Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2012-2016Utah
Justin Thomas
DB • 5'8" • Orange, TX, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Justin Thomas shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 17.8 disruption score.
Impact Production
7
Developing production for a defensive back
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
19
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2015 Regular Season · Utah
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Utah
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Oregon
Player Story
Justin Thomas built his college career from 2012 through 2016 as a defensive back from Orange, TX wearing No. 12, spending time with Utah. The clearest part of Justin Thomas' career was his defensive production: 35...
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- Committed To
- Utah
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2012
Justin Thomas, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2015 Regular Season · Utah. Justin Thomas shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 17.8 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 35
- TFL
- 3.5
- Sacks
- 1
- Passes defended
- 4
- Touchdowns
- 1
Quick Answers
Justin Thomas quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Utah · DB
- Career Tackles
- 35
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 16 games
- Best season
- 2015 Regular Season · Utah
- Top game
- Oregon
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · West Orange-Stark · Utah
- High school pipeline
- West Orange-Stark · 23 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 12 · Class 2016
- 2016 Tackles rank
- 35 tackles · DB 261st (top 32%) · Pac-12 118th (top 22%) · National 1,217th (top 22%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Regular Season | Utah | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2013 Regular Season | Utah | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2014 Regular Season | Utah | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Utah | 3 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 1 | 51.8 |
| 2016 Postseason | Utah | 13 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 39.9 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Utah | 13 | 34 | 3.5 | 1 | - | 4 | 0 | 39.9 |
Related Context
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Justin Thomas played DB for Utah. Across 5 tracked seasons, Justin Thomas recorded 35 tackles and 1 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Utah.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2015 Regular Season
Utah paired 3 primary output with 20 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 17.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2016 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Oregon
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2016 Postseason · Utah
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
0.7
Efficiency
17.8
Usage
3.5
Consistency
12.8
Best Game by takeover score
Oregon
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Indiana: 0. Southern Utah: 0. BYU: 0. San José State: 2. USC: 1. California: 0. Arizona: 0. Oregon State: 1. UCLA: 2. Washington: 0. Arizona State: 0. Oregon: 2.5. Colorado: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Indiana: 1 by 4.2. Southern Utah: 3 by 12.5. BYU: 4 by 16.7. San José State: 3 by 32.5. USC: 1 by 14.2. California: 2 by 8.3. Arizona: 1 by 4.2. Oregon State: 5 by 30.8. UCLA: 2 by 28.3. Washington: 2 by 8.3. Arizona State: 4 by 16.7. Oregon: 3 by 37.5. Colorado: 4 by 16.7
Split Comparison
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Wins0.7 · Games = 9 · +0.0 vs Losses
Losses0.6 · Games = 4 · -0.0 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Oregon
Best efficiency game
37.5 vs Oregon
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 12/29 | vs Indiana | W 26-24 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/27 | @ Colorado | L 22-27 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/19 | vs OregonSplash game | L 28-30 | 3 | 2 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Fri 11/11 | @ Arizona State | W 49-26 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/29 | vs Washington | L 24-31 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/22 | @ UCLASplash game | W 52-45 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/15 | @ Oregon State | W 19-14 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 10/9 | vs Arizona | W 36-23 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/1 | @ California | L 23-28 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/24 | vs USC | W 31-27 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 9/18 | @ San José StateSplash game | W 34-17 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | vs BYU | W 20-19 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 9/2 | vs Southern Utah | W 24-0 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Justin Thomas story
Justin Thomas built his college career from 2012 through 2016 as a defensive back from Orange, TX wearing No. 12, spending time with Utah. The clearest part of Justin Thomas' career was his defensive production: 35 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, 1 sack, and 3 interceptions across 16 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2016 with Utah. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Justin Thomas' production has multiple signals. With 16 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Utah.
The arc is straightforward: Justin Thomas moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Utah
2012-2016
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201220132014201520162016
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Regular Season | Utah | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2013 Regular Season | Utah | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Utah | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Utah | 3 | 20 | — | 3 |
| 2016 Postseason | Utah | 8.5 | 17.8 | 3.5 | 5.5 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Utah | 8.5 | 17.8 | 3.5 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Oregon
Week 12 · L 28-30 · Conference game
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5
Havoc Plays
69.4 takeover
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 69.4 takeover score.
#2
@ Arizona
Week 11 · L 30-37 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#3
vs California
Week 6 · W 30-24 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#4
vs Michigan
Week 1 · W 24-17
1
Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#5
@ UCLA
Week 8 · W 52-45 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
55 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 55 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2015 Regular Season · Utah
3 primary output · 20 efficiency · — usage
51.8
#2
2016 Postseason · Utah
39.9
8.5 primary · 17.8 efficiency · 3.5 usage
#3
2016 Regular Season · Utah
39.9
8.5 primary · 17.8 efficiency · 3.5 usage
Milestones
4
Impact games
3
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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