Usage / Role
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Major defensive role
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Player Dossier
2020-2024Tennessee
Omari Thomas
DL • 6'4" • 325 lbs • Memphis, TN, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Omari Thomas shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 19.7 disruption score.
Impact Production
79
High-end production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
64
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · Tennessee
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Tennessee
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Kentucky
Player Story
Omari Thomas built his college career from 2020 through 2024 as a defensive lineman from Memphis, TN wearing No. 21, spending time with Tennessee. The clearest part of Omari Thomas' career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Tennessee
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2020
Omari Thomas, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · Tennessee. Omari Thomas shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 19.7 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 114
- TFL
- 17
- Sacks
- 5
- QB hurries
- 14
- Passes defended
- 12
Quick Answers
Omari Thomas quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Tennessee · DL
- Career Tackles
- 114
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 8 entries · 52 games
- Best season
- 2024 Postseason · Tennessee
- Top game
- Kentucky
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Briarcrest Christian · Tennessee
- High school pipeline
- Briarcrest Christian · 21 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 21 · Senior
- 2024 Tackles rank
- 23 tackles · DL 286th (top 28%) · SEC 227th (top 31%) · National 1,822nd (top 30%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Tennessee | 7 | 10 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 8.7 |
| 2021 Postseason | Tennessee | 12 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 33.2 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Tennessee | 12 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 33.2 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Tennessee | 10 | 25 | 2.5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 49.3 |
| 2023 Postseason | Tennessee | 11 | 4 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 45.8 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Tennessee | 11 | 31 | 4.5 | 1 | 3 | - | 0 | 45.8 |
| 2024 Postseason | Tennessee | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 54.5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Tennessee | 12 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 54.5 |
Related Context
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Omari Thomas played DL for Tennessee. Across 5 tracked seasons, Omari Thomas recorded 114 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2023 with Tennessee.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason
Tennessee paired 14 primary output with 19.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 19.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2024 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Kentucky
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2024 Postseason · Tennessee
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
1.2
Efficiency
19.7
Usage
5
Consistency
56.6
Best Game by takeover score
Kentucky
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Ohio State: 2. Chattanooga: 2. NC State: 2.5. Oklahoma: 0. Arkansas: 1. Florida: 1. Alabama: 0. Kentucky: 3. Mississippi State: 0.5. Georgia: 1. UTEP: 1. Vanderbilt: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Ohio State: 2 by 28.3. Chattanooga: 0 by 20. NC State: 4 by 41.7. Oklahoma: 1 by 4.2. Arkansas: 1 by 14.2. Florida: 2 by 18.3. Alabama: 2 by 8.3. Kentucky: 3 by 42.5. Mississippi State: 3 by 17.5. Georgia: 2 by 18.3. UTEP: 1 by 14.2. Vanderbilt: 2 by 8.3
Split Comparison
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Wins1.1 · Games = 9 · -0.2 vs Losses
Losses1.3 · Games = 3 · +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
Kentucky
Best efficiency game
42.5 vs Kentucky
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 12/22 | @ Ohio StateSplash game | L 17-42 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/30 | @ Vanderbilt | W 36-23 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/23 | vs UTEP | W 56-0 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/17 | @ Georgia | L 17-31 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 11/10 | vs Mississippi State | W 33-14 | 3 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/2 | vs KentuckySplash game | W 28-18 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/19 | vs Alabama | W 24-17 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/12 | vs Florida | W 23-17 | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/5 | @ Arkansas | L 14-19 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | @ Oklahoma | W 25-15 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | @ NC StateSplash game | W 51-10 | 4 | 1 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 8/31 | vs ChattanoogaSplash game | W 69-3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
Player Story
Omari Thomas story
Omari Thomas built his college career from 2020 through 2024 as a defensive lineman from Memphis, TN wearing No. 21, spending time with Tennessee. The clearest part of Omari Thomas' career was his defensive production: 114 tackles, 17 tackles for loss, 5 sacks, and 12 passes defended across 52 career games in the available record. That gives Omari Thomas' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Tennessee
2020-2024
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Tennessee | 1 | 7.4 | 1.9 | — |
| 2021 Postseason | Tennessee | 11 | 16.5 | 2.9 | 10 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Tennessee | 11 | 16.5 | 2.9 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Tennessee | 12.5 | 22.9 | 4.5 | 1.5 |
| 2023 Postseason | Tennessee | 9.5 | 21.9 | 5 | -3 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Tennessee | 9.5 | 21.9 | 5 | 0 |
| 2024 Postseason | Tennessee | 14 | 19.7 | 5 | 4.5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Tennessee | 14 | 19.7 | 5 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Kentucky
Week 10 · W 28-18 · Conference game
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Havoc Plays
80.8 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 80.8 takeover score.
#2
vs Alabama
Week 7 · W 52-49 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
79.4 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 79.4 takeover score.
#3
vs Florida
Week 4 · W 38-33 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
76.1 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 76.1 takeover score.
#4
vs Vanderbilt
Week 13 · W 48-24 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
73.9 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 73.9 takeover score.
#5
vs Kentucky
Week 9 · W 44-6 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
72.8 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 72.8 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2024 Postseason · Tennessee
14 primary output · 19.7 efficiency · 5 usage
54.5
#2
2024 Regular Season · Tennessee
54.5
14 primary · 19.7 efficiency · 5 usage
#3
2022 Regular Season · Tennessee
49.3
12.5 primary · 22.9 efficiency · 4.5 usage
Milestones
11
Impact games
14
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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