Player Dossier

2018-2022

UAB

Starling Thomas V

CB • 6'0" • 195 lbs • Birmingham, AL, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Starling Thomas V shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 20.2 disruption score.

Usage / Role

48%

Rotational defensive role

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Impact Production

59

Solid production for a corner

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Reliability

72

Reliable weekly contributor

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Star Power

59

Useful peak profile

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2022 Postseason · UAB

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
5
Program Path
UAB
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Louisiana Tech

Player Story

Starling Thomas V built his college career from 2018 through 2022 as a cornerback from Birmingham, AL wearing No. 4, spending time with UAB. The clearest part of Starling Thomas V's career was his defensive...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2018 · Rating 0.8305

Ramsay · Birmingham, AL

Committed To
UAB
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2018

Starling Thomas V, CB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Postseason · UAB. Starling Thomas V shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 20.2 disruption score.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Tackles
103
TFL
1
Passes defended
27

Quick Answers

Starling Thomas V quick answers

Latest team and position
UAB · CB
Career Tackles
103
Tracked sample
5 unique seasons · 8 entries · 41 games
Best season
2022 Postseason · UAB
Top game
Louisiana Tech
Recruit profile
3-star · Ramsay · UAB
High school pipeline
Ramsay · 12 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
Latest roster
No. 4 · Senior
2022 Tackles rank
27 tackles · CB 116th (top 30%) · Conference USA 134th (top 27%) · National 1,506th (top 26%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTacklesTFLSacksQB HurPDTDOverall
2018 Regular SeasonUAB59-0-3015.3
2019 PostseasonUAB114-0--014.3
2019 Regular SeasonUAB1122-0-2014.3
2020 Regular SeasonUAB00-0--0-
2021 PostseasonUAB122-0--033
2021 Regular SeasonUAB1239-0-8033
2022 PostseasonUAB130-0--049
2022 Regular SeasonUAB132710-14049

Related Context

Starling Thomas V played CB for UAB. Across 5 tracked seasons, Starling Thomas V recorded 6 rushing yards and 103 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with UAB.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2022 Postseason

UAB paired 15 primary output with 20.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

2022 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 20.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2022 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Georgia Southern

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

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Season Workbench

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2022 Postseason · UAB

Games

13

Havoc Plays / G

1.2

Efficiency

20.2

Usage

1.9

Consistency

60.4

Best Game by takeover score

Georgia Southern

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Miami (OH): 0. Alabama A&M: 0. Liberty: 0. Georgia Southern: 2. Rice: 1. Middle Tennessee: 2. Charlotte: 1. Western Kentucky: 2. Florida Atlantic: 2. UTSA: 0. North Texas: 2. LSU: 2. Louisiana Tech: 1

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Alabama A&M: 1 by 4.2. Georgia Southern: 4 by 36.7. Rice: 1 by 14.2. Middle Tennessee: 3 by 32.5. Charlotte: 3 by 22.5. Western Kentucky: 3 by 32.5. Florida Atlantic: 3 by 32.5. UTSA: 1 by 4.2. North Texas: 3 by 32.5. LSU: 2 by 28.3. Louisiana Tech: 3 by 22.5

Split Comparison

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

Wins1.1 · Games = 7 · -0.0 vs Losses
Losses1.2 · Games = 6 · +0.0 vs Wins

Game Log

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13 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Georgia Southern

Best efficiency game

36.7 vs Georgia Southern

Result
Fri 12/16vs Miami (OH)W 24-20
Sat 11/26@ Louisiana TechW 37-2733100
Sun 11/20@ LSUSplash gameL 10-4121002
Sat 11/12vs North TexasSplash gameW 41-2131002
Sat 11/5vs UTSAL 38-4411000
Sat 10/29@ Florida AtlanticSplash gameL 17-2430002
Sat 10/22@ Western KentuckySplash gameL 17-2032002
Sat 10/15vs CharlotteW 34-2033001
Sat 10/8vs Middle TennesseeSplash gameW 41-1433002
Sat 10/1@ RiceL 24-2811001
Sat 9/17vs Georgia SouthernSplash gameW 35-2142002
Sat 9/10@ LibertyL 14-21
Fri 9/2vs Alabama A&MW 59-010000

Player Story

Starling Thomas V story

Starling Thomas V built his college career from 2018 through 2022 as a cornerback from Birmingham, AL wearing No. 4, spending time with UAB. The clearest part of Starling Thomas V's career was his defensive production: 103 tackles, 1 tackle for loss, 3 interceptions, and 27 passes defended across 41 career games in the available record. His career also includes 6 rushing yards and 391 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Starling Thomas V's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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    UAB

    2018-2022

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20182019201920202021202120222022
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2018 Regular SeasonUAB313.51.7
2019 PostseasonUAB312.62.20
2019 Regular SeasonUAB312.62.20
2020 Regular SeasonUAB0-3
2021 PostseasonUAB1022.63.810
2021 Regular SeasonUAB1022.63.80
2022 PostseasonUAB1520.21.95
2022 Regular SeasonUAB1520.21.90

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Louisiana Tech

Week 10 · W 52-38 · Conference game

Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

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Havoc Plays

73.3 takeover

5 disruption/tackle impact with 73.3 takeover score.

#2

@ North Texas

Week 14 · W 26-21 · Conference game

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Havoc Plays

58.3 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 58.3 takeover score.

#3

@ Tulane

Week 4 · W 28-21

2

Havoc Plays

57.5 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 57.5 takeover score.

#4

vs Georgia Southern

Week 3 · W 35-21

2

Havoc Plays

53.3 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 53.3 takeover score.

#5

vs North Texas

Week 11 · W 41-21 · Conference game

2

Havoc Plays

51.4 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 51.4 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2022 Postseason · UAB

15 primary output · 20.2 efficiency · 1.9 usage

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#2

2022 Regular Season · UAB

49

15 primary · 20.2 efficiency · 1.9 usage

#3

2021 Postseason · UAB

33

10 primary · 22.6 efficiency · 3.8 usage

Milestones

1

Impact games

11

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games