Senior defensive lineman for Mississippi State. 2025: 1 sack, 2 tackles for loss, 10 tackles.
6′4″ · 300 lb · Racine, WI
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
sack · 2025
2 TFL · 10 tackles
Best game: 1 TFL, 4 tackles, vs Alcorn State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive lineman for Mississippi State. 2025: 1 sack, 2 tackles for loss, 10 tackles.
Raishein Thomas
Wins his gap play after play. Two head coaches in six seasons, at two different programs. The receipt: 4 tackles, 1 TFL against Alcorn State — Week 3, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
He was on the field for 6 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2020–2025
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Mike Leach, Greg Knox, and Jeff Lebby. Multi-era developmental context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (2nd percentile).
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 4 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 2.3 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Road1g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 2.7 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Lebby
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2025
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Mississippi State | 10 | 4 | 2.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Northern Illinois | 12 | 6 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Northern Illinois | 74 | 36 | 6.5 | 2.5 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Northern Illinois | 40 | 12 | 7.5 | 0.5 | 3 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Northern Illinois | 48 | 19 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 3 | -- | -- |
| 2020 | Northern Illinois | 20 | 8 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Career | 204 | 85 | 21.5 | 6.5 | 9 | -- | -- |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 4 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | W 63-0vs Alcorn State | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 4 | W 38-10vs Northern Illinois | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 9-31@ Texas A&M | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 21-41vs Georgia | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 10 | 4 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Mississippi State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · Mississippi State
Returning around him
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Mississippi State · Last season: 5-8 · Talent rank #20 · 2026 recruiting class #23
Player DNA
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Amari McNeill’s 2023 season.
Matches Amari on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
Player DNA