5′10″ · 180 lb · Wagoner, OK
Kerwin Thomas: CB · Tulsa · #2.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Kerwin Thomas
Doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play. Kerwin Thomas has been at Tulsa through two head coaches in four seasons. A game that shows it: 6 tackles against Memphis — Week 10, 2017.
Play style
Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
35 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 1.5 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 him by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 24-59@ No. 10 Oklahoma State | 5 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 66-42vs Louisiana | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 51-54@ Toledo | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 13-16vs New Mexico | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 28-62@ Tulane | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | W 45-17vs Houston | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 8 | L 14-20@ UConn | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 14-41vs No. 22 Memphis | 6 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 20-27@ No. 23 South Florida | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 22-43vs Temple | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 35 | 23 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
6%2 pass breakupsTackle volume
35tackles this season35 tackles · 1.5 for loss · 2 pass breakups.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 4.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road5g | 2.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 3.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Philip Montgomery
Pass share
32.8%
291 pass / 597 run
Plays / game
74.0
12 games
Team sack rate
8.1%
333 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2017
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
How it ended
Four seasons at Tulsa, 93 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
He barely played early on. Then he did not come off the field.
Coaching lineage · 2013–2017
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Bill Blankenship → Philip Montgomery. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
