Thomas Harper: S · Notre Dame · #13.
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Thomas Harper
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Played for two head coaches at two programs in five seasons: Mike Gundy and Marcus Freeman. A game that shows it: 7 tackles against NC State — Week 2, 2023.
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
35 tackles. 3 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Notre Dame | 35 | 23 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 3 | -- |
| 2022 | Oklahoma State | 30 | 17 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2021 | Oklahoma State | 20 | 12 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2020 | Oklahoma State | 30 | 26 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 |
| 2019 | Oklahoma State | 13 | 9 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 128 | 87 | 10.0 | 1.0 | 9 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 42-3vs Navy | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 1 | W 56-3vs Tennessee State | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 45-24@ NC State | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 4 | L 14-17vs No. 6 Ohio State | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 21-14@ No. 17 Duke | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 48-20vs No. 10 USC | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 58-7vs Pittsburgh | 5 | 3 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 23-31@ Clemson | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 45-7vs Wake Forest | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | W 56-23@ Stanford | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 35 | 23 | 5.0 | 1.0 | — | 3 |
Week 7 · 2023
W 48-20
vs USC
1 sack · 1 tackle for loss · 3 tackles
Dominant 28-point win at home against USC.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
9%3 pass breakupsTackle volume
35tackles this seasonTFL rate
14%5 TFL35 tackles · 5 for loss · 1 sack · 3 pass breakups.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 3.8 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Road4g | 3.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 4.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 2.8 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Marcus Freeman
Pass share
43.6%
347 pass / 449 run
Plays / game
61.2
13 games
Team sack rate
4.3%
370 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2023
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #338 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons, at Oklahoma State and Notre Dame, 128 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 44 games over five seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2023
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Mike Gundy and Marcus Freeman.
