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Featured 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
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
85
Elite ceiling indicators
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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
2019 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 22.6 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: BYU
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2019 Postseason · Hawai'i
Games
10
Havoc Plays / G
0.8
Efficiency
22.6
Usage
8
Consistency
10
Best Game by takeover score
BYU
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. BYU: 4. Arizona: 0. Oregon State: 0. Washington: 0. Central Arkansas: 2. Nevada: 0. Air Force: 0. San Diego State: 2. Army: 0. Boise State: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. BYU: 9 by 77.5. Arizona: 1 by 4.2. Oregon State: 1 by 4.2. Washington: 7 by 29.2. Central Arkansas: 1 by 24.2. Nevada: 5 by 20.8. Air Force: 1 by 4.2. San Diego State: 2 by 28.3. Army: 4 by 16.7. Boise State: 4 by 16.7
Split Comparison
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Wins1.1 · Games = 7 · +1.1 vs Losses
Losses0 · Games = 3 · -1.1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
BYU
Best efficiency game
77.5 vs BYU
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 12/25 | @ BYUSplash game | W 38-34 | 9 | 8 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 12/7 | @ Boise State | L 10-31 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 12/1 | vs Army | W 52-31 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/24 | vs San Diego StateSplash game | W 14-11 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 10/20 | vs Air Force | L 26-56 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/29 | @ Nevada | W 54-3 | 5 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/22 | vs Central ArkansasSplash game | W 35-16 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/14 | @ Washington | L 20-52 | 7 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/8 | vs Oregon State | W 31-28 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 8/25 | vs Arizona | W 45-38 | 1 | 1 | — | 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.
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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
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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
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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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