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Player Dossier
2014-2019Middle Tennessee
D.Q. Thomas
LB • 5'10" • 200 lbs • Arlington, TX, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
D.Q. Thomas shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 41.7 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
81
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Southern Miss
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 6
- Program Path
- Middle Tennessee • Southern Miss
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Alabama
Player Story
D.Q. Thomas built his college career from 2014 through 2019 as a linebacker from Arlington, TX wearing No. 12, spending time with Middle Tennessee and Southern Miss. The clearest part of D.Q. Thomas' career was his...
Read the storyD.Q. Thomas, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Southern Miss. D.Q. Thomas shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 41.7 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 95
- TFL
- 19
- Sacks
- 7.5
- QB hurries
- 3
- Passes defended
- 2
- Touchdowns
- 2
Quick Answers
D.Q. Thomas quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Middle Tennessee · LB
- Career Tackles
- 95
- Tracked sample
- 6 unique seasons · 9 entries · 28 games
- Best season
- 2019 Postseason · Southern Miss
- Top game
- Alabama
- Latest roster
- No. 12 · Senior
- 2019 Tackles rank
- 70 tackles · LB 187th (top 15%) · Conference USA 31st (top 5%) · National 296th (top 5%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Middle Tennessee | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Middle Tennessee | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Regular Season | Middle Tennessee | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2017 Regular Season | Middle Tennessee | 7 | 9 | 2.5 | 2 | 1 | - | 0 | 19.6 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Southern Miss | 8 | 16 | 3 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 18.2 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Middle Tennessee | 8 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 18.2 |
| 2019 Postseason | Southern Miss | 13 | 8 | 1 | 0.5 | - | - | 0 | 76.1 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Southern Miss | 13 | 62 | 12.5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 76.1 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Middle Tennessee | 13 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 76.1 |
Related Context
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D.Q. Thomas played LB for Middle Tennessee and Southern Miss. Across 6 tracked seasons, D.Q. Thomas recorded 7 receiving yards, 95 tackles, and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Southern Miss.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason
Southern Miss paired 25 primary output with 41.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 41.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2019 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Middle Tennessee, Southern Miss.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Alabama
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2019 Postseason · Southern Miss
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
1.9
Efficiency
41.7
Usage
13.7
Consistency
62.9
Best Game by takeover score
Alabama
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Tulane: 1.5. Alcorn State: 3. Mississippi State: 0. Troy: 4. Alabama: 4. UTEP: 0. North Texas: 0.5. Louisiana Tech: 2. Rice: 2. UAB: 2. UTSA: 3. Western Kentucky: 3. Florida Atlantic: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Tulane: 8 by 48.3. Alcorn State: 7 by 59.2. Mississippi State: 8 by 33.3. Troy: 9 by 77.5. Alabama: 10 by 81.7. UTEP: 6 by 25. North Texas: 5 by 25.8. Louisiana Tech: 5 by 40.8. Rice: 3 by 32.5. UAB: 3 by 32.5. UTSA: 1 by 34.2. Western Kentucky: 5 by 50.8
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins2.1 · Games = 7 · +0.3 vs Losses
Losses1.8 · Games = 6 · -0.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Alabama
Best efficiency game
81.7 vs Alabama
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1/4 | @ Tulane | L 13-30 | 8 | 6 | — | 1 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/30 | @ Florida Atlantic | L 17-34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 11/23 | vs Western KentuckySplash game | L 10-28 | 5 | 4 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/16 | @ UTSASplash game | W 36-17 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/9 | vs UABSplash game | W 37-2 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/26 | @ RiceSplash game | W 20-6 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/19 | @ Louisiana TechSplash game | L 30-45 | 5 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/12 | vs North Texas | W 45-27 | 5 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/28 | vs UTEP | W 31-13 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | @ Alabama10+ tackles · Splash game | L 7-49 | 10 | 8 | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/14 | @ Troy2+ sacks · Splash game | W 47-42 | 9 | 5 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | @ Mississippi State | L 15-38 | 8 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/31 | vs Alcorn StateSplash game | W 38-10 | 7 | 5 | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
D.Q. Thomas story
D.Q. Thomas built his college career from 2014 through 2019 as a linebacker from Arlington, TX wearing No. 12, spending time with Middle Tennessee and Southern Miss. The clearest part of D.Q. Thomas' career was his defensive production: 95 tackles, 19 tackles for loss, 7.5 sacks, and 3 interceptions across 28 career games in the available record. His career also includes 7 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives D.Q. Thomas' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Middle Tennessee
2014-2019
Opening stop
- 2
Southern Miss
2018-2019
Final stop
Season Value Progression
201420152016201720182018201920192019
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Middle Tennessee | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | Middle Tennessee | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Middle Tennessee | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Middle Tennessee | 5.5 | 13.2 | 3.4 | 5.5 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Southern Miss | 4 | 13.4 | 3.7 | -1.5 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Middle Tennessee | 4 | 13.4 | 3.7 | 0 |
| 2019 Postseason | Southern Miss | 25 | 41.7 | 13.7 | 21 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Southern Miss | 25 | 41.7 | 13.7 | 0 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Middle Tennessee | 25 | 41.7 | 13.7 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Alabama
Week 4 · L 7-49
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
93.9 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 93.9 takeover score.
#2
@ Troy
Week 3 · W 47-42
4
Havoc Plays
92.5 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 92.5 takeover score.
#3
vs Jackson State
Week 1 · W 55-7
2
Havoc Plays
80.3 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 80.3 takeover score.
#4
vs Alcorn State
Week 1 · W 38-10
3
Havoc Plays
78.1 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 78.1 takeover score.
#5
vs Western Kentucky
Week 13 · L 10-28 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
75.3 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 75.3 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2019 Postseason · Southern Miss
25 primary output · 41.7 efficiency · 13.7 usage
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#2
2019 Regular Season · Southern Miss
76.1
25 primary · 41.7 efficiency · 13.7 usage
#3
2019 Regular Season · Middle Tennessee
76.1
25 primary · 41.7 efficiency · 13.7 usage
Milestones
7
Impact games
11
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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