Skyler Thomas

Senior safety for Liberty. 2021: 2 interceptions, 3 pass breakups, 54 tackles.

S · Liberty · Sr. · #5

5′10″ · 185 lb · Riverside, CA

CFB Index 40 · #339 of 509 safetiesMedium confidenceLiberty 2021 alumnus

Recruiting

3★

CB recruit

No. 1503 nationally · Signed with Washington State

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 safety for Liberty. 2021: 2 interceptions, 3 pass breakups, 54 tackles.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Washington State in 2016.
Transferred from Washington State to Liberty in 2021.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Four seasons at Liberty, 183 tackles — his college career is complete.

His career

He barely played early on. Then he did not come off the field.

2016

Signed with Washington State3-star out of Citrus Hill

202112 games

Entered the portal

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#1503 national

CFB

College

2 teams

2017–2021

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2017–2021

2 coaches

2017

—

Liberty

2018

Turner Gill

Liberty

era →

2019

Hugh Freeze

Liberty

era →

2021

Hugh Freeze

Liberty

Coaching transition mid-career: Turner Gill → Hugh Freeze. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2021 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2017Washington State9-4HC: Mike Leach · Pass-heavy, fast tempo

2018Washington State11-2HC: Mike Leach · Pass-heavy

2019Washington State6-7HC: Mike Leach · Pass-heavy

2021Liberty8-5HC: Hugh Freeze · Run-leaning

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

40Rotational starter #339 of 509?

Medium confidence7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: tackles (81st percentile). Concern: sacks (24th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Tackles#515 / 2743 · 81st pct

Passes defended#481 / 2743 · 78th pct

Interceptions#126 / 824 · 73rd pct

Solo tackles#764 / 2743 · 71st pct

Tackles for loss#794 / 2743 · 69th pct

4.0

QB hurries#1413 / 2743 · 24th pct

Sacks#1435 / 2743 · 24th pct

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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 & context

Splits · Per-game

2021 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home6g	3.8	0.7	0.0	0.2
Road6g	4.7	0.0	0.0	0.3

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-77g	4.9	0.4	0.0	0.4
Weeks 8+5g	3.4	0.2	0.0	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Jamey Chadwell

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2021

Part-time starter

Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

40 · #339 of 509 safeties

Three-star recruit. Now #339 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2021	Liberty	54	26	4.0	3	2	--
2019	Washington State	72	41	2.0	3	4	--
2018	Washington State	53	33	0.0	1	2	--
2017	Washington State	4	2	0.5	--	--	--
Career		183	102	6.5	7	8	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 5 · 2021

W 36–12

at UAB

1 PD · 2 SOLO · 2 TOT

Dominant 24-point win on the road against UAB.

With M. Willis — 287 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 96.7 · 144 rush yds (15 car) · 2 TD · M. Morgan — 42 AVG · 3 IN 20 · 48 LONG

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2021 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	W 48-7vs Campbell	5	3	2.0	—	0
Wk 2	W 21-13@ Troy	3	0	0.0	—	1
Wk 3	W 45-17vs Old Dominion	3	0	0.5	—	1
Wk 4	L 21-24@ Syracuse	7	5	0.0	—	0
Wk 5	W 36-12@ UAB	2	2	0.0	—	1
Wk 6	W 41-13vs Middle Tennessee	9	5	0.5	—	0	Season-high 9 tackles
Wk 7	L 28-31@ UL Monroe	5	2	0.0	—	0
Wk 8	W 35-26@ North Texas	5	2	0.0	1	0
Wk 9	W 62-17vs Massachusetts	3	2	1.0	—	0
Wk 10	L 14-27@ Ole Miss	6	2	0.0	—	0
Wk 12	L 14-42vs Louisiana	2	2	0.0	—	0
Wk 13	L 16-31vs Army	1	1	0.0	—	0
Total		51	26	4.0	1	3

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

Skyler Thomas

2016

202112 games

2021 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Part-time starter

Career stats

Signature game

Game log

How he plays

DNA match

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