Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2023-2025Northern Illinois
Jay'shon Thomas
DE • 6'4" • 246 lbs • Cataula, GA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Jay'shon Thomas shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 19.9 disruption score.
Impact Production
55
Solid production for an edge defender
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Reliability
31
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
74
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Northern Illinois
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Ball State
Player Story
Jay'shon Thomas built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a defensive end from Cataula, GA wearing No. 16, spending time with Northern Illinois. The clearest part of Jay'shon Thomas' career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Northern Illinois
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2023
Jay'shon Thomas, DE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Regular Season · Northern Illinois. Jay'shon Thomas shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 19.9 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 19
- TFL
- 3
- Sacks
- 2
- QB hurries
- 5
Quick Answers
Jay'shon Thomas quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Northern Illinois · DE
- Career Tackles
- 19
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 3 entries · 9 games
- Best season
- 2025 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
- Top game
- Ball State
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Harris County · Northern Illinois
- High school pipeline
- Harris County · 11 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 16 · Sophomore
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 19 tackles · DE 112th (top 40%) · Mid-American 198th (top 35%) · National 2,129th (top 35%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2024 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2025 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 9 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 5 | - | 0 | 58.4 |
Related Context
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Jay'shon Thomas played DE for Northern Illinois. Across 3 tracked seasons, Jay'shon Thomas recorded 19 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with Northern Illinois.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season
Northern Illinois paired 10 primary output with 19.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 19.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2025 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Ball State
Win with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
Games
9
Havoc Plays / G
1.1
Efficiency
19.9
Usage
7.4
Consistency
52.2
Best Game by takeover score
Ball State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Holy Cross: 1. San Diego State: 0. Miami (OH): 1. Eastern Michigan: 1. Ohio: 0. Ball State: 4. Massachusetts: 2. Western Michigan: 0. Kent State: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Holy Cross: 0 by 10. San Diego State: 4 by 16.7. Miami (OH): 3 by 22.5. Eastern Michigan: 1 by 14.2. Ohio: 2 by 8.3. Ball State: 3 by 52.5. Massachusetts: 1 by 24.2. Western Michigan: 5 by 20.8. Kent State: 0 by 10
Split Comparison
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Wins2.3 · Games = 3 · +1.8 vs Losses
Losses0.5 · Games = 6 · -1.8 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
9 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Ball State
Best efficiency game
52.5 vs Ball State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 11/28 | vs Kent State | L 31-35 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Wed 11/19 | vs Western Michigan | L 19-35 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 11/13 | @ MassachusettsSplash game | W 45-3 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/25 | vs Ball State2+ sacks · Splash game | W 21-7 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/18 | @ Ohio | L 21-48 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/11 | @ Eastern Michigan | L 10-16 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/4 | vs Miami (OH) | L 14-25 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/27 | vs San Diego State | L 3-6 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/30 | vs Holy Cross | W 19-17 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Jay'shon Thomas story
Jay'shon Thomas built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a defensive end from Cataula, GA wearing No. 16, spending time with Northern Illinois. The clearest part of Jay'shon Thomas' career was his defensive production: 19 tackles, 3 tackles for loss, and 2 sacks across 9 career games in the available record. That gives Jay'shon Thomas' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Northern Illinois
2023-2025
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
202320242025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2024 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 10 | 19.9 | 7.4 | 10 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs No. 132 Ball State
Week 9 · W 21-7 · Conference game
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
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Havoc Plays
84.2 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 84.2 takeover score.
#2
@ No. 136 Massachusetts
Week 12 · W 45-3 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
58.1 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 58.1 takeover score.
#3
vs No. 82 Miami (OH)
Week 6 · L 14-25 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
41.9 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 41.9 takeover score.
#4
vs No. 130 Kent State
Week 14 · L 31-35 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
34.7 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 34.7 takeover score.
#5
vs Holy Cross
Week 1 · W 19-17
1
Havoc Plays
23.3 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 23.3 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
10 primary output · 19.9 efficiency · 7.4 usage
58.4
#2
2023 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
#3
2024 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
Milestones
1
Impact games
2
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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