Usage / Role
84%
Major defensive role
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Player Dossier
2019-2021San Diego State
Cameron Thomas
DL • 6'5" • 265 lbs • Carlsbad, CA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Cameron Thomas shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 48.6 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
72
Reliable weekly contributor
lowhigh
Star Power
93
Blue-chip, NFL-level ceiling
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · San Diego State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- San Diego State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Colorado
Player Story
Cameron Thomas built his college career from 2019 through 2021 as a defensive lineman from Carlsbad, CA wearing No. 99, spending time with San Diego State. The clearest part of Cameron Thomas' career was his...
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- Committed To
- San Diego State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2018
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2022
- Selection
- Round 3 · Pick 23
- Overall
- No. 87
- NFL Team
- Arizona Cardinals
Cameron Thomas, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · San Diego State. Cameron Thomas shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 48.6 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 154
- TFL
- 38.5
- Sacks
- 20.5
- QB hurries
- 16
- Passes defended
- 2
Quick Answers
Cameron Thomas quick answers
- Latest team and position
- San Diego State · DL
- Career Tackles
- 154
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 5 entries · 33 games
- Best season
- 2021 Postseason · San Diego State
- Top game
- Colorado
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Carlsbad · San Diego State
- High school pipeline
- Carlsbad · 27 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2022 · Round 3 · Pick 23 · Arizona Cardinals
- Latest roster
- No. 99 · Sophomore
- 2021 Tackles rank
- 71 tackles · DL 1st (top 1%) · Mountain West 25th (top 5%) · National 257th (top 5%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Postseason | San Diego State | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 51.8 |
| 2019 Regular Season | San Diego State | 12 | 45 | 8 | 4.5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 51.8 |
| 2020 Regular Season | San Diego State | 7 | 34 | 9 | 3.5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 61.5 |
| 2021 Postseason | San Diego State | 14 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 77.6 |
| 2021 Regular Season | San Diego State | 14 | 68 | 20.5 | 11.5 | 9 | - | 0 | 77.6 |
Related Context
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Cameron Thomas played DL for San Diego State. Across 3 tracked seasons, Cameron Thomas recorded 154 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with San Diego State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Postseason
San Diego State paired 41 primary output with 48.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2020 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 42.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2021 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Colorado
Loss with 7 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2020 Regular Season · San Diego State
Games
7
Havoc Plays / G
2.6
Efficiency
42.6
Usage
13.3
Consistency
58.1
Best Game by takeover score
Colorado
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. UNLV: 1. Utah State: 2.5. Hawai'i: 2. Nevada: 0. Colorado: 7. Colorado State: 3. BYU: 3
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. UNLV: 1 by 14.2. Utah State: 3 by 37.5. Hawai'i: 3 by 32.5. Nevada: 1 by 4.2. Colorado: 14 by 100. Colorado State: 7 by 59.2. BYU: 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 = 4 · -1.2 vs Losses
Losses3.3 · Games = 3 · +1.2 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
7 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Colorado
Best efficiency game
100 vs Colorado
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 12/13 | @ BYUSplash game | L 14-28 | 5 | 4 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 12/6 | vs Colorado StateSplash game | W 29-17 | 7 | 3 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/28 | @ Colorado10+ tackles · Splash game | L 10-20 | 14 | 11 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/21 | @ Nevada | L 21-26 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/14 | vs Hawai'iSplash game | W 34-10 | 3 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/1 | @ Utah StateSplash game | W 38-7 | 3 | 0 | — | 1 | 0.50 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 10/25 | vs UNLV | W 34-6 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Cameron Thomas story
Cameron Thomas built his college career from 2019 through 2021 as a defensive lineman from Carlsbad, CA wearing No. 99, spending time with San Diego State. The clearest part of Cameron Thomas' career was his defensive production: 154 tackles, 38.5 tackles for loss, 20.5 sacks, and 2 passes defended across 33 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2021 with San Diego State. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Cameron Thomas' production has multiple signals. With 33 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across San Diego State.
The arc is straightforward: Cameron Thomas moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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San Diego State
2019-2021
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Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Postseason | San Diego State | 17.5 | 31.6 | 11.2 | — |
| 2019 Regular Season | San Diego State | 17.5 | 31.6 | 11.2 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | San Diego State | 18.5 | 42.6 | 13.3 | 1 |
| 2021 Postseason | San Diego State | 41 | 48.6 | 16 | 22.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | San Diego State | 41 | 48.6 | 16 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Colorado
Week 13 · L 10-20
Loss with 7 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
7
Havoc Plays
100 takeover
7 disruption/tackle impact with 100 takeover score.
#2
vs Nevada
Week 11 · W 23-21 · Conference game
7.5
Havoc Plays
97.2 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
7.5 disruption/tackle impact with 97.2 takeover score.
#3
@ San José State
Week 8 · W 27-17 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
85.6 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 85.6 takeover score.
#4
vs Nevada
Week 11 · L 13-17 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
76.7 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 76.7 takeover score.
#5
@ New Mexico State
Week 3 · W 31-10
3
Havoc Plays
76.7 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 76.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Postseason · San Diego State
41 primary output · 48.6 efficiency · 16 usage
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#2
2021 Regular Season · San Diego State
77.6
41 primary · 48.6 efficiency · 16 usage
#3
2020 Regular Season · San Diego State
61.5
18.5 primary · 42.6 efficiency · 13.3 usage
Milestones
15
Impact games
22
Splash games
2
10+ tackle games
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