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Featured defensive role
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Player Dossier
2014-2016Stanford
Solomon Thomas
DE • 6'3" • Coppell, TX, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Solomon Thomas shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 41.9 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for an edge defender
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
99
Blue-chip, NFL-level ceiling
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Stanford
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Stanford
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Notre Dame
Player Story
Solomon Thomas built his college career from 2014 through 2016 as a defensive end from Coppell, TX wearing No. 90, spending time with Stanford. The clearest part of Solomon Thomas' career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Stanford
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2017
- Selection
- Round 1 · Pick 3
- Overall
- No. 3
- NFL Team
- San Francisco 49ers
Solomon Thomas, DE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Stanford. Solomon Thomas shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 41.9 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 61
- TFL
- 14
- Sacks
- 8
- QB hurries
- 7
Quick Answers
Solomon Thomas quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Stanford · DE
- Career Tackles
- 61
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 4 entries · 13 games
- Best season
- 2016 Postseason · Stanford
- Top game
- Notre Dame
- Recruit profile
- 5-star · Coppell · Stanford
- High school pipeline
- Tampa Bay Tech · 21 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2017 · Round 1 · Pick 3 · San Francisco 49ers
- Latest roster
- No. 90 · Class 2016
- 2016 Tackles rank
- 61 tackles · DE 11th (top 3%) · Pac-12 42nd (top 8%) · National 483rd (top 9%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Stanford | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Stanford | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Postseason | Stanford | 13 | 7 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 76.4 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Stanford | 13 | 54 | 12 | 7 | 7 | - | 0 | 76.4 |
Related Context
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Solomon Thomas played DE for Stanford. Across 3 tracked seasons, Solomon Thomas recorded 61 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Stanford.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason
Stanford paired 29 primary output with 41.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 41.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2016 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Notre Dame
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2016 Postseason · Stanford
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
2.2
Efficiency
41.9
Usage
14.2
Consistency
63.6
Best Game by takeover score
Notre Dame
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. North Carolina: 3. Kansas State: 4. USC: 1. UCLA: 3. Washington: 0. Washington State: 3. Notre Dame: 4. Colorado: 4. Arizona: 4. Oregon State: 1. Oregon: 0. California: 0. Rice: 2
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. North Carolina: 7 by 59.2. Kansas State: 4 by 56.7. USC: 3 by 22.5. UCLA: 3 by 42.5. Washington: 5 by 20.8. Washington State: 3 by 42.5. Notre Dame: 12 by 90. Colorado: 6 by 65. Arizona: 4 by 56.7. Oregon State: 2 by 18.3. Oregon: 3 by 12.5. California: 4 by 16.7. Rice: 5 by 40.8
Split Comparison
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Wins2.2 · Games = 10 · -0.1 vs Losses
Losses2.3 · Games = 3 · +0.1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Notre Dame
Best efficiency game
90 vs Notre Dame
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 12/30 | @ North CarolinaSplash game | W 25-23 | 7 | 5 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/27 | vs RiceSplash game | W 41-17 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/19 | @ California | W 45-31 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/12 | @ Oregon | W 52-27 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/5 | vs Oregon State | W 26-15 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/30 | @ ArizonaSplash game | W 34-10 | 4 | 2 | — | 2.50 | 1.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/22 | vs ColoradoSplash game | L 5-10 | 6 | 3 | — | 1.50 | 1.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/15 | @ Notre Dame10+ tackles · Splash game | W 17-10 | 12 | 10 | — | 1.50 | 1.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/9 | vs Washington StateSplash game | L 16-42 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/1 | @ Washington | L 6-44 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/25 | @ UCLASplash game | W 22-13 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/18 | vs USC | W 27-10 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/3 | vs Kansas StateSplash game | W 26-13 | 4 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Solomon Thomas story
Solomon Thomas built his college career from 2014 through 2016 as a defensive end from Coppell, TX wearing No. 90, spending time with Stanford. The clearest part of Solomon Thomas' career was his defensive production: 61 tackles, 14 tackles for loss, and 8 sacks across 13 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2016 with Stanford. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Solomon Thomas' production has multiple signals. With 13 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Stanford.
The arc is straightforward: Solomon Thomas moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Stanford
2014-2016
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2014201520162016
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Stanford | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | Stanford | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Postseason | Stanford | 29 | 41.9 | 14.2 | 29 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Stanford | 29 | 41.9 | 14.2 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Notre Dame
Week 7 · W 17-10
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4
Havoc Plays
96.7 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 96.7 takeover score.
#2
vs Colorado
Week 8 · L 5-10 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
88.3 takeover
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 88.3 takeover score.
#3
@ Arizona
Week 9 · W 34-10 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
85.6 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 85.6 takeover score.
#4
vs Kansas State
Week 1 · W 26-13
4
Havoc Plays
83.9 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 83.9 takeover score.
#5
@ North Carolina
Week 1 · W 25-23 · Postseason
3
Havoc Plays
78.1 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 78.1 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Postseason · Stanford
29 primary output · 41.9 efficiency · 14.2 usage
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#2
2016 Regular Season · Stanford
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29 primary · 41.9 efficiency · 14.2 usage
#3
2014 Regular Season · Stanford
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
Milestones
7
Impact games
8
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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