Usage / Role
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Featured defensive role
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Player Dossier
2008-2009Texas
Earl Thomas
S • 5'10" • Orange, TX, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Earl Thomas shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 20 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a safety
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
93
Blue-chip, NFL-level ceiling
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2009 Regular Season · Texas
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 2
- Program Path
- Texas
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Oklahoma
Player Story
Earl Thomas built his college career from 2008 through 2009 as a safety from Orange, TX wearing No. 12, spending time with Texas. The clearest part of Earl Thomas' career was his defensive production: 10...
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- Committed To
- UL Monroe
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2020
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2010
- Selection
- Round 1 · Pick 14
- Overall
- No. 14
- NFL Team
- Seattle Seahawks
Earl Thomas, S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2009 Regular Season · Texas. Earl Thomas shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 20 disruption score.
Quick Answers
Earl Thomas quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Texas · S
- Career Tackles
- 0
- Tracked sample
- 2 unique seasons · 2 entries · 10 games
- Best season
- 2009 Regular Season · Texas
- Top game
- Oklahoma
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Petal · UL Monroe
- High school pipeline
- Petal · 14 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2010 · Round 1 · Pick 14 · Seattle Seahawks
- Latest roster
- No. 12 · Class 2009
Earl Thomas played S for Texas. Across 2 tracked seasons, Earl Thomas recorded 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2009 with Texas.
Recognition
Honors
- 20092009 All-Big 12 · official_conference_selectionfirst
- 20092009 Consensus All-America · ncaa_consensusconsensus
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