Usage / Role
64%
Regular defensive contributor
lowfeatured
Player Dossier
2018-2021Northern Illinois
Dillon Thomas
DB • 6'2" • 190 lbs • Kansas City, MO, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Dillon Thomas shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 33.7 disruption score.
Impact Production
84
High-end production for a defensive back
lowelite
Reliability
68
Reliable weekly contributor
lowhigh
Star Power
81
High-upside career profile
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
18192021
Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Northern Illinois
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Eastern Michigan
Player Story
Dillon Thomas built his college career from 2018 through 2021 as a defensive back from Kansas City, MO wearing No. 9, spending time with Northern Illinois. The clearest part of Dillon Thomas' career was his defensive...
Read the story2★
- Committed To
- Northern Illinois
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2017
Dillon Thomas, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Northern Illinois. Dillon Thomas shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 33.7 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 117
- TFL
- 4.5
- Sacks
- 2
- QB hurries
- 4
- Passes defended
- 7
Quick Answers
Dillon Thomas quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Northern Illinois · DB
- Career Tackles
- 117
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 30 games
- Best season
- 2021 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
- Top game
- Eastern Michigan
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Park Hill South · Northern Illinois
- High school pipeline
- Park Hill South · 9 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 9 · Senior
- 2021 Tackles rank
- 59 tackles · DB 85th (top 10%) · Mid-American 47th (top 9%) · National 429th (top 8%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 4 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 34.3 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 9 | 38 | - | 0 | - | 4 | 0 | 22.5 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 5 | 19 | - | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 34.2 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 11 | 59 | 4.5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 67 |
Related Context
Keep exploring Dillon Thomas
Dillon Thomas played DB for Northern Illinois. Across 4 tracked seasons, Dillon Thomas recorded 12 rushing yards, 7 receiving yards, and 117 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Northern Illinois.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season
Northern Illinois paired 12.5 primary output with 33.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 33.7 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: Arkansas
Game with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
Filter the strongest season sample, inspect game-level shape, and then drop into the full log without losing the story of the year.
Season Explorer
Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.
2021 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
1.1
Efficiency
33.7
Usage
10.4
Consistency
47.5
Best Game by takeover score
Arkansas
Not enough games exist for the full explorer. The summary cards stay available so the season still reads clearly.
Active game
Hover over a point
Hover or select a game to keep its context visible here without the page shifting around.
Game-by-Game Trend
Follow how the selected stat changes from one game to the next. Spikes mark standout outings, while dips show quieter weeks.
Not enough games are available for a full trend line yet.
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
Scatter view is hidden because this season does not have enough game-to-game variety yet.
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
All Games0 · Games = 1
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
1 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Arkansas
Best efficiency game
20.8 vs Arkansas
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 9/17 | @ Arkansas | — | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Dillon Thomas story
Dillon Thomas built his college career from 2018 through 2021 as a defensive back from Kansas City, MO wearing No. 9, spending time with Northern Illinois. The clearest part of Dillon Thomas' career was his defensive production: 117 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss, 2 sacks, and 2 interceptions across 30 career games in the available record. His career also includes 12 rushing yards and 7 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Dillon 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
Northern Illinois
2018-2021
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2018201920202021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 0 | 1.1 | 0.2 | — |
| 2019 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 4 | 22.1 | 3.4 | 4 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 3 | 21.8 | 3.8 | -1 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 12.5 | 33.7 | 10.4 | 9.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Eastern Michigan
Week 5 · W 27-20 · Conference game
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
4
Havoc Plays
89.7 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 89.7 takeover score.
#2
@ Toledo
Week 12 · W 31-28 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
78.6 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 78.6 takeover score.
#3
@ Toledo
Week 6 · W 22-20 · Conference game
2.5
Havoc Plays
69.4 takeover
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 69.4 takeover score.
#4
@ Ball State
Week 12 · L 25-31 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
67.5 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 67.5 takeover score.
#5
@ Eastern Michigan
Week 15 · L 33-41 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
59.7 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 59.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
12.5 primary output · 33.7 efficiency · 10.4 usage
67
#2
2018 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
34.3
0 primary · 1.1 efficiency · 0.2 usage
#3
2020 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
34.2
3 primary · 21.8 efficiency · 3.8 usage
Milestones
4
Impact games
5
Splash games
3
10+ tackle games
Next best actions
Keep exploring Dillon Thomas
Move from the player story into the game log, career arc, team context, and video shelf.