Usage / Role
9%
Rotational defensive role
Player Dossier
2022-2025James Madison
DL • 6'1" • 241 lbs • Upper Marlboro, MD, USA
Amar Thomas shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 26.8 disruption score.
Usage / Role
9%
Rotational defensive role
Impact Production
7
Developing production for a defensive lineman
Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
Star Power
15
Limited ceiling signals so far
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · James Madison
Snapshot
Player Story
Amar Thomas built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a defensive lineman from Upper Marlboro, MD wearing No. 8, spending time with James Madison. The clearest part of Amar Thomas' career was his defensive...
Read the storyAmar Thomas, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · James Madison. Amar Thomas shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 26.8 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
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Season Ledger
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | James Madison | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2023 Postseason | James Madison | 3 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 10.7 |
| 2023 Regular Season | James Madison | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 10.7 |
| 2024 Postseason | James Madison | 10 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 22.1 |
| 2024 Regular Season | James Madison | 10 | 18 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 22.1 |
| 2025 Postseason | James Madison | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 60.3 |
| 2025 Regular Season | James Madison | 12 | 36 | 5.5 | 2 | 7 | - | 0 | 60.3 |
Related Context
Amar Thomas played DL for James Madison. Across 4 tracked seasons, Amar Thomas recorded 64 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with James Madison.
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason
James Madison paired 15.5 primary output with 26.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 13.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Georgia State
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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Games
10
Havoc Plays / G
0.6
Efficiency
13.9
Usage
2.7
Consistency
13.3
Best Game by takeover score
Georgia State
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Game by game trend chart. Western Kentucky: 0. Gardner-Webb: 1. North Carolina: 0. Ball State: 1. UL Monroe: 0. Coastal Carolina: 0. Georgia Southern: 0. Southern Miss: 2. Georgia State: 2. Old Dominion: 0
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Western Kentucky: 1 by 4.2. Gardner-Webb: 2 by 18.3. North Carolina: 2 by 8.3. Ball State: 1 by 14.2. UL Monroe: 1 by 4.2. Coastal Carolina: 2 by 8.3. Georgia Southern: 1 by 4.2. Southern Miss: 3 by 32.5. Georgia State: 5 by 40.8. Old Dominion: 1 by 4.2
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10 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Georgia State
Best efficiency game
40.8 vs Georgia State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 12/18 | vs Western Kentucky | W 27-17 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/16 | @ Old Dominion | W 35-32 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/9 | vs Georgia StateSplash game | W 38-7 | 5 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/26 | vs Southern MissSplash game | W 32-15 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/19 | @ Georgia Southern | L 14-28 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 10/10 | vs Coastal Carolina | W 39-7 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/5 | @ UL Monroe | L 19-21 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/28 | vs Ball State | W 63-7 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | @ North Carolina | W 70-50 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | vs Gardner-Webb | W 13-6 | 2 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Amar Thomas built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a defensive lineman from Upper Marlboro, MD wearing No. 8, spending time with James Madison. The clearest part of Amar Thomas' career was his defensive production: 64 tackles, 8.5 tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks, and 2 passes defended across 25 career games in the available record. That gives Amar Thomas' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
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James Madison
2022-2025
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | James Madison | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2023 Postseason | James Madison | 0.5 | 8.6 | 2.4 | 0.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | James Madison | 0.5 | 8.6 | 2.4 | 0 |
| 2024 Postseason | James Madison | 6 | 13.9 | 2.7 | 5.5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | James Madison | 6 | 13.9 | 2.7 | 0 |
| 2025 Postseason | James Madison | 15.5 | 26.8 | 8.2 | 9.5 |
| 2025 Regular Season | James Madison | 15.5 | 26.8 | 8.2 | 0 |
#1 Featured game
vs No. 61 Washington State
Week 13 · W 24-20
Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5
Havoc Plays
86.7 takeover
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 86.7 takeover score.
#2
vs Georgia State
Week 11 · W 38-7 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
70.5 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 70.5 takeover score.
#3
vs No. 103 Georgia Southern
Week 5 · W 35-10 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
57.1 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 57.1 takeover score.
#4
vs No. 87 Troy
Week 15 · W 31-14 · Conference game
2.5
Havoc Plays
56.3 takeover
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 56.3 takeover score.
#5
@ No. 25 Louisville
Week 2 · L 14-28 · Ranked opponent
2
Havoc Plays
56 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 56 takeover score.
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Postseason · James Madison
15.5 primary output · 26.8 efficiency · 8.2 usage
60.3
#2
2025 Regular Season · James Madison
60.3
15.5 primary · 26.8 efficiency · 8.2 usage
#3
2024 Postseason · James Madison
22.1
6 primary · 13.9 efficiency · 2.7 usage
2
Impact games
6
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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