Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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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.
Impact Production
36
Developing production for a safety
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Reliability
34
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
51
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · Kansas
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Kansas
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Central Michigan
Player Story
Ricky Thomas built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a safety from New Orleans, LA wearing No. 3, spending time with Kansas. The clearest part of Ricky Thomas' career was his defensive production: 118...
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- Committed To
- East Tennessee State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2023
Ricky Thomas, S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · Kansas. Ricky Thomas shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 17.3 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 118
- TFL
- 3.5
- Passes defended
- 5
Quick Answers
Ricky Thomas quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Kansas · S
- Career Tackles
- 118
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 5 entries · 34 games
- Best season
- 2020 Regular Season · Kansas
- Top game
- Central Michigan
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Fairfield · East Tennessee State
- High school pipeline
- Fairfield · 17 FBS recruits · 3 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 3 · Senior
- 2021 Tackles rank
- 45 tackles · S 120th (top 24%) · Big 12 60th (top 14%) · National 768th (top 13%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Kansas | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2018 Regular Season | Kansas | 6 | 11 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 24.7 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Kansas | 8 | 20 | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 30.3 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Kansas | 8 | 42 | 0.5 | 0 | - | 4 | 0 | 52.3 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Kansas | 12 | 45 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 25.6 |
Related Context
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Ricky Thomas played S for Kansas. Across 5 tracked seasons, Ricky Thomas recorded 118 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Kansas.
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.
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2021 Regular Season · Kansas
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
0.2
Efficiency
17.3
Usage
4.2
Consistency
5.6
Best Game by takeover score
Kansas State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. South Dakota: 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
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. South Dakota: 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
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Wins0 · Games = 2 · -0.2 vs Losses
Losses0.2 · Games = 10 · +0.2 vs Wins
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 South Dakota | W 17-14 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Ricky Thomas story
Ricky Thomas built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a safety from New Orleans, LA wearing No. 3, spending time with Kansas. The clearest part of Ricky Thomas' career was his defensive production: 118 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, 3 interceptions, and 5 passes defended across 34 career games in the available record. That gives Ricky Thomas' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Kansas
2017-2021
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20172018201920202021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Kansas | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2018 Regular Season | Kansas | 2 | 11 | 3.9 | 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 | 4.2 | -2.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Central Michigan
Week 2 · W 31-7
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
75.6 takeover
1 disruption/tackle impact with 75.6 takeover score.
#2
vs Kansas State
Week 10 · L 10-35 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
71.9 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 71.9 takeover score.
#3
vs Baylor
Week 14 · L 6-61 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
67.2 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 67.2 takeover score.
#4
vs Oklahoma
Week 8 · L 23-35 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
61.9 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 61.9 takeover score.
#5
@ West Virginia
Week 7 · L 17-38 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
61.7 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 61.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2020 Regular Season · Kansas
4.5 primary output · 27.5 efficiency · 6 usage
52.3
#2
2019 Regular Season · Kansas
30.3
3 primary · 14.2 efficiency · 3.4 usage
#3
2021 Regular Season · Kansas
25.6
2 primary · 17.3 efficiency · 4.2 usage
Milestones
5
Impact games
1
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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