Usage / Role
31%
Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2017-2018UAB
Broderick Thomas
S • 6'1" • 200 lbs • West Columbia, TX, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Broderick Thomas shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 23.7 disruption score.
Impact Production
28
Developing production for a safety
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
35
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · UAB
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 2
- Program Path
- UAB
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Southern Miss
Player Story
Broderick Thomas built his college career from 2017 through 2018 as a safety from West Columbia, TX wearing No. 22, spending time with UAB. The clearest part of Broderick Thomas' career was his defensive production:...
Read the storyNFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2002
- Selection
- Round 1 · Pick 22
- Overall
- No. 22
- NFL Team
- New York Jets
Broderick Thomas, S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · UAB. Broderick Thomas shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 23.7 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 152
- TFL
- 5
- Passes defended
- 4
Quick Answers
Broderick Thomas quick answers
- Latest team and position
- UAB · S
- Career Tackles
- 152
- Tracked sample
- 2 unique seasons · 3 entries · 25 games
- Best season
- 2017 Postseason · UAB
- Top game
- Southern Miss
- NFL Draft
- 2002 · Round 1 · Pick 22 · New York Jets
- Latest roster
- No. 22 · Senior
- 2018 Tackles rank
- 62 tackles · S 62nd (top 14%) · Conference USA 39th (top 7%) · National 395th (top 7%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Postseason | UAB | 12 | 4 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 54.1 |
| 2017 Regular Season | UAB | 12 | 86 | 3 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 54.1 |
| 2018 Regular Season | UAB | 13 | 62 | 2 | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | 40.3 |
Related Context
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Broderick Thomas played S for UAB. Across 2 tracked seasons, Broderick Thomas recorded 152 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2017 with UAB.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Postseason
UAB paired 6 primary output with 36.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 36.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2018 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Southern Miss
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 Postseason · UAB
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
0.5
Efficiency
36.3
Usage
8
Consistency
13.9
Best Game by takeover score
Southern Miss
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Ohio: 0. Ball State: 0. Coastal Carolina: 1. North Texas: 0. Louisiana Tech: 0. Middle Tennessee: 1. Charlotte: 1. Southern Miss: 2. Rice: 0. UTSA: 0. Florida: 0. UTEP: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Ohio: 4 by 16.7. Ball State: 9 by 37.5. Coastal Carolina: 9 by 47.5. North Texas: 8 by 33.3. Louisiana Tech: 9 by 37.5. Middle Tennessee: 11 by 55.8. Charlotte: 7 by 39.2. Southern Miss: 7 by 49.2. Rice: 4 by 16.7. UTSA: 7 by 29.2. Florida: 12 by 50. UTEP: 3 by 22.5
Split Comparison
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Wins0.7 · Games = 7 · +0.5 vs Losses
Losses0.2 · Games = 5 · -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
Southern Miss
Best efficiency game
55.8 vs Middle Tennessee
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 12/22 | @ Ohio | L 6-41 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/25 | vs UTEP | W 28-7 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/18 | @ Florida10+ tackles | L 7-36 | 12 | 10 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/12 | @ UTSA | W 24-19 | 7 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/4 | vs Rice | W 52-21 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/28 | @ Southern MissSplash game | W 30-12 | 7 | 5 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/21 | @ Charlotte | L 24-25 | 7 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/14 | vs Middle Tennessee10+ tackles | W 25-23 | 11 | 9 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/7 | vs Louisiana Tech | W 23-22 | 9 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | @ North Texas | L 43-46 | 8 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | vs Coastal Carolina | W 30-23 | 9 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/9 | @ Ball State | L 31-51 | 9 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Broderick Thomas story
Broderick Thomas built his college career from 2017 through 2018 as a safety from West Columbia, TX wearing No. 22, spending time with UAB. The clearest part of Broderick Thomas' career was his defensive production: 152 tackles, 5 tackles for loss, 2 interceptions, and 4 passes defended across 25 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2017 with UAB. 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 Broderick Thomas' production has multiple signals. With 25 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across UAB.
The arc is straightforward: Broderick 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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UAB
2017-2018
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201720172018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Postseason | UAB | 6 | 36.3 | 8 | — |
| 2017 Regular Season | UAB | 6 | 36.3 | 8 | 0 |
| 2018 Regular Season | UAB | 5 | 23.7 | 5 | -1 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Southern Miss
Week 9 · W 30-12 · Conference game
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
83.1 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 83.1 takeover score.
#2
vs Tulane
Week 3 · W 31-24
1
Havoc Plays
80.8 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 80.8 takeover score.
#3
@ UTEP
Week 9 · W 19-0 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
70.8 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 70.8 takeover score.
#4
vs Middle Tennessee
Week 7 · W 25-23 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
68 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 68 takeover score.
#5
@ Charlotte
Week 8 · L 24-25 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
61.1 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 61.1 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Postseason · UAB
6 primary output · 36.3 efficiency · 8 usage
54.1
#2
2017 Regular Season · UAB
54.1
6 primary · 36.3 efficiency · 8 usage
#3
2018 Regular Season · UAB
40.3
5 primary · 23.7 efficiency · 5 usage
Milestones
6
Impact games
1
Splash games
2
10+ tackle games
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