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Player Dossier
2020-2025Mississippi State
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.
Impact Production
92
Top-tier box-score impact for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
69
Useful peak profile
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · Northern Illinois
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 6
- Program Path
- Northern Illinois • Mississippi State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Western Michigan
Player Story
Raishein Thomas built his college career from 2020 through 2025 as a defensive lineman from Racine, WI wearing No. 25, spending time with Mississippi State and Northern Illinois. The clearest part of Raishein Thomas'...
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- Committed To
- Northern Illinois
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2020
Raishein Thomas, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · Northern Illinois. Raishein Thomas shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 17.9 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 204
- TFL
- 21.5
- Sacks
- 6.5
- QB hurries
- 12
- Passes defended
- 9
Quick Answers
Raishein Thomas quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Mississippi State · DL
- Career Tackles
- 204
- Tracked sample
- 6 unique seasons · 8 entries · 52 games
- Best season
- 2023 Postseason · Northern Illinois
- Top game
- Western Michigan
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Park · Northern Illinois
- High school pipeline
- Park · 3 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 25 · Senior
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 10 tackles · DL 649th (top 61%) · SEC 354th (top 47%) · National 2,978th (top 48%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 6 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 27.8 |
| 2021 Postseason | Northern Illinois | 14 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 31.4 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 14 | 46 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 31.4 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 11 | 40 | 7.5 | 0.5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 60 |
| 2023 Postseason | Northern Illinois | 13 | 6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | - | - | 0 | 74.1 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 13 | 68 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 74.1 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 4 | 12 | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | 0 | 38.9 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 4 | 10 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 31.6 |
Related Context
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Raishein Thomas played DL for Northern Illinois and Mississippi State. Across 6 tracked seasons, Raishein Thomas recorded 204 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2023 with Northern Illinois.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason
Northern Illinois paired 15 primary output with 35.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2023 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 35.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2025 Regular Season fell back from 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: Southern Illinois
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2023 Postseason · Northern Illinois
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
1.2
Efficiency
35.3
Usage
12.3
Consistency
61
Best Game by takeover score
Southern Illinois
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Arkansas State: 1. Boston College: 2. Southern Illinois: 3. Nebraska: 2. Tulsa: 1. Toledo: 0. Akron: 0. Ohio: 2. Eastern Michigan: 0.5. Central Michigan: 1. Ball State: 0.5. Western Michigan: 1. Kent State: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Arkansas State: 6 by 35. Boston College: 5 by 40.8. Southern Illinois: 3 by 42.5. Nebraska: 5 by 40.8. Tulsa: 11 by 55.8. Toledo: 5 by 20.8. Akron: 3 by 12.5. Ohio: 6 by 45. Eastern Michigan: 6 by 30. Central Michigan: 4 by 26.7. Ball State: 6 by 30. Western Michigan: 4 by 26.7. Kent State: 10 by 51.7
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins1.1 · Games = 7 · -0.2 vs Losses
Losses1.3 · Games = 6 · +0.2 vs Wins
Game Log
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13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Southern Illinois
Best efficiency game
55.8 vs Tulsa
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/23 | vs Arkansas State | W 21-19 | 6 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/25 | @ Kent State10+ tackles | W 37-27 | 10 | 7 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Wed 11/15 | vs Western Michigan | W 24-0 | 4 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Wed 11/8 | vs Ball State | L 17-20 | 6 | 3 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Tue 10/31 | @ Central Michigan | L 31-37 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/21 | vs Eastern Michigan | W 20-13 | 6 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/14 | vs OhioSplash game | W 23-13 | 6 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/7 | @ Akron | W 55-14 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/30 | @ Toledo | L 33-35 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | vs Tulsa10+ tackles | L 14-22 | 11 | 7 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | @ NebraskaSplash game | L 11-35 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/9 | vs Southern IllinoisSplash game | L 11-14 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/2 | @ Boston CollegeSplash game | W 27-24 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Raishein Thomas story
Raishein Thomas built his college career from 2020 through 2025 as a defensive lineman from Racine, WI wearing No. 25, spending time with Mississippi State and Northern Illinois. The clearest part of Raishein Thomas' career was his defensive production: 204 tackles, 21.5 tackles for loss, 6.5 sacks, and 9 passes defended across 52 career games in the available record. That gives Raishein Thomas' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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- 1
Northern Illinois
2020-2024
Opening stop
- 2
Mississippi State
2025
Final stop
Season Value Progression
20202021202120222023202320242025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 3 | 18.9 | 4.7 | — |
| 2021 Postseason | Northern Illinois | 8 | 20 | 4.8 | 5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 8 | 20 | 4.8 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 15 | 28.8 | 8.9 | 7 |
| 2023 Postseason | Northern Illinois | 15 | 35.3 | 12.3 | 0 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 15 | 35.3 | 12.3 | 0 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 5 | 25 | 8.1 | -10 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 3 | 17.9 | 6 | -2 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Western Michigan
Week 11 · W 24-21 · Conference game
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5
Havoc Plays
88.9 takeover
5 disruption/tackle impact with 88.9 takeover score.
#2
vs Wyoming
Week 2 · L 43-50
3
Havoc Plays
85 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 85 takeover score.
#3
vs Akron
Week 12 · W 29-16 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
84.2 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 84.2 takeover score.
#4
vs Southern Illinois
Week 2 · L 11-14
3
Havoc Plays
80.8 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 80.8 takeover score.
#5
@ Ball State
Week 12 · L 25-31 · Conference game
1.5
Havoc Plays
73.6 takeover
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 73.6 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2023 Postseason · Northern Illinois
15 primary output · 35.3 efficiency · 12.3 usage
74.1
#2
2023 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
74.1
15 primary · 35.3 efficiency · 12.3 usage
#3
2022 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
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15 primary · 28.8 efficiency · 8.9 usage
Milestones
13
Impact games
12
Splash games
2
10+ tackle games
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