Player Dossier

2020-2025

Northern Illinois

Raishein Thomas

DL • 6'4" • 300 lbs • Racine, WI, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Raishein Thomas shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 17.9 disruption score.

Usage Score

7.3

Efficiency

17.9

Consistency

38.9

Season Value

17.1

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason · Northern Illinois

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
8
Program Path
Northern Illinois • Mississippi State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Western Michigan

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.

Raishein Thomas, DL. Best season Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason · Northern Illinois. Raishein Thomas shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 17.9 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason

Northern Illinois paired 10 primary output with 31.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

2025 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 17.9 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Northern Illinois, Mississippi State.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Northern Illinois

Win with 2 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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2025 Regular Season · Mississippi State

Games

4

Havoc Plays / G

0.8

Efficiency

17.9

Usage

7.3

Consistency

38.9

Best Game by takeover score

Georgia

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Unknown: 1. Northern Illinois: 2. Texas A&M: 0. Georgia: 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: 4 by 26.7. Northern Illinois: 1 by 24.2. Texas A&M: 3 by 12.5. Georgia: 2 by 8.3

Split Comparison

Losses0 · n=2
First Half1.5 · n=2 · +1.5 vs Second Half
Second Half0 · n=2 · -1.5 vs First Half
All Games0.8 · n=4

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

4 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Northern Illinois

Best efficiency game

26.7 vs Unknown

Result
Sat 11/8vs GeorgiaL 21-4120000
Sat 10/4@ Texas A&ML 9-3132000
Sat 9/20vs Northern IllinoisW 38-1011110
Sat 9/13vs Unknown41100

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Northern Illinois

    2020-2024

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Mississippi State

    2025

    Final stop

Season Progression

20202021202120222023202320242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2020 Regular SeasonNorthern Illinois217.23.8
2021 PostseasonNorthern Illinois618.64.84
2021 Regular SeasonNorthern Illinois618.64.80
2022 Regular SeasonNorthern Illinois1125.17.15
2023 PostseasonNorthern Illinois1031.410.8-1
2023 Regular SeasonNorthern Illinois1031.410.80
2024 Regular SeasonNorthern Illinois5258.1-5
2025 Regular SeasonMississippi State317.97.3-2

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Western Michigan

Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

5

Primary metric

5 disruption/tackle impact with 60.8 takeover score.

#2

Akron

4

Primary metric

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 59.4 takeover score.

#3

Nebraska

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 51.3 takeover score.

#4

Unknown

2

Primary metric

Game with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 48.6 takeover score.

#5

Central Michigan

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 46.4 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2023 Postseason · Northern Illinois

10 primary output · 31.4 efficiency · 10.8 usage

28.1

#2

2023 Regular Season · Northern Illinois

28.1

10 primary · 31.4 efficiency · 10.8 usage

#3

2022 Regular Season · Northern Illinois

20

11 primary · 25.1 efficiency · 7.1 usage

Milestones

1

Impact games

2

Splash games

2

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2020 · Rating 0.8115

Park · Racine, WI

Committed To
Northern Illinois
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2020

Career Facts

2

Career teams

8

Seasons tracked

204

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 8 tracked seasons, 52 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Raishein Thomas quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
DL
Teams played for
2
Seasons tracked
8
Career tackles
204