Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2017-2021Hawai'i
Derek Thomas
DL • 6'3" • 230 lbs • Huntington Beach, CA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Derek Thomas shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 3.3 disruption score.
Impact Production
24
Developing production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
9
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
48
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Hawai'i
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Hawai'i
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: BYU
Player Story
Derek Thomas built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a defensive lineman from Huntington Beach, CA wearing No. 48, spending time with Hawai'i. The clearest part of Derek Thomas' career was his defensive...
Read the storyDerek Thomas, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Hawai'i. Derek Thomas shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 3.3 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 57
- TFL
- 3
- Sacks
- 2
- QB hurries
- 3
- Passes defended
- 2
Quick Answers
Derek Thomas quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Hawai'i · DL
- Career Tackles
- 57
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 25 games
- Best season
- 2019 Postseason · Hawai'i
- Top game
- BYU
- Latest roster
- No. 48 · Senior
- 2021 Tackles rank
- 4 tackles · DL 694th (top 74%) · Mountain West 298th (top 55%) · National 3,545th (top 60%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Hawai'i | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2018 Regular Season | Hawai'i | 9 | 17 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 16.5 |
| 2019 Postseason | Hawai'i | 10 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | 0 | 49.8 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Hawai'i | 10 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 49.8 |
| 2020 Postseason | Hawai'i | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 36.4 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Hawai'i | 5 | 4 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 36.1 |
Related Context
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Derek Thomas played DL for Hawai'i. Across 5 tracked seasons, Derek Thomas recorded 57 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Hawai'i.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason
Hawai'i paired 8 primary output with 22.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 10.1 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: San Diego 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 · Hawai'i
Games
9
Havoc Plays / G
0.2
Efficiency
10.1
Usage
3.3
Consistency
3.7
Best Game by takeover score
San Diego State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Colorado State: 0. Rice: 0. Duquesne: 0. Wyoming: 0. BYU: 0. Nevada: 0. Fresno State: 0. UNLV: 0. San Diego State: 2
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Colorado State: 4 by 16.7. Rice: 1 by 4.2. Duquesne: 1 by 4.2. Wyoming: 1 by 4.2. BYU: 1 by 4.2. Nevada: 1 by 4.2. Fresno State: 4 by 16.7. UNLV: 1 by 4.2. San Diego State: 3 by 32.5
Split Comparison
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Wins0.3 · Games = 6 · +0.3 vs Losses
Losses0 · Games = 3 · -0.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
9 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
San Diego State
Best efficiency game
32.5 vs San Diego State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 11/25 | @ San Diego StateSplash game | W 31-30 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/18 | vs UNLV | W 35-28 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/28 | @ Fresno State | L 20-50 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/21 | vs Nevada | L 22-40 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/14 | @ BYU | L 23-49 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/7 | vs Wyoming | W 17-13 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/23 | vs Duquesne | W 42-21 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/9 | vs Rice | W 43-29 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/25 | @ Colorado State | W 43-34 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Derek Thomas story
Derek Thomas built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a defensive lineman from Huntington Beach, CA wearing No. 48, spending time with Hawai'i. The clearest part of Derek Thomas' career was his defensive production: 57 tackles, 3 tackles for loss, 2 sacks, and 2 passes defended across 25 career games in the available record. That gives Derek Thomas' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Hawai'i
2017-2021
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201720182019201920202021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Hawai'i | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2018 Regular Season | Hawai'i | 2 | 10.1 | 3.3 | 2 |
| 2019 Postseason | Hawai'i | 8 | 22.6 | 8 | 6 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Hawai'i | 8 | 22.6 | 8 | 0 |
| 2020 Postseason | Hawai'i | 0 | 4.2 | 0.6 | -8 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Hawai'i | 0 | 3.3 | 0.6 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ BYU
Week 1 · W 38-34 · Postseason
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4
Havoc Plays
92.5 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 92.5 takeover score.
#2
@ San Diego State
Week 13 · W 31-30 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
77.5 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 77.5 takeover score.
#3
vs San Diego State
Week 13 · W 14-11 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
59.4 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 59.4 takeover score.
#4
vs Central Arkansas
Week 4 · W 35-16
2
Havoc Plays
44.5 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 44.5 takeover score.
#5
@ Washington
Week 3 · L 20-52
0
Havoc Plays
27.2 takeover
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 27.2 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2019 Postseason · Hawai'i
8 primary output · 22.6 efficiency · 8 usage
49.8
#2
2019 Regular Season · Hawai'i
49.8
8 primary · 22.6 efficiency · 8 usage
#3
2020 Postseason · Hawai'i
36.4
0 primary · 4.2 efficiency · 0.6 usage
Milestones
2
Impact games
4
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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