Usage Score
3.2
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 16.7 disruption score.
Efficiency
16.7
Consistency
9.1
Season Value
9.2
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 5
- Program Path
- Northern Illinois
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Kent State
Scouting Read
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Corey Thomas, DT. Best season Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season · Northern Illinois. Corey Thomas shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 16.7 disruption score.
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 3 primary output with 16.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 16.7 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: Kent State
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
0.3
Efficiency
16.7
Usage
3.2
Consistency
9.1
Best Game by takeover score
Kent State
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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. Unknown: 0. Ball State: 0. Western Michigan: 1. Central Michigan: 0. Bowling Green: 0. Toledo: 1. Eastern Michigan: 0. 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. Unknown: 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 29.2. Kent State: 4 by 26.7
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins0.3 · Games = 4 · -0.1 vs Losses
Losses0.3 · Games = 6 · +0.1 vs Wins
First Half0.2 · Games = 6 · -0.2 vs Second Half
Second Half0.4 · Games = 5 · +0.2 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Kent State
Best efficiency game
29.2 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 Unknown | — | 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 | — | — |
Career Arc
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Northern Illinois
2012-2016
Opening stop
Season 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 | 3 | 16.7 | 3.2 | 3 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Kent State
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1
Primary metric
1 disruption/tackle impact with 44.8 takeover score.
#2
Western Michigan
1
Primary metric
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 43.5 takeover score.
#3
Toledo
1
Primary metric
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 41.4 takeover score.
#4
Eastern Michigan
0
Primary metric
Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 11.1 takeover score.
#5
Central Michigan
0
Primary metric
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 8.2 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2016 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
3 primary output · 16.7 efficiency · 3.2 usage
9.2
#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
0
Impact games
0
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
2★
Class 2012 · Rating 0.7333
Aspira Charter · Chicago, IL
- Committed To
- Northern Illinois
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2012
Career Facts
1
Career teams
5
Seasons tracked
37
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 11 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.