Ball State · L 17-34
No tackles.
Toledo · L 17-20
7 tackles, 2 for loss, 1 sack
The other 8 games average 3 tackles. This one was 4 above.
Thomas has tackles in 9 of Sacramento State’s 10 games: none against Ball State.
Tim Thomas
The four seasons span two programs and four head coaches: Jeff Tedford, Tim Skipper, Matt Entz and Alonzo Carter. One game to point at: 7 tackles and 2 tackles for loss against Toledo — Week 10, 2026.
34 tackles · 1.5 sacks
Play style
Fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
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.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
This season: disruption in the backfield — 3 tackles for loss, 1 of them a sack, in the 9 games with play by play.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Sacramento State | 34 | 14 | 3.5 | 1.5 |
| 2025 | Fresno State | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 | Fresno State | 8 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 | Fresno State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Career | 50 | 23 | 3.5 | 1.5 |
Last game (Wk 10): 7 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, 1 sack.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 17-28@ Eastern Michigan | 6 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 1 | W 52-0vs Mississippi Valley State | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 3-49@ Fresno State | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 10-31vs North Dakota State | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 6-35vs Massachusetts | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 10-38@ Bowling Green | 5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 7-48vs Ohio | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 31-10vs Kent State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 17-20vs Toledo | 7 | 4 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Total | 34 | 14 | 3.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 |
Ratings of the games shown run from -21 to +9 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where the impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
34tackles this seasonTFL rate
10%4 TFLSack rate
4%2 sacksPD rate
0%0 pass breakups34 tackles · 3.5 for loss · 1.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 3.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 5.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 3.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 5.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Alonzo Carter
Pass share
51.8%
333 pass / 310 run
Plays / game
64.3
10 games
Team sack rate
5.9%
375 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #363 at the position.
The No. 1,622 recruit in the country is starting at linebacker in the Mid-American.
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
4 coachesPlayed for 4 head coaches at 2 schools: Jeff Tedford, Tim Skipper, Matt Entz and Alonzo Carter.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to Sacramento State
