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Player Dossier
2019-2022NC State
Drake Thomas
LB • 6'0" • 230 lbs • Wake Forest, NC, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Drake Thomas shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 58.9 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
77
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2022 Postseason · NC State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- NC State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Louisville
Player Story
Drake Thomas built his college career from 2019 through 2022 as a linebacker from Wake Forest, NC wearing No. 32, spending time with NC State. The clearest part of Drake Thomas' career was his defensive production:...
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- Committed To
- USC
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2025
Drake Thomas, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Postseason · NC State. Drake Thomas shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 58.9 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 282
- TFL
- 43
- Sacks
- 19
- QB hurries
- 38
- Passes defended
- 8
- Touchdowns
- 2
Quick Answers
Drake Thomas quick answers
- Latest team and position
- NC State · LB
- Career Tackles
- 282
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 45 games
- Best season
- 2022 Postseason · NC State
- Top game
- Louisville
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Miami Central · USC
- High school pipeline
- Miami Central · 116 FBS recruits · 7 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 32 · Junior
- 2022 Tackles rank
- 91 tackles · LB 68th (top 6%) · ACC 8th (top 2%) · National 82nd (top 2%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | NC State | 10 | 34 | 4 | 2.5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 32.4 |
| 2020 Regular Season | NC State | 10 | 58 | 9.5 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 52.9 |
| 2021 Regular Season | NC State | 12 | 99 | 13.5 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 70.7 |
| 2022 Postseason | NC State | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 76.1 |
| 2022 Regular Season | NC State | 13 | 90 | 15 | 6.5 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 76.1 |
Related Context
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Drake Thomas played LB for NC State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Drake Thomas recorded 282 tackles and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2021 with NC State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Postseason
NC State paired 50.5 primary output with 58.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2022 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 58.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2022 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Boston College
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2022 Postseason · NC State
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
3.9
Efficiency
58.9
Usage
17.8
Consistency
45.6
Best Game by takeover score
Boston College
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Maryland: 2. East Carolina: 2. Charleston Southern: 3. Texas Tech: 2. UConn: 0. Clemson: 1. Florida State: 5. Syracuse: 2. Virginia Tech: 4.5. Wake Forest: 9. Boston College: 11. Louisville: 3. North Carolina: 6
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Maryland: 1 by 24.2. East Carolina: 7 by 49.2. Charleston Southern: 3 by 42.5. Texas Tech: 8 by 53.3. UConn: 6 by 25. Clemson: 8 by 43.3. Florida State: 14 by 100. Syracuse: 4 by 36.7. Virginia Tech: 8 by 78.3. Wake Forest: 9 by 87.5. Boston College: 6 by 75. Louisville: 7 by 59.2. North Carolina: 10 by 91.7
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins3.9 · Games = 8 · +0.1 vs Losses
Losses3.8 · Games = 5 · -0.1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Boston College
Best efficiency game
100 vs Florida State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 12/30 | vs MarylandSplash game | L 12-16 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 11/25 | @ North Carolina10+ tackles · Splash game | W 30-27 | 10 | 7 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/19 | @ LouisvilleSplash game | L 10-25 | 7 | 4 | — | 1.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/12 | vs Boston College2+ sacks · Splash game | L 20-21 | 6 | 3 | — | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 11/6 | vs Wake Forest2+ sacks · Splash game | W 30-21 | 9 | 4 | — | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 10/27 | vs Virginia TechSplash game | W 22-21 | 8 | 2 | — | 1.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/15 | @ SyracuseSplash game | L 9-24 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/9 | vs Florida State10+ tackles · Splash game | W 19-17 | 14 | 7 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 10/1 | @ Clemson | L 20-30 | 8 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/24 | vs UConn | W 41-10 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/17 | vs Texas TechSplash game | W 27-14 | 8 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | vs Charleston SouthernSplash game | W 55-3 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/3 | @ East CarolinaSplash game | W 21-20 | 7 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Drake Thomas story
Drake Thomas built his college career from 2019 through 2022 as a linebacker from Wake Forest, NC wearing No. 32, spending time with NC State. The clearest part of Drake Thomas' career was his defensive production: 282 tackles, 43 tackles for loss, 19 sacks, and 4 interceptions across 45 career games in the available record. That gives Drake Thomas' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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NC State
2019-2022
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20192020202120222022
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | NC State | 10.5 | 24.7 | 6.2 | — |
| 2020 Regular Season | NC State | 18.5 | 42.2 | 9.7 | 8 |
| 2021 Regular Season | NC State | 32.5 | 59.6 | 14.3 | 14 |
| 2022 Postseason | NC State | 50.5 | 58.9 | 17.8 | 18 |
| 2022 Regular Season | NC State | 50.5 | 58.9 | 17.8 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Louisville
Week 9 · W 28-13 · Conference game
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
5.5
Havoc Plays
100 takeover
5.5 disruption/tackle impact with 100 takeover score.
#2
vs Syracuse
Week 12 · W 41-17 · Conference game
5.5
Havoc Plays
94.4 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
5.5 disruption/tackle impact with 94.4 takeover score.
#3
@ Wake Forest
Week 10 · L 10-44 · Conference game
4.5
Havoc Plays
92.8 takeover
Loss with 4.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4.5 disruption/tackle impact with 92.8 takeover score.
#4
@ Miami
Week 8 · L 30-31 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
92.8 takeover
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 92.8 takeover score.
#5
@ Pittsburgh
Week 5 · W 30-29 · Conference game
5.5
Havoc Plays
91.7 takeover
Win with 5.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5.5 disruption/tackle impact with 91.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2022 Postseason · NC State
50.5 primary output · 58.9 efficiency · 17.8 usage
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#2
2022 Regular Season · NC State
76.1
50.5 primary · 58.9 efficiency · 17.8 usage
#3
2021 Regular Season · NC State
70.7
32.5 primary · 59.6 efficiency · 14.3 usage
Milestones
19
Impact games
24
Splash games
6
10+ tackle games
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