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Featured defensive role
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Player Dossier
2014-2017Miami
Chad Thomas
DL • 6'6" • 275 lbs • Miami, FL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Chad Thomas shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 30.8 disruption score.
Impact Production
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Top-tier box-score impact for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
97
Blue-chip, NFL-level ceiling
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Miami
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Miami
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: App State
Player Story
Chad Thomas built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a defensive lineman from Miami, FL wearing No. 9, spending time with Miami. The clearest part of Chad Thomas' career was his defensive production: 74...
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- Committed To
- Miami
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2018
- Selection
- Round 3 · Pick 3
- Overall
- No. 67
- NFL Team
- Cleveland Browns
Chad Thomas, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Miami. Chad Thomas shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 30.8 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 74
- TFL
- 23
- Sacks
- 8.5
- QB hurries
- 4
- Passes defended
- 4
Quick Answers
Chad Thomas quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Miami · DL
- Career Tackles
- 74
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 23 games
- Best season
- 2017 Postseason · Miami
- Top game
- App State
- Recruit profile
- 5-star · Booker T. Washington · Miami
- High school pipeline
- Booker T. Washington · 56 FBS recruits · 5 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2018 · Round 3 · Pick 3 · Cleveland Browns
- Latest roster
- No. 9 · Class 2017
- 2017 Tackles rank
- 37 tackles · DL 82nd (top 12%) · ACC 125th (top 21%) · National 1,085th (top 19%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Miami | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Miami | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Postseason | Miami | 11 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 59.4 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Miami | 11 | 33 | 10.5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 59.4 |
| 2017 Postseason | Miami | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 0 | 67 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Miami | 12 | 33 | 10 | 4.5 | 3 | - | 0 | 67 |
Related Context
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Chad Thomas played DL for Miami. Across 4 tracked seasons, Chad Thomas recorded 74 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2017 with Miami.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Postseason
Miami paired 21.5 primary output with 30.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 30.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2017 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Wisconsin
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2017 Postseason · Miami
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
1.8
Efficiency
30.8
Usage
8.3
Consistency
67.9
Best Game by takeover score
Wisconsin
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Wisconsin: 4. Bethune-Cookman: 1.5. Toledo: 2. Duke: 2. Florida State: 2. Georgia Tech: 2.5. Syracuse: 0. North Carolina: 1. Virginia Tech: 1. Virginia: 2.5. Pittsburgh: 0. Clemson: 3
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Wisconsin: 4 by 56.7. Bethune-Cookman: 2 by 23.3. Toledo: 3 by 32.5. Duke: 2 by 28.3. Florida State: 3 by 32.5. Georgia Tech: 4 by 41.7. Syracuse: 1 by 4.2. North Carolina: 1 by 14.2. Virginia Tech: 0 by 10. Virginia: 4 by 41.7. Pittsburgh: 6 by 25. Clemson: 7 by 59.2
Split Comparison
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Wins1.6 · Games = 9 · -0.7 vs Losses
Losses2.3 · Games = 3 · +0.7 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Wisconsin
Best efficiency game
59.2 vs Clemson
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 12/31 | vs WisconsinSplash game | L 24-34 | 4 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 12/3 | @ ClemsonSplash game | L 3-38 | 7 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 11/24 | @ Pittsburgh | L 14-24 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/18 | vs VirginiaSplash game | W 44-28 | 4 | 0 | — | 1 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/5 | vs Virginia Tech | W 28-10 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/28 | @ North Carolina | W 24-19 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/21 | vs Syracuse | W 27-19 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/14 | vs Georgia TechSplash game | W 25-24 | 4 | 1 | — | 1.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/7 | @ Florida StateSplash game | W 24-20 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 9/29 | @ DukeSplash game | W 31-6 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | vs ToledoSplash game | W 52-30 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/2 | vs Bethune-Cookman | W 41-13 | 2 | 1 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Chad Thomas story
Chad Thomas built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a defensive lineman from Miami, FL wearing No. 9, spending time with Miami. The clearest part of Chad Thomas' career was his defensive production: 74 tackles, 23 tackles for loss, 8.5 sacks, and 4 passes defended across 23 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2017 with Miami. 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 Chad Thomas' production has multiple signals. With 23 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Miami.
The arc is straightforward: Chad 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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Miami
2014-2017
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201420152016201620172017
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Miami | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | Miami | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Postseason | Miami | 18 | 30.4 | 7.8 | 18 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Miami | 18 | 30.4 | 7.8 | 0 |
| 2017 Postseason | Miami | 21.5 | 30.8 | 8.3 | 3.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Miami | 21.5 | 30.8 | 8.3 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ App State
Week 3 · W 45-10
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Havoc Plays
89.2 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 89.2 takeover score.
#2
vs Wisconsin
Week 1 · L 24-34 · Postseason
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Havoc Plays
85.6 takeover
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 85.6 takeover score.
#3
@ Virginia
Week 11 · W 34-14 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
85 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 85 takeover score.
#4
vs Florida State
Week 6 · L 19-20 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
82.2 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 82.2 takeover score.
#5
@ Clemson
Week 14 · L 3-38 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
78.1 takeover
Loss 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
2017 Postseason · Miami
21.5 primary output · 30.8 efficiency · 8.3 usage
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#2
2017 Regular Season · Miami
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21.5 primary · 30.8 efficiency · 8.3 usage
#3
2016 Postseason · Miami
59.4
18 primary · 30.4 efficiency · 7.8 usage
Milestones
8
Impact games
12
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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