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Featured defensive role
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Player Dossier
2016-2019Auburn
Daniel Thomas
DB • 5'11" • 209 lbs • Montgomery, AL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Daniel Thomas shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 28.7 disruption score.
Impact Production
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Top-tier box-score impact for a defensive back
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
82
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Auburn
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Auburn
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Texas A&M
Player Story
Daniel Thomas built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a defensive back from Montgomery, AL wearing No. 24, spending time with Auburn. The clearest part of Daniel Thomas' career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Auburn
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2016
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2020
- Selection
- Round 5 · Pick 12
- Overall
- No. 157
- NFL Team
- Jacksonville Jaguars
Daniel Thomas, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Auburn. Daniel Thomas shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 28.7 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 199
- TFL
- 9
- QB hurries
- 5
- Passes defended
- 8
- Touchdowns
- 2
Quick Answers
Daniel Thomas quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Auburn · DB
- Career Tackles
- 199
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 8 entries · 43 games
- Best season
- 2018 Postseason · Auburn
- Top game
- Texas A&M
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Percy L. Julian · Auburn
- High school pipeline
- Percy L. Julian · 11 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2020 · Round 5 · Pick 12 · Jacksonville Jaguars
- Latest roster
- No. 24 · Senior
- 2019 Tackles rank
- 74 tackles · DB 45th (top 5%) · SEC 22nd (top 4%) · National 247th (top 5%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Postseason | Auburn | 7 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 26.2 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Auburn | 7 | 15 | 1.5 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 26.2 |
| 2017 Postseason | Auburn | 11 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 29.9 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Auburn | 11 | 32 | - | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 29.9 |
| 2018 Postseason | Auburn | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 60 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Auburn | 12 | 72 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 60 |
| 2019 Postseason | Auburn | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 40.6 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Auburn | 13 | 68 | 4.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 40.6 |
Related Context
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Daniel Thomas played DB for Auburn. Across 4 tracked seasons, Daniel Thomas recorded 199 tackles and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Auburn.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Postseason
Auburn paired 10 primary output with 34 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 28.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2019 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Minnesota
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
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2019 Postseason · Auburn
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
0.5
Efficiency
28.7
Usage
6.7
Consistency
12.8
Best Game by takeover score
Minnesota
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Minnesota: 2. Oregon: 0. Tulane: 0. Kent State: 0.5. Texas A&M: 0. Mississippi State: 0. Florida: 1. Arkansas: 0. LSU: 0. Ole Miss: 0. Georgia: 2. Samford: 0. Alabama: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Minnesota: 6 by 45. Oregon: 5 by 20.8. Tulane: 6 by 25. Kent State: 5 by 25.8. Texas A&M: 3 by 12.5. Mississippi State: 6 by 25. Florida: 3 by 22.5. Arkansas: 4 by 16.7. LSU: 12 by 50. Ole Miss: 7 by 29.2. Georgia: 6 by 45. Samford: 3 by 12.5. Alabama: 8 by 43.3
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins0.2 · Games = 9 · -1.1 vs Losses
Losses1.3 · Games = 4 · +1.1 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
Minnesota
Best efficiency game
50 vs LSU
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1/1 | vs MinnesotaSplash game | L 24-31 | 6 | 5 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/30 | vs Alabama | W 48-45 | 8 | 6 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/23 | vs Samford | W 52-0 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/16 | vs GeorgiaSplash game | L 14-21 | 6 | 4 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/2 | vs Ole Miss | W 20-14 | 7 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/26 | @ LSU10+ tackles | L 20-23 | 12 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/19 | @ Arkansas | W 51-10 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/5 | @ Florida | L 13-24 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/28 | vs Mississippi State | W 56-23 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | @ Texas A&M | W 28-20 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/14 | vs Kent State | W 55-16 | 5 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | vs Tulane | W 24-6 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/31 | vs Oregon | W 27-21 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Daniel Thomas story
Daniel Thomas built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a defensive back from Montgomery, AL wearing No. 24, spending time with Auburn. The clearest part of Daniel Thomas' career was his defensive production: 199 tackles, 9 tackles for loss, 5 interceptions, and 8 passes defended across 43 career games in the available record. That gives Daniel Thomas' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Auburn
2016-2019
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20162016201720172018201820192019
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Postseason | Auburn | 4.5 | 16 | 3.5 | — |
| 2016 Regular Season | Auburn | 4.5 | 16 | 3.5 | 0 |
| 2017 Postseason | Auburn | 6 | 18.7 | 3.5 | 1.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Auburn | 6 | 18.7 | 3.5 | 0 |
| 2018 Postseason | Auburn | 10 | 34 | 6.2 | 4 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Auburn | 10 | 34 | 6.2 | 0 |
| 2019 Postseason | Auburn | 6.5 | 28.7 | 6.7 | -3.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Auburn | 6.5 | 28.7 | 6.7 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Texas A&M
Week 10 · W 28-24 · Conference game
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
90 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 90 takeover score.
#2
@ Ole Miss
Week 8 · W 31-16 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
87 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 87 takeover score.
#3
vs Minnesota
Week 1 · L 24-31 · Postseason
2
Havoc Plays
81.7 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 81.7 takeover score.
#4
vs Georgia
Week 12 · L 14-21 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
81.7 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 81.7 takeover score.
#5
@ Alabama
Week 13 · L 12-30 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
80 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 80 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2018 Postseason · Auburn
10 primary output · 34 efficiency · 6.2 usage
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#2
2018 Regular Season · Auburn
60
10 primary · 34 efficiency · 6.2 usage
#3
2019 Postseason · Auburn
40.6
6.5 primary · 28.7 efficiency · 6.7 usage
Milestones
7
Impact games
8
Splash games
3
10+ tackle games
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