kansas — Week 8, 2021.
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
38 tackles. 4 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 11.5 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.
FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth Nov 3
On3 Oct 29
ABC News Oct 28Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 40-35vs Tulane | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 76-0vs Western Carolina | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 23-16vs Nebraska | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 16-13vs West Virginia | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 37-31@ Kansas State | 4 | 2 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 55-48vs No. 21 Texas | 4 | 2 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 52-31vs TCU | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 35-23@ Kansas | 6 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 9 | W 52-21vs Texas Tech | 3 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 11 | L 14-27@ No. 18 Baylor | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | W 28-21vs Iowa State | 3 | 2 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 13 | L 33-37@ No. 7 Oklahoma State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 38 | 18 | 11.5 | 8.0 | — | 4 |
Week 12 · 2021
W 28-21
vs Iowa State
2 sacks · 2 tackles for loss · 3 tackles
A close one, won by 7 at home.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
30%12 TFLSack rate
21%8 sacksHurry rate
8%3 hurries38 tackles · 11.5 for loss · 8 sacks.
4 seasons under Lincoln Riley — 44-8 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 2.4 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.3 |
| Road4g | 4.2 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 2.7 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 3.8 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bob Stoops
Pass share
47.7%
401 pass / 440 run
Plays / game
70.1
12 games
Team sack rate
8.4%
451 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2021
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
The All-Conference honor is earned — and the box score backs it up emphatically: #10 of 370 FBS edge rushers by CFB Zeitgeist Score.2021 profile
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Four seasons at Oklahoma, 18 sacks — drafted at #223 overall by the Cleveland Browns.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-BIG 12 · 2ND TEAM
All-Big 12 2nd team (2021)
Coaching lineage · 2018–2021
1 coachPlayed every college season under Lincoln Riley.
Next stop · NFL
Cleveland BrownsEntering 5th NFL season
Cleveland BrownsEntering 5th NFL season
