Player Dossier

2014-2019

Middle 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.

Usage / Role

26%

Rotational defensive role

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Impact Production

33

Developing production for a linebacker

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Reliability

28

Sporadic game-to-game production

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Star Power

53

Limited ceiling signals so far

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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...

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D.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

SeasonTeamGamesTacklesTFLSacksQB HurPDTDOverall
2014 Regular SeasonMiddle Tennessee00-0--0-
2015 Regular SeasonMiddle Tennessee00-0--0-
2016 Regular SeasonMiddle Tennessee00-0--0-
2017 Regular SeasonMiddle Tennessee792.521-019.6
2018 Regular SeasonSouthern Miss81630-1018.2
2018 Regular SeasonMiddle Tennessee80-0--018.2
2019 PostseasonSouthern Miss13810.5--076.1
2019 Regular SeasonSouthern Miss136212.5521276.1
2019 Regular SeasonMiddle Tennessee130-0--076.1

Related Context

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

2018 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 13.4 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: Jackson State

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2018 Regular Season · Southern Miss

Games

8

Havoc Plays / G

0.5

Efficiency

13.4

Usage

3.7

Consistency

12.5

Best Game by takeover score

Jackson State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Jackson State: 2. Rice: 0. Auburn: 0. North Texas: 1. UTSA: 0. Charlotte: 0. Marshall: 1. UAB: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Jackson State: 5 by 40.8. Rice: 1 by 4.2. Auburn: 1 by 4.2. North Texas: 1 by 14.2. UTSA: 2 by 8.3. Charlotte: 1 by 4.2. Marshall: 4 by 26.7. UAB: 1 by 4.2

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins0.8 · Games = 4 · +0.5 vs Losses
Losses0.3 · Games = 4 · -0.5 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

8 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Jackson State

Best efficiency game

40.8 vs Jackson State

Result
Sun 11/11@ UABL 23-2611000
Sat 11/3vs MarshallW 26-2444100
Sat 10/27@ CharlotteL 17-2011000
Sat 10/20vs UTSAW 27-1721000
Sat 10/13@ North TexasL 7-3011001
Sat 9/29@ AuburnL 13-2411000
Sat 9/22vs RiceW 40-2211000
Sat 9/1vs Jackson StateSplash gameW 55-753200

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. 1

    Middle Tennessee

    2014-2019

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Southern Miss

    2018-2019

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

201420152016201720182018201920192019
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2014 Regular SeasonMiddle Tennessee0
2015 Regular SeasonMiddle Tennessee00
2016 Regular SeasonMiddle Tennessee00
2017 Regular SeasonMiddle Tennessee5.513.23.45.5
2018 Regular SeasonSouthern Miss413.43.7-1.5
2018 Regular SeasonMiddle Tennessee413.43.70
2019 PostseasonSouthern Miss2541.713.721
2019 Regular SeasonSouthern Miss2541.713.70
2019 Regular SeasonMiddle Tennessee2541.713.70

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