Amar Thomas
James Madison Dukes
84
Good

Amar Thomas

James Madison DukesAverage
JACKDefenseGood
Projected Starter

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Amar Thomas is the projected starter at JACK for James Madison Dukes.

Redshirt senior · #8 · 6'0", 240 lbs

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Depth at JACK · James Madison Dukes

  1. 1884Amar ThomasStarter
  2. 21771Danny Royster
  3. 3066Mason Purham

James Madison Starting Lineup

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Top defensive linemen in the Sun Belt

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Up next for James Madison

James Madison plays Southern Miss away on Thu, Nov 5. The listed kickoff time is 08:00 PM ET.

The Story

Making His Case

In 2025: 40 tackles, 6.5 TFL, 2 sacks. That's 5% of the team's production at his spot and 89th-percentile production nationally — good for a 84 overall (Good tier).

3-Yr Total64 tackles · 3.5 sacksTeam Share5%Percentile89th
Upper Marlboro, MD
Jersey
#8
Class
RS SR
Height
6'0"
Weight
240 lbs

Career Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
2025406.52
2024191.51.5
202350.50

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

High School
Dr. Henry Wise
Hometown
Upper Marlboro, MD

Why this rating?

On a 77-rated defense; 89th-percentile production (×0.86 for competition level) put them +7 vs unit starters → 84.

Team defense (SP+)
77
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 89% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 70% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.86)
Depth-chart adjustment
+7 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 29LTROYTKL 6
TKL
6
SOLO
5
SACK
2
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 24-21 OT

Oct 22LAPPTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 34-31 OT

Oct 17WGASTTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 49-22

Sep 26WODUTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
0
SACK
1
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 46-20

Sep 20WSDSUTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 26-13

Sep 12WWAGTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 87-3

Sep 5WLIBTKL 7
TKL
7
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 20-13

Amar Thomas's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

40 tkl · 6.5 TFL · 2 sacks
Usage / Involvement100%
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