Usage / Role
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Major defensive role
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Player Dossier
2017-2021Middle Tennessee
DQ Thomas
LB • 6'2" • 218 lbs • Oxford, MS, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
DQ Thomas shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 57.7 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
78
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
87
Elite ceiling indicators
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · Middle Tennessee
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Middle Tennessee
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Southern Miss
Player Story
DQ Thomas built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a linebacker from Oxford, MS wearing No. 20, spending time with Middle Tennessee. The clearest part of DQ Thomas' career was his defensive production: 298...
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- Committed To
- Middle Tennessee
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2017
DQ Thomas, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · Middle Tennessee. DQ Thomas shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 57.7 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 298
- TFL
- 49.5
- Sacks
- 18.5
- QB hurries
- 21
- Passes defended
- 7
- Touchdowns
- 2
Quick Answers
DQ Thomas quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Middle Tennessee · LB
- Career Tackles
- 298
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 47 games
- Best season
- 2021 Postseason · Middle Tennessee
- Top game
- Southern Miss
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Oxford · Middle Tennessee
- High school pipeline
- Oxford · 21 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 20 · Senior
- 2021 Tackles rank
- 87 tackles · LB 98th (top 8%) · Conference USA 18th (top 3%) · National 127th (top 3%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Middle Tennessee | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2018 Postseason | Middle Tennessee | 14 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 68.3 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Middle Tennessee | 14 | 69 | 14.5 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 68.3 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Middle Tennessee | 12 | 74 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 62.7 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Middle Tennessee | 9 | 67 | 7 | 3.5 | 3 | - | 0 | 55.9 |
| 2021 Postseason | Middle Tennessee | 12 | 8 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 80.3 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Middle Tennessee | 12 | 79 | 14.5 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 80.3 |
Related Context
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DQ Thomas played LB for Middle Tennessee. Across 5 tracked seasons, DQ Thomas recorded 298 tackles and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Middle Tennessee.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Postseason
Middle Tennessee paired 33 primary output with 57.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2020 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 46 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: Western Kentucky
Loss with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2020 Regular Season · Middle Tennessee
Games
9
Havoc Plays / G
1.5
Efficiency
46
Usage
12.8
Consistency
36.6
Best Game by takeover score
Western Kentucky
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Game by game trend chart. Army: 0. Troy: 1. UTSA: 3.5. Western Kentucky: 3.5. Florida International: 0.5. North Texas: 0. Rice: 1. Marshall: 1. Troy: 3
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Army: 3 by 12.5. Troy: 9 by 47.5. UTSA: 5 by 55.8. Western Kentucky: 10 by 76.7. Florida International: 4 by 21.7. North Texas: 12 by 50. Rice: 8 by 43.3. Marshall: 10 by 51.7. Troy: 6 by 55
Split Comparison
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Wins1.5 · Games = 3 · +0 vs Losses
Losses1.5 · Games = 6 · +0 vs Wins
Game Log
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9 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Western Kentucky
Best efficiency game
76.7 vs Western Kentucky
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/21 | @ TroySplash game | W 20-17 | 6 | 4 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/14 | @ Marshall10+ tackles | L 14-42 | 10 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/24 | @ Rice | W 40-34 | 8 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/17 | vs North Texas10+ tackles | L 35-52 | 12 | 8 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/10 | @ Florida International | W 31-28 | 4 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/3 | vs Western Kentucky10+ tackles · Splash game | L 17-20 | 10 | 5 | — | 2 | 1.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/26 | @ UTSASplash game | L 35-37 | 5 | 2 | — | 1.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/19 | vs Troy | L 14-47 | 9 | 5 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/5 | @ Army | L 0-42 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
DQ Thomas story
DQ Thomas built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a linebacker from Oxford, MS wearing No. 20, spending time with Middle Tennessee. The clearest part of DQ Thomas' career was his defensive production: 298 tackles, 49.5 tackles for loss, 18.5 sacks, and 2 interceptions across 47 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2021 with Middle Tennessee. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but DQ Thomas' production has multiple signals. With 47 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Middle Tennessee.
The arc is straightforward: DQ Thomas moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Middle Tennessee
2017-2021
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2017201820182019202020212021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Middle Tennessee | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2018 Postseason | Middle Tennessee | 31.5 | 41.2 | 10.8 | 31.5 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Middle Tennessee | 31.5 | 41.2 | 10.8 | 0 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Middle Tennessee | 20 | 42.4 | 12.4 | -11.5 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Middle Tennessee | 13.5 | 46 | 12.8 | -6.5 |
| 2021 Postseason | Middle Tennessee | 33 | 57.7 | 15.5 | 19.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Middle Tennessee | 33 | 57.7 | 15.5 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Southern Miss
Week 9 · W 35-10 · Conference game
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5
Havoc Plays
97.2 takeover
5 disruption/tackle impact with 97.2 takeover score.
#2
vs Marshall
Week 6 · W 24-13 · Conference game
5
Havoc Plays
95.8 takeover
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 95.8 takeover score.
#3
vs Western Kentucky
Week 5 · L 17-20 · Conference game
3.5
Havoc Plays
92.2 takeover
Loss with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 92.2 takeover score.
#4
@ Florida Atlantic
Week 13 · W 27-17 · Conference game
4.5
Havoc Plays
92.2 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
4.5 disruption/tackle impact with 92.2 takeover score.
#5
vs UT Martin
Week 2 · W 61-37
7
Havoc Plays
91.7 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
7 disruption/tackle impact with 91.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Postseason · Middle Tennessee
33 primary output · 57.7 efficiency · 15.5 usage
80.3
#2
2021 Regular Season · Middle Tennessee
80.3
33 primary · 57.7 efficiency · 15.5 usage
#3
2018 Postseason · Middle Tennessee
68.3
31.5 primary · 41.2 efficiency · 10.8 usage
Milestones
23
Impact games
26
Splash games
8
10+ tackle games
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