Usage / Role
21%
Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2017-2021Nebraska
Deontre Thomas
DL • 6'3" • 295 lbs • Mustang, OK, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Deontre Thomas shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 15.1 disruption score.
Impact Production
37
Developing production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
27
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
56
Useful peak profile
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · Nebraska
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Nebraska
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Wisconsin
Player Story
Deontre Thomas built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a defensive lineman from Mustang, OK wearing No. 97, spending time with Nebraska. The clearest part of Deontre Thomas' career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Nebraska
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2017
Deontre Thomas, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · Nebraska. Deontre Thomas shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 15.1 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 60
- TFL
- 4
- Sacks
- 1.5
- QB hurries
- 1
- Passes defended
- 1
Quick Answers
Deontre Thomas quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Nebraska · DL
- Career Tackles
- 60
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 5 entries · 27 games
- Best season
- 2017 Regular Season · Nebraska
- Top game
- Wisconsin
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Mustang · Nebraska
- High school pipeline
- Mustang · 8 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 97 · Junior
- 2021 Tackles rank
- 23 tackles · DL 273rd (top 29%) · Big Ten 190th (top 31%) · National 1,780th (top 30%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Nebraska | 6 | 14 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 41.4 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Nebraska | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 17.2 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Nebraska | 9 | 19 | 1.5 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 28.5 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Nebraska | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2021 Regular Season | Nebraska | 9 | 23 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1 | - | 0 | 39.6 |
Related Context
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Deontre Thomas played DL for Nebraska. Across 5 tracked seasons, Deontre Thomas recorded 60 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Nebraska.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season
Nebraska paired 0 primary output with 9.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 15.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2021 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Michigan State
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2021 Regular Season · Nebraska
Games
9
Havoc Plays / G
0.4
Efficiency
15.1
Usage
3.9
Consistency
11.1
Best Game by takeover score
Michigan State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Illinois: 1. Buffalo: 0. Oklahoma: 0. Michigan State: 2. Northwestern: 0. Michigan: 1. Purdue: 0. Wisconsin: 0. Iowa: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Illinois: 3 by 22.5. Buffalo: 3 by 12.5. Oklahoma: 4 by 16.7. Michigan State: 2 by 28.3. Northwestern: 3 by 12.5. Michigan: 3 by 22.5. Purdue: 3 by 12.5. Wisconsin: 1 by 4.2. Iowa: 1 by 4.2
Split Comparison
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Wins0 · Games = 2 · -0.6 vs Losses
Losses0.6 · Games = 7 · +0.6 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
9 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Michigan State
Best efficiency game
28.3 vs Michigan State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 11/26 | vs Iowa | L 21-28 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/20 | @ Wisconsin | L 28-35 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/30 | vs Purdue | L 23-28 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/9 | vs Michigan | L 29-32 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/2 | vs Northwestern | W 56-7 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/25 | @ Michigan StateSplash game | L 20-23 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/18 | @ Oklahoma | L 16-23 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/11 | vs Buffalo | W 28-3 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/28 | @ Illinois | L 22-30 | 3 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Deontre Thomas story
Deontre Thomas built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a defensive lineman from Mustang, OK wearing No. 97, spending time with Nebraska. The clearest part of Deontre Thomas' career was his defensive production: 60 tackles, 4 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, and 1 pass defended across 27 career games in the available record. That gives Deontre Thomas' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Nebraska
2017-2021
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20172018201920202021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Nebraska | 0 | 9.7 | 1.7 | — |
| 2018 Regular Season | Nebraska | 1 | 8.9 | 2.8 | 1 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Nebraska | 2.5 | 11.6 | 3.5 | 1.5 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Nebraska | 0 | — | — | -2.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Nebraska | 4 | 15.1 | 3.9 | 4 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Wisconsin
Week 12 · L 21-37 · Conference game
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1
Havoc Plays
75.6 takeover
1 disruption/tackle impact with 75.6 takeover score.
#2
@ Michigan State
Week 4 · L 20-23 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
70.3 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 70.3 takeover score.
#3
vs Purdue
Week 5 · L 28-42 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
58.6 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 58.6 takeover score.
#4
vs Northern Illinois
Week 3 · W 44-8
1
Havoc Plays
51.7 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 51.7 takeover score.
#5
vs Michigan
Week 6 · L 29-32 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
48.6 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 48.6 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Regular Season · Nebraska
0 primary output · 9.7 efficiency · 1.7 usage
41.4
#2
2021 Regular Season · Nebraska
39.6
4 primary · 15.1 efficiency · 3.9 usage
#3
2019 Regular Season · Nebraska
28.5
2.5 primary · 11.6 efficiency · 3.5 usage
Milestones
2
Impact games
1
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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