Usage / Role
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Major defensive role
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Player Dossier
2016-2021Florida State
Keir Thomas
DE • 6'2" • 275 lbs • Miami, FL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Keir Thomas shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 37.5 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for an edge defender
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Reliability
62
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
87
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Florida State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 6
- Program Path
- South Carolina • Florida State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Boston College
Player Story
Keir Thomas built his college career from 2016 through 2021 as a defensive end from Miami, FL wearing No. 4, spending time with Florida State and South Carolina. The clearest part of Keir Thomas' career was his...
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- Committed To
- South Carolina
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2016
Keir Thomas, DE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Florida State. Keir Thomas shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 37.5 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 178
- TFL
- 31.5
- Sacks
- 15
- QB hurries
- 23
- Passes defended
- 1
Quick Answers
Keir Thomas quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Florida State · DE
- Career Tackles
- 178
- Tracked sample
- 6 unique seasons · 9 entries · 56 games
- Best season
- 2021 Regular Season · Florida State
- Top game
- Boston College
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Miami Central · South Carolina
- High school pipeline
- Miami Central · 116 FBS recruits · 7 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 4 · Senior
- 2021 Tackles rank
- 42 tackles · DE 40th (top 15%) · ACC 90th (top 14%) · National 869th (top 15%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Postseason | South Carolina | 11 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 21.2 |
| 2016 Regular Season | South Carolina | 11 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 1 | - | 0 | 21.2 |
| 2017 Postseason | South Carolina | 13 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 26.1 |
| 2017 Regular Season | South Carolina | 13 | 36 | 4.5 | 2 | 3 | - | 0 | 26.1 |
| 2018 Postseason | South Carolina | 11 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 36.3 |
| 2018 Regular Season | South Carolina | 11 | 39 | 4.5 | 1.5 | 4 | - | 0 | 36.3 |
| 2019 Regular Season | South Carolina | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 24.5 |
| 2020 Regular Season | South Carolina | 7 | 32 | 5.5 | 3 | - | - | 0 | 47.4 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Florida State | 12 | 42 | 12 | 6.5 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 66.4 |
Related Context
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Keir Thomas played DE for South Carolina and Florida State. Across 6 tracked seasons, Keir Thomas recorded 2 rushing yards, 8 receiving yards, and 178 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Florida State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season
Florida State paired 34.5 primary output with 37.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 37.5 efficiency.
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Career value is trending up
2021 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across South Carolina, Florida State.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Boston College
Win with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2021 Regular Season · Florida State
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
2.9
Efficiency
37.5
Usage
11.6
Consistency
31.4
Best Game by takeover score
Boston College
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Notre Dame: 2. Jacksonville State: 1. Wake Forest: 1.5. Louisville: 5. Syracuse: 1. North Carolina: 0. Massachusetts: 1. Clemson: 6. NC State: 4. Miami: 0. Boston College: 11. Florida: 2
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Notre Dame: 4 by 36.7. Jacksonville State: 0 by 10. Wake Forest: 2 by 23.3. Louisville: 5 by 70.8. Syracuse: 4 by 26.7. North Carolina: 1 by 4.2. Massachusetts: 1 by 14.2. Clemson: 6 by 75. NC State: 3 by 52.5. Miami: 6 by 25. Boston College: 7 by 79.2. Florida: 3 by 32.5
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins2.6 · Games = 5 · -0.5 vs Losses
Losses3.1 · Games = 7 · +0.5 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
Boston College
Best efficiency game
79.2 vs Boston College
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/27 | @ FloridaSplash game | L 21-24 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/20 | @ Boston College2+ sacks · Splash game | W 26-23 | 7 | 7 | — | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/13 | vs Miami | W 31-28 | 6 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/6 | vs NC State2+ sacks · Splash game | L 14-28 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/30 | @ ClemsonSplash game | L 20-30 | 6 | 4 | — | 2.50 | 1.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/23 | vs Massachusetts | W 59-3 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/9 | @ North Carolina | W 35-25 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/2 | vs Syracuse | W 33-30 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/25 | vs LouisvilleSplash game | L 23-31 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/18 | @ Wake Forest | L 14-35 | 2 | 1 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/12 | vs Jacksonville State | L 17-20 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/5 | vs Notre DameSplash game | L 38-41 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Keir Thomas story
Keir Thomas built his college career from 2016 through 2021 as a defensive end from Miami, FL wearing No. 4, spending time with Florida State and South Carolina. The clearest part of Keir Thomas' career was his defensive production: 178 tackles, 31.5 tackles for loss, 15 sacks, and 1 pass defended across 56 career games in the available record. His career also includes 2 rushing yards and 8 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Keir Thomas' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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- 1
South Carolina
2016-2020
Opening stop
- 2
Florida State
2021
Final stop
Season Value Progression
201620162017201720182018201920202021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Postseason | South Carolina | 7 | 15.4 | 4.4 | — |
| 2016 Regular Season | South Carolina | 7 | 15.4 | 4.4 | 0 |
| 2017 Postseason | South Carolina | 9.5 | 19.2 | 5.4 | 2.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | South Carolina | 9.5 | 19.2 | 5.4 | 0 |
| 2018 Postseason | South Carolina | 10 | 23.9 | 7.1 | 0.5 |
| 2018 Regular Season | South Carolina | 10 | 23.9 | 7.1 | 0 |
| 2019 Regular Season | South Carolina | 1 | 13.4 | 3.8 | -9 |
| 2020 Regular Season | South Carolina | 8.5 | 31.2 | 10.5 | 7.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Florida State | 34.5 | 37.5 | 11.6 | 26 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Boston College
Week 12 · W 26-23 · Conference game
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
11
Havoc Plays
93.1 takeover
11 disruption/tackle impact with 93.1 takeover score.
#2
vs Auburn
Week 7 · W 30-22 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
91.1 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 91.1 takeover score.
#3
vs NC State
Week 1 · W 35-28
4
Havoc Plays
86.9 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 86.9 takeover score.
#4
vs Chattanooga
Week 12 · W 49-9
4
Havoc Plays
81.4 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 81.4 takeover score.
#5
@ Clemson
Week 9 · L 20-30 · Conference game
6
Havoc Plays
76.5 takeover
Loss with 6 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
6 disruption/tackle impact with 76.5 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Regular Season · Florida State
34.5 primary output · 37.5 efficiency · 11.6 usage
66.4
#2
2020 Regular Season · South Carolina
47.4
8.5 primary · 31.2 efficiency · 10.5 usage
#3
2018 Postseason · South Carolina
36.3
10 primary · 23.9 efficiency · 7.1 usage
Milestones
13
Impact games
15
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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