Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2012-2016Northern Illinois
Corey Thomas
DT • 6'2" • Chicago, IL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Corey Thomas shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 17.7 disruption score.
Impact Production
36
Developing production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
39
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
45
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Northern Illinois
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Eastern Michigan
Player Story
Corey Thomas built his college career from 2012 through 2016 as a defensive tackle from Chicago, IL wearing No. 69, spending time with Northern Illinois. The clearest part of Corey Thomas' career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Northern Illinois
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2012
Corey Thomas, DT. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Northern Illinois. Corey Thomas shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 17.7 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 37
- TFL
- 2
- QB hurries
- 1
- Passes defended
- 1
Quick Answers
Corey Thomas quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Northern Illinois · DT
- Career Tackles
- 37
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 5 entries · 11 games
- Best season
- 2016 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
- Top game
- Eastern Michigan
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Aspira Charter · Northern Illinois
- High school pipeline
- Aspira Charter · 1 FBS recruit · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 69 · Class 2016
- 2016 Tackles rank
- 37 tackles · DT 43rd (top 19%) · Mid-American 99th (top 19%) · National 1,110th (top 20%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2013 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2014 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 11 | 37 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 40.3 |
Related Context
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Corey Thomas played DT for Northern Illinois. Across 5 tracked seasons, Corey Thomas recorded 37 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Northern Illinois.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season
Northern Illinois paired 4 primary output with 17.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 17.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2016 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Eastern Michigan
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2016 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
0.4
Efficiency
17.7
Usage
3.8
Consistency
12.1
Best Game by takeover score
Eastern Michigan
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Wyoming: 0. South Florida: 0. San Diego State: 0. Western Illinois: 0. Ball State: 0. Western Michigan: 1. Central Michigan: 0. Bowling Green: 0. Toledo: 1. Eastern Michigan: 1. Kent State: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Wyoming: 3 by 12.5. South Florida: 3 by 12.5. San Diego State: 2 by 8.3. Western Illinois: 1 by 4.2. Ball State: 2 by 8.3. Western Michigan: 3 by 22.5. Central Michigan: 5 by 20.8. Bowling Green: 4 by 16.7. Toledo: 3 by 22.5. Eastern Michigan: 7 by 39.2. Kent State: 4 by 26.7
Split Comparison
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Wins0.5 · Games = 4 · +0.2 vs Losses
Losses0.3 · Games = 7 · -0.2 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Eastern Michigan
Best efficiency game
39.2 vs Eastern Michigan
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 11/25 | @ Kent State | W 31-21 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 11/17 | @ Eastern Michigan | W 31-24 | 7 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 11/10 | vs Toledo | L 24-31 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Wed 11/2 | vs Bowling Green | W 45-20 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/15 | vs Central Michigan | L 28-34 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/8 | @ Western Michigan | L 30-45 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/1 | @ Ball State | W 31-24 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/24 | vs Western Illinois | L 23-28 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/17 | vs San Diego State | L 28-42 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | @ South Florida | L 17-48 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/4 | @ Wyoming | L 34-40 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Corey Thomas story
Corey Thomas built his college career from 2012 through 2016 as a defensive tackle from Chicago, IL wearing No. 69, spending time with Northern Illinois. The clearest part of Corey Thomas' career was his defensive production: 37 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, and 1 pass defended across 11 career games in the available record. That gives Corey Thomas' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Northern Illinois
2012-2016
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20122013201420152016
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2013 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 4 | 17.7 | 3.8 | 4 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Eastern Michigan
Week 12 · W 31-24 · Conference game
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1
Havoc Plays
77.5 takeover
1 disruption/tackle impact with 77.5 takeover score.
#2
@ Western Michigan
Week 6 · L 30-45 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
63.3 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 63.3 takeover score.
#3
@ Kent State
Week 13 · W 31-21 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
61.1 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 61.1 takeover score.
#4
vs Toledo
Week 11 · L 24-31 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
45.8 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 45.8 takeover score.
#5
vs Central Michigan
Week 7 · L 28-34 · Conference game
0
Havoc Plays
17.2 takeover
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 17.2 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
4 primary output · 17.7 efficiency · 3.8 usage
40.3
#2
2012 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
#3
2013 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
Milestones
3
Impact games
0
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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