Usage Score
4.5
Player Dossier
2017-2021LSU
Justin Thomas
LB • 6'5" • 255 lbs • Daphne, AL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Justin Thomas shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 14.6 disruption score.
Efficiency
14.6
Consistency
56.9
Season Value
39.8
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season · UAB
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Seasons Tracked
- 5
- Program Path
- LSU • UAB
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Vanderbilt
Scouting Read
Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.
Justin Thomas, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season · UAB. Justin Thomas shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 14.6 disruption score.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season
UAB paired 10 primary output with 14.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 14.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
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 LSU, UAB.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Rice
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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2021 Regular Season · UAB
Games
10
Havoc Plays / G
1
Efficiency
14.6
Usage
4.5
Consistency
56.9
Best Game by takeover score
UTEP
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Unknown: 0. Georgia: 1. North Texas: 0. Tulane: 0. Florida Atlantic: 2. Southern Miss: 0. Rice: 2. Louisiana Tech: 2. UTSA: 2. UTEP: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
Low volume / high quality
High volume / high quality
Low volume / lower quality
High volume / lower quality
Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Unknown: 1 by 4.2. Georgia: 0 by 10. North Texas: 1 by 4.2. Tulane: 1 by 4.2. Florida Atlantic: 2 by 28.3. Southern Miss: 1 by 4.2. Rice: 2 by 28.3. Louisiana Tech: 1 by 24.2. UTSA: 1 by 24.2. UTEP: 1 by 14.2
Split Comparison
Wins0.8 · n=6 · -0.8 vs Losses
Losses1.7 · n=3 · +0.8 vs Wins
First Half0.6 · n=5 · -0.8 vs Second Half
Second Half1.4 · n=5 · +0.8 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Rice
Best efficiency game
28.3 vs Rice
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 11/26 | vs UTEP | W 42-25 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/20 | @ UTSA | L 31-34 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/6 | vs Louisiana Tech | W 52-38 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/23 | vs Rice | L 24-30 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/16 | @ Southern Miss | W 34-0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/9 | vs Florida Atlantic | W 31-14 | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/26 | @ Tulane | W 28-21 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/18 | @ North Texas | W 40-6 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/11 | @ Georgia | L 7-56 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Wed 9/1 | @ Unknown | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
LSU
2017-2020
Opening stop
- 2
UAB
2021
Final stop
Season Progression
20172018201920202021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | LSU | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2018 Regular Season | LSU | 1 | 13.4 | 3 | 1 |
| 2019 Regular Season | LSU | 3 | 15.9 | 5 | 2 |
| 2020 Regular Season | LSU | 0 | — | — | -3 |
| 2021 Regular Season | UAB | 10 | 14.6 | 4.5 | 10 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Vanderbilt
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Primary metric
2 disruption/tackle impact with 46.1 takeover score.
#2
Rice
2
Primary metric
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 45.5 takeover score.
#3
Louisiana Tech
2
Primary metric
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 45 takeover score.
#4
Florida Atlantic
2
Primary metric
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 45 takeover score.
#5
UTSA
2
Primary metric
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 43.9 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2021 Regular Season · UAB
10 primary output · 14.6 efficiency · 4.5 usage
39.8
#2
2019 Regular Season · LSU
21.2
3 primary · 15.9 efficiency · 5 usage
#3
2018 Regular Season · LSU
18.7
1 primary · 13.4 efficiency · 3 usage
Milestones
0
Impact games
0
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2017 · Rating 0.8711
Spanish Fort · Spanish Fort, AL
- Committed To
- LSU
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2017
Career Facts
2
Career teams
5
Seasons tracked
23
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 16 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.