Usage Score
2.6
Player Dossier
2016-2017Kent State
Sam Thomas
LB • 6'0" • 234 lbs • Baltimore, MD, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Sam Thomas shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 9.4 disruption score.
Efficiency
9.4
Consistency
6.7
Season Value
5.8
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season · Kent State
1617
Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 2
- Program Path
- Kent State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Clemson
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.
Sam Thomas, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season · Kent State. Sam Thomas shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 9.4 disruption score.
Sam Thomas played LB for Kent State. Across 2 tracked seasons, Sam Thomas recorded 10 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2017 with Kent State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season
Kent State paired 0.5 primary output with 9.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 9.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2017 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Clemson
Loss with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
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2017 Regular Season · Kent State
Games
5
Havoc Plays / G
0.1
Efficiency
9.4
Usage
2.6
Consistency
6.7
Best Game by takeover score
Bowling Green
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Clemson: 0.5. Unknown: 0. Louisville: 0. Ohio: 0. Bowling Green: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Clemson: 3 by 17.5. Unknown: 4 by 16.7. Louisville: 1 by 4.2. Ohio: 1 by 4.2. Bowling Green: 1 by 4.2
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Losses0.1 · Games = 4
First Half0.2 · Games = 3 · +0.2 vs Second Half
Second Half0 · Games = 2 · -0.2 vs First Half
All Games0.1 · Games = 5
Game Log
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5 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Clemson
Best efficiency game
17.5 vs Clemson
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Kent State
2016-2017
Opening stop
Season Progression
20162017
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Kent State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2017 Regular Season | Kent State | 0.5 | 9.4 | 2.6 | 0.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Clemson
Loss with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0.5
Primary metric
0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 25.1 takeover score.
#2
Unknown
0
Primary metric
Game with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 6.5 takeover score.
#3
Ohio
0
Primary metric
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 1.7 takeover score.
#4
Louisville
0
Primary metric
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 1.7 takeover score.
#5
Bowling Green
0
Primary metric
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 1.6 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2017 Regular Season · Kent State
0.5 primary output · 9.4 efficiency · 2.6 usage
5.8
#2
2016 Regular Season · Kent State
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
Milestones
0
Impact games
0
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
2★
Class 2016 · Rating 0.7785
Tallahassee Leon · Tallahassee, FL
- Committed To
- Kent State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2016
Career Facts
1
Career teams
2
Seasons tracked
10
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 2 tracked seasons, 5 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.