Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2014-2017Syracuse
Jonathan Thomas
LB • 6'1" • 209 lbs • Lawrenceville, GA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Jonathan Thomas shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 27.3 disruption score.
Impact Production
65
Solid production for a linebacker
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Reliability
49
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
79
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · Syracuse
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Syracuse
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Middle Tennessee
Player Story
Jonathan Thomas built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a linebacker from Lawrenceville, GA wearing No. 23, spending time with Syracuse. The clearest part of Jonathan Thomas' career was his defensive...
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Jonathan Thomas, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · Syracuse. Jonathan Thomas shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 27.3 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 100
- TFL
- 8
- Sacks
- 1
- QB hurries
- 3
- Passes defended
- 3
Quick Answers
Jonathan Thomas quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Syracuse · LB
- Career Tackles
- 100
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 24 games
- Best season
- 2017 Regular Season · Syracuse
- Top game
- Middle Tennessee
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · South Oak Cliff
- High school pipeline
- South Oak Cliff · 60 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 23 · Class 2017
- 2017 Tackles rank
- 48 tackles · LB 308th (top 28%) · ACC 87th (top 15%) · National 756th (top 14%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Syracuse | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 50 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Syracuse | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Regular Season | Syracuse | 12 | 52 | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | 36.2 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Syracuse | 11 | 48 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 52.6 |
Related Context
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Jonathan Thomas played LB for Syracuse. Across 4 tracked seasons, Jonathan Thomas recorded 100 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Syracuse.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season
Syracuse paired 10 primary output with 27.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 27.3 efficiency.
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Career value is trending up
2017 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Middle Tennessee
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 Regular Season · Syracuse
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
0.9
Efficiency
27.3
Usage
6.3
Consistency
30.5
Best Game by takeover score
Middle Tennessee
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Middle Tennessee: 4. Central Michigan: 0. LSU: 0.5. NC State: 0.5. Pittsburgh: 0. Clemson: 1. Miami: 0. Florida State: 1. Wake Forest: 3. Louisville: 0. Boston College: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Middle Tennessee: 6 by 65. Central Michigan: 4 by 16.7. LSU: 4 by 21.7. NC State: 6 by 30. Pittsburgh: 5 by 20.8. Clemson: 3 by 22.5. Miami: 8 by 33.3. Florida State: 1 by 14.2. Wake Forest: 5 by 50.8. Louisville: 5 by 20.8. Boston College: 1 by 4.2
Split Comparison
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Wins0.3 · Games = 3 · -0.8 vs Losses
Losses1.1 · Games = 8 · +0.8 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Middle Tennessee
Best efficiency game
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| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/25 | vs Boston College | L 14-42 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/18 | @ Louisville | L 10-56 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/11 | vs Wake ForestSplash game | L 43-64 | 5 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 11/4 | @ Florida State | L 24-27 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/21 | @ Miami | L 19-27 | 8 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 10/13 | vs Clemson | W 27-24 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/7 | vs Pittsburgh | W 27-24 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/30 | @ NC State | L 25-33 | 6 | 4 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | @ LSU | L 26-35 | 4 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | vs Central Michigan | W 41-17 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/9 | vs Middle TennesseeSplash game | L 23-30 | 6 | 4 | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Player Story
Jonathan Thomas story
Jonathan Thomas built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a linebacker from Lawrenceville, GA wearing No. 23, spending time with Syracuse. The clearest part of Jonathan Thomas' career was his defensive production: 100 tackles, 8 tackles for loss, 1 sack, and 1 interception across 24 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2017 with Syracuse. 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 Jonathan Thomas' production has multiple signals. His career also includes 7 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 24 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Syracuse.
The arc is straightforward: Jonathan 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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Syracuse
2014-2017
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Syracuse | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | Syracuse | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Syracuse | 6 | 23.1 | 6.1 | 6 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Syracuse | 10 | 27.3 | 6.3 | 4 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Middle Tennessee
Week 2 · L 23-30
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4
Havoc Plays
88.3 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 88.3 takeover score.
#2
vs Colgate
Week 1 · W 33-7
3
Havoc Plays
83.6 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 83.6 takeover score.
#3
vs Wake Forest
Week 11 · L 43-64 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
69.7 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 69.7 takeover score.
#4
@ UConn
Week 4 · W 31-24
1.5
Havoc Plays
57.8 takeover
Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 57.8 takeover score.
#5
@ Pittsburgh
Week 13 · L 61-76 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
46.1 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 46.1 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Regular Season · Syracuse
10 primary output · 27.3 efficiency · 6.3 usage
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#2
2014 Regular Season · Syracuse
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0 primary · 0 efficiency · — usage
#3
2016 Regular Season · Syracuse
36.2
6 primary · 23.1 efficiency · 6.1 usage
Milestones
3
Impact games
3
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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