Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2017-2021Memphis
Thomas Pickens
LB • 6'2" • 207 lbs • Memphis, TN, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Thomas Pickens shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 26.3 disruption score.
Impact Production
56
Solid production for a linebacker
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Reliability
40
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
74
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2020 Postseason · Memphis
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Memphis
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Florida Atlantic
Player Story
Thomas Pickens built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a linebacker from Memphis, TN, spending time with Memphis. The clearest part of Thomas Pickens' career was his defensive production: 157 tackles, 11...
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- Committed To
- Memphis
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2016
Thomas Pickens, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2020 Postseason · Memphis. Thomas Pickens shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 26.3 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 157
- TFL
- 11
- Sacks
- 6
- QB hurries
- 4
- Passes defended
- 2
Quick Answers
Thomas Pickens quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Memphis · LB
- Career Tackles
- 157
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 41 games
- Best season
- 2020 Postseason · Memphis
- Top game
- Florida Atlantic
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Memphis University School · Memphis
- High school pipeline
- Memphis University School · 21 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- Senior
- 2021 Tackles rank
- 50 tackles · LB 308th (top 25%) · American Athletic 56th (top 12%) · National 627th (top 11%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Memphis | 4 | 6 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 38.2 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Memphis | 5 | 6 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 8.9 |
| 2019 Postseason | Memphis | 12 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 31 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Memphis | 12 | 41 | 3.5 | 2 | - | - | 0 | 31 |
| 2020 Postseason | Memphis | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 62.5 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Memphis | 10 | 45 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 62.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Memphis | 10 | 50 | 2.5 | 1 | 2 | - | 0 | 33.7 |
Related Context
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Thomas Pickens played LB for Memphis. Across 5 tracked seasons, Thomas Pickens recorded 157 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Memphis.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2020 Postseason
Memphis paired 13 primary output with 35.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 26.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2021 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: UCF
Loss with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2021 Regular Season · Memphis
Games
10
Havoc Plays / G
0.6
Efficiency
26.3
Usage
6.7
Consistency
10
Best Game by takeover score
UCF
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Nicholls: 0. Arkansas State: 1. Mississippi State: 0. Temple: 0. Tulsa: 0. UCF: 3.5. SMU: 0. East Carolina: 0. Houston: 0. Tulane: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Nicholls: 4 by 16.7. Arkansas State: 10 by 51.7. Mississippi State: 8 by 33.3. Temple: 2 by 8.3. Tulsa: 6 by 25. UCF: 5 by 55.8. SMU: 1 by 4.2. East Carolina: 3 by 12.5. Houston: 7 by 29.2. Tulane: 4 by 26.7
Split Comparison
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Wins0.4 · Games = 5 · -0.3 vs Losses
Losses0.7 · Games = 5 · +0.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
UCF
Best efficiency game
55.8 vs UCF
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 11/28 | vs Tulane | W 33-28 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/20 | @ Houston | L 13-31 | 7 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/13 | vs East Carolina | L 29-30 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/6 | vs SMU | W 28-25 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 10/22 | @ UCFSplash game | L 7-24 | 5 | 3 | — | 2.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/10 | @ Tulsa | L 29-35 | 6 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/2 | @ Temple | L 31-34 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/18 | vs Mississippi State | W 31-29 | 8 | 7 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/11 | @ Arkansas State10+ tackles | W 55-50 | 10 | 9 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/4 | vs Nicholls | W 42-17 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Thomas Pickens story
Thomas Pickens built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a linebacker from Memphis, TN, spending time with Memphis. The clearest part of Thomas Pickens' career was his defensive production: 157 tackles, 11 tackles for loss, 6 sacks, and 3 interceptions across 41 career games in the available record. That gives Thomas Pickens' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Memphis
2017-2021
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2017201820192019202020202021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Memphis | 0 | 6.3 | 1 | — |
| 2018 Regular Season | Memphis | 1 | 7 | 1.7 | 1 |
| 2019 Postseason | Memphis | 6.5 | 20 | 5.1 | 5.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Memphis | 6.5 | 20 | 5.1 | 0 |
| 2020 Postseason | Memphis | 13 | 35.1 | 9.1 | 6.5 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Memphis | 13 | 35.1 | 9.1 | 0 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Memphis | 5.5 | 26.3 | 6.7 | -7.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Florida Atlantic
Week 1 · W 25-10 · Postseason
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4
Havoc Plays
91.1 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 91.1 takeover score.
#2
@ UCF
Week 8 · L 7-24 · Conference game
3.5
Havoc Plays
85.3 takeover
Loss with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 85.3 takeover score.
#3
@ Houston
Week 12 · W 45-27 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
84.2 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 84.2 takeover score.
#4
vs UCF
Week 7 · W 50-49 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
75.3 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 75.3 takeover score.
#5
vs Houston
Week 15 · W 30-27 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
69.2 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 69.2 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2020 Postseason · Memphis
13 primary output · 35.1 efficiency · 9.1 usage
62.5
#2
2020 Regular Season · Memphis
62.5
13 primary · 35.1 efficiency · 9.1 usage
#3
2017 Regular Season · Memphis
38.2
0 primary · 6.3 efficiency · 1 usage
Milestones
6
Impact games
6
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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