Usage Score
2
Player Dossier
2013-2017Rice
Cole Thomas
S • 6'1" • 200 lbs • Katy, TX, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Cole Thomas shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 20.8 disruption score.
Efficiency
12.9
Consistency
7.4
Season Value
7.7
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season · Rice
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 5
- Program Path
- Rice
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Stanford
Scouting Read
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Cole Thomas, S. Best season Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season · Rice. Cole Thomas shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 20.8 disruption score.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season
Rice paired 5 primary output with 20.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 12.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2017 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: UTSA
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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2016 Regular Season · Rice
Games
9
Havoc Plays / G
0.2
Efficiency
12.9
Usage
2
Consistency
7.4
Best Game by takeover score
Stanford
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Army: 0. Southern Miss: 0. UTSA: 1. Unknown: 0. Louisiana Tech: 0. Florida Atlantic: 0. Charlotte: 0. UTEP: 1. Stanford: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Army: 2 by 8.3. Southern Miss: 1 by 4.2. UTSA: 3 by 22.5. Unknown: 1 by 4.2. Louisiana Tech: 6 by 25. Florida Atlantic: 5 by 20.8. Charlotte: 3 by 12.5. UTEP: 1 by 14.2. Stanford: 1 by 4.2
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins0.5 · Games = 2 · +0.3 vs Losses
Losses0.2 · Games = 6 · -0.3 vs Wins
First Half0.2 · Games = 5 · -0.0 vs Second Half
Second Half0.3 · Games = 4 · +0.0 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
9 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
UTSA
Best efficiency game
25 vs Louisiana Tech
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 11/27 | @ Stanford | L 17-41 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/19 | vs UTEP | W 44-24 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/12 | @ Charlotte | W 22-21 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/5 | vs Florida Atlantic | L 25-42 | 5 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/29 | @ Louisiana Tech | L 16-61 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/22 | vs Unknown | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/15 | vs UTSA | L 13-14 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/1 | @ Southern Miss | L 28-44 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | @ Army | L 14-31 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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Rice
2013-2017
Opening stop
Season Progression
20132014201520162017
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Rice | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2014 Regular Season | Rice | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Rice | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Rice | 2 | 12.9 | 2 | 2 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Rice | 5 | 20.8 | 8.3 | 3 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Stanford
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Primary metric
2 disruption/tackle impact with 43.3 takeover score.
#2
UTSA
1
Primary metric
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 41.5 takeover score.
#3
UTEP
1
Primary metric
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 38.4 takeover score.
#4
Army
1
Primary metric
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 34.8 takeover score.
#5
UTEP
1
Primary metric
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 25.1 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2017 Regular Season · Rice
5 primary output · 20.8 efficiency · 8.3 usage
30.6
#2
2016 Regular Season · Rice
7.7
2 primary · 12.9 efficiency · 2 usage
#3
2013 Regular Season · Rice
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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
3★
Class 2021 · Rating 0.8017
Central · Tuscaloosa, AL
- Committed To
- South Alabama
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2021
Career Facts
1
Career teams
5
Seasons tracked
36
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 14 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.