Last confirmed: Kentucky, 2023. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′2″ · 224 lb · Rochelle, GA · Wilcox County
Martez Thrower: LB · Kentucky · #44.
Martez Thrower
Kentucky to Georgia State — the move that set up everything since. One game to point at: 5 tackles against Akron — Week 3, 2023.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 44-14vs Ball State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 35-3vs Akron | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 4 | W 45-28@ Vanderbilt | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 33-14vs No. 22 Florida | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 13-51@ No. 1 Georgia | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 21-38vs Missouri | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 27-33vs No. 21 Tennessee | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 14 | 9 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
3 seasons under Mark Stoops — 24-15 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mark Stoops
Pass share
53.0%
375 pass / 332 run
Plays / game
54.4
13 games
Team sack rate
5.3%
397 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2023
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Kentucky, 25 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
Coaching lineage · 2021–2023
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Mark Stoops.
