Justin Thomas: LB · UAB · #1.
Justin Thomas
The three seasons span two programs and two head coaches: Ed Orgeron and Bill Clark. One game to point at: 2 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Rice — Week 8, 2021.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
11 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 4.5 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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Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 31-0vs Jacksonville State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 7-56@ No. 2 Georgia | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | W 40-6@ North Texas | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 28-21@ Tulane | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 31-14vs Florida Atlantic | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 7 | W 34-0@ Southern Miss | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 24-30vs Rice | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 52-38vs Louisiana Tech | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 31-34@ No. 15 UTSA | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 42-25vs UTEP | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 11 | 5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | — | 1 |
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 1.5 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bill Clark
Pass share
36.4%
285 pass / 499 run
Plays / game
65.3
12 games
Team sack rate
10.8%
334 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2021
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
How it ended
Three seasons, at LSU and UAB, 23 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2017–2021
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Ed Orgeron and Bill Clark.
