Usage Score
5
Player Dossier
2017-2021Kansas
Ricky Thomas
S • 5'10" • 180 lbs • New Orleans, LA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Ricky Thomas shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 17.3 disruption score.
Efficiency
17.3
Consistency
5.6
Season Value
8
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season · Kansas
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 5
- Program Path
- Kansas
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: West Virginia
Scouting Read
Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.
Ricky Thomas, S. Best season Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season · Kansas. Ricky Thomas shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 17.3 disruption score.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season
Kansas paired 4.5 primary output with 27.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 17.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2021 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Kansas State
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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2021 Regular Season · Kansas
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
0.2
Efficiency
17.3
Usage
5
Consistency
5.6
Best Game by takeover score
West Virginia
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Unknown: 0. Coastal Carolina: 0. Baylor: 0. Duke: 0. Iowa State: 0. Texas Tech: 0. Oklahoma: 1. Oklahoma State: 0. Kansas State: 1. Texas: 0. TCU: 0. West Virginia: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
Low volume / high quality
High volume / high quality
Low volume / lower quality
High volume / lower quality
Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Unknown: 2 by 8.3. Coastal Carolina: 7 by 29.2. Baylor: 5 by 20.8. Duke: 3 by 12.5. Iowa State: 4 by 16.7. Texas Tech: 4 by 16.7. Oklahoma: 2 by 18.3. Oklahoma State: 4 by 16.7. Kansas State: 3 by 22.5. Texas: 4 by 16.7. TCU: 2 by 8.3. West Virginia: 5 by 20.8
Split Comparison
Losses0.2 · n=10
First Half0 · n=6 · -0.3 vs Second Half
Second Half0.3 · n=6 · +0.3 vs First Half
All Games0.2 · n=12
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Kansas State
Best efficiency game
29.2 vs Coastal Carolina
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 11/28 | vs West Virginia | L 28-34 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/20 | @ TCU | L 28-31 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/14 | @ Texas | W 57-56 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/6 | vs Kansas State | L 10-35 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/30 | @ Oklahoma State | L 3-55 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/23 | vs Oklahoma | L 23-35 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/16 | vs Texas Tech | L 14-41 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/2 | @ Iowa State | L 7-59 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/25 | @ Duke | L 33-52 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/18 | vs Baylor | L 7-45 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 9/10 | @ Coastal Carolina | L 22-49 | 7 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/4 | vs Unknown | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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Kansas
2017-2021
Opening stop
Season Progression
20172018201920202021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Kansas | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2018 Regular Season | Kansas | 2 | 11 | 4.4 | 2 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Kansas | 3 | 14.2 | 3.4 | 1 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Kansas | 4.5 | 27.5 | 6 | 1.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Kansas | 2 | 17.3 | 5 | -2.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
West Virginia
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Primary metric
2 disruption/tackle impact with 51.2 takeover score.
#2
Central Michigan
1
Primary metric
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 47.5 takeover score.
#3
Kansas State
1
Primary metric
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 47.4 takeover score.
#4
Coastal Carolina
1
Primary metric
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 43.1 takeover score.
#5
Baylor
1
Primary metric
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 42.8 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2020 Regular Season · Kansas
4.5 primary output · 27.5 efficiency · 6 usage
18.7
#2
2019 Regular Season · Kansas
9.1
3 primary · 14.2 efficiency · 3.4 usage
#3
2021 Regular Season · Kansas
8
2 primary · 17.3 efficiency · 5 usage
Milestones
0
Impact games
0
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2023 · Rating 0.82
Fairfield · Fairfield, OH
- Committed To
- East Tennessee State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2023
Career Facts
1
Career teams
5
Seasons tracked
118
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 34 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.