Thad Mangum: DT · South Florida · #23.
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Thad Mangum
Wins the gap play after play. Second year in the same defensive front at South Florida. On tape: 5 tackles against Florida, Week 2, 2021.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
34 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 3.5 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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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | South Florida | 34 | 16 | 3.5 | 0.0 |
| 2020 | South Florida | 37 | 20 | 4.0 | 0.0 |
| Career | 71 | 36 | 7.5 | 0.0 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 0-45@ NC State | 5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 20-42vs No. 13 Florida | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 38-17vs Florida A&M | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 27-35@ No. 15 BYU | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 17-41@ SMU | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 31-32vs Tulsa | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 34-14vs Temple | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 14-29@ East Carolina | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 42-54vs No. 20 Houston | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 28-45vs No. 2 Cincinnati | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 14-45@ Tulane | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 13-17@ UCF | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 34 | 16 | 3.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
10%4 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksHurry rate
9%3 hurries34 tackles · 3.5 for loss.
2 seasons under Jeff Scott — 3-18 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 2.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 3.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 2.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Scott
Pass share
40.1%
426 pass / 636 run
Plays / game
88.5
12 games
Team sack rate
5.8%
378 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2021
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Two seasons at South Florida, 71 tackles — the college career is complete.
