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.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Touchdowns
- 2
Featured Highlight
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Earl Thomas Texas Highlights
2009 · Texas · Player Highlight
Earl Thomas college highlights at Texas.
- Season
- 2009
- Type
- Player highlight
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
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Regular Season | Texas | 2 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 31.7 |
| 2009 Regular Season | Texas | 8 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 2 | 66.4 |
Related Context
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Earl Thomas played S for Texas. Across 2 tracked seasons, Earl Thomas recorded 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2009 with Texas.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2009 Regular Season
Texas paired 8 primary output with 20 efficiency.
Supporting note
2008 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 20 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2009 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Oklahoma
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2008 Regular Season · Texas
Games
2
Havoc Plays / G
1
Efficiency
20
Usage
—
Consistency
50
Best Game by takeover score
Oklahoma
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Florida Atlantic: 0. Oklahoma: 2
Volume vs Efficiency
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Split Comparison
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First Half0 · Games = 1 · -2 vs Second Half
Second Half2 · Games = 1 · +2 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
2 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Oklahoma
Best efficiency game
40 vs Oklahoma
Player Story
Earl Thomas 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 interceptions across 10 career games in the available record. His career also includes 58 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Earl Thomas' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Texas
2008-2009
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20082009
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Regular Season | Texas | 2 | 20 | — | — |
| 2009 Regular Season | Texas | 8 | 20 | — | 6 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Oklahoma
Week 7 · W 45-35 · Conference game
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
70 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 70 takeover score.
#2
vs UTEP
Week 4 · W 64-7
2
Havoc Plays
70 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 70 takeover score.
#3
@ Texas A&M
Week 13 · W 49-39 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
35 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 35 takeover score.
#4
vs Kansas
Week 12 · W 51-20 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
35 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 35 takeover score.
#5
@ Oklahoma State
Week 9 · W 41-14 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
35 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 35 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2009 Regular Season · Texas
8 primary output · 20 efficiency · — usage
66.4
#2
2008 Regular Season · Texas
31.7
2 primary · 20 efficiency · — usage
Milestones
2
Impact games
2
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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