Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 58-21vs Western Illinois | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
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Tyriece Thomas
Junior defensive lineman on New Mexico State's 2023 roster.
6′2″ · 245 lb · Cedar Hill, TX
New Mexico State 2023 alumnus
The story
3 defensive lineman on New Mexico State's roster.
- Signed with New Mexico State in 2022.
Recruiting
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OT recruit
Signed with New Mexico State
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonTyriece Thomas
Wins his gap play after play. Second year in the New Mexico State defensive front, same address the whole way. The receipt on tape: 2 tackles, 0.5 TFL against Western Illinois, Week 1, 2023.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
How it ended
Two seasons at New Mexico State, 1 sacks — his college career is complete.
His career
20225 games
- Signed with New Mexico Stateout of Tulsa Union
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
New Mexico State
NFL
NFL Draft
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2023 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Jerry Kill, all run-leaning, slow tempo offenses — 17-11 over that span.
2022New Mexico State7-6HC: Jerry Kill · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2023New Mexico State10-5HC: Jerry Kill · Run-leaning, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
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 splits
Through 1 game: 2.0 TKL/g, 0.5 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tony Sanchez
Pass share
52.3%
101 pass / 92 run
Plays / game
64.3
3 games
Team sack rate
3.7%
107 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Awards
Player standing · 2022
Backup
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | New Mexico State | 2 | -- | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | New Mexico State | 10 | 6 | 2.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 12 | 6 | 2.5 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2023
W 58–21
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Two-Gap Base
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
IDL
His 2022 production profile sits closest to Justin Ellis’s 2022 season.
Matches Justin on
Height
Sack rate
TFL rate
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to TW Ayers's freshman season at Arkansas State (2020).
Matches TW on
Weight
TFL rate
Sack rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Tyriece Thomas
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology