Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2015-2017Nevada
Ricky Thomas Jr.
DE • 6'1" • 215 lbs • Reno, NV, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Ricky Thomas Jr. shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 17 disruption score.
Impact Production
55
Solid production for an edge defender
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Reliability
51
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
54
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · Nevada
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Nevada
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: San José State
Player Story
Ricky Thomas Jr. built his college career from 2015 through 2017 as a defensive end from Reno, NV wearing No. 39, spending time with Nevada. The clearest part of Ricky Thomas Jr.'s career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Nevada
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2015
Ricky Thomas Jr., DE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · Nevada. Ricky Thomas Jr. shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 17 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 5
- TFL
- 2.5
- Sacks
- 0.5
Quick Answers
Ricky Thomas Jr. quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Nevada · DE
- Career Tackles
- 5
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 3 entries · 3 games
- Best season
- 2017 Regular Season · Nevada
- Top game
- San José State
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · McQueen · Nevada
- High school pipeline
- McQueen · 7 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 39 · Class 2017
- 2017 Tackles rank
- 5 tackles · DE 295th (top 82%) · Mountain West 312th (top 58%) · National 3,463rd (top 61%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Nevada | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Regular Season | Nevada | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2017 Regular Season | Nevada | 3 | 5 | 2.5 | 0.5 | - | - | 0 | 52.6 |
Related Context
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Ricky Thomas Jr. played DE for Nevada. Across 3 tracked seasons, Ricky Thomas Jr. recorded 5 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2017 with Nevada.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season
Nevada paired 3 primary output with 17 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 17 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2017 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: San José State
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2017 Regular Season · Nevada
Games
3
Havoc Plays / G
1
Efficiency
17
Usage
3.8
Consistency
61.7
Best Game by takeover score
San José State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Washington State: 1. San José State: 2. San Diego State: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Washington State: 1 by 14.2. San José State: 3 by 32.5. San Diego State: 1 by 4.2
Split Comparison
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Wins2 · Games = 1 · +1.5 vs Losses
Losses0.5 · Games = 2 · -1.5 vs Wins
Game Log
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3 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
San José State
Best efficiency game
32.5 vs San José State
Player Story
Ricky Thomas Jr. story
Ricky Thomas Jr. built his college career from 2015 through 2017 as a defensive end from Reno, NV wearing No. 39, spending time with Nevada. The clearest part of Ricky Thomas Jr.'s career was his defensive production: 5 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, and 0.5 sacks across 3 career games in the available record. That gives Ricky Thomas Jr.'s career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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- 1
Nevada
2015-2017
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201520162017
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Nevada | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2016 Regular Season | Nevada | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Nevada | 3 | 17 | 3.8 | 3 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs San José State
Week 11 · W 59-14 · Conference game
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
64.7 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 64.7 takeover score.
#2
@ Washington State
Week 4 · L 7-45
1
Havoc Plays
30.3 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 30.3 takeover score.
#3
@ San Diego State
Week 12 · L 23-42 · Conference game
0
Havoc Plays
3.6 takeover
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 3.6 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Regular Season · Nevada
3 primary output · 17 efficiency · 3.8 usage
52.6
#2
2015 Regular Season · Nevada
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
#3
2016 Regular Season · Nevada
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
Milestones
1
Impact games
1
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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