Tyler Thomas
Kentucky Wildcats
74
Average

Tyler Thomas

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DEDefenseAverageTRANSFER · South Alabama
3rd String

Is Tyler Thomas starting?

Tyler Thomas is listed 3rd string at DE for Kentucky Wildcats.

Redshirt junior · #97 · 6'5", 260 lbs

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Depth at DE · Kentucky Wildcats

  1. 19074Mi'Quise Humphrey-GraceStarter
  2. 2674Ahmad Breaux
  3. 39774Tyler ThomasYou
  4. 42369Brian Robinson

Kentucky Starting Lineup

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Top defensive linemen in the SEC

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Up next for Kentucky

Kentucky plays Tennessee away on Sat, Nov 7. The listed kickoff time is 06:15 PM ET.

The Story

Making His Case

A 3-star recruit out of Dickinson, ranked #557 nationally coming out of high school. This season: 16 tackles, 3 TFL, 2 sacks. That's 4% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 74 overall (Average tier).

Recruit3★ · #557 NatlTeam Share4%
Mobile, AL
Jersey
#97
Class
RS JR/TR
Height
6'5"
Weight
260 lbs
Transfer
South Alabama

Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
—1632

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

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8844
National Rank
#557
High School
Dickinson
Hometown
Dickinson, TX

Why this rating?

On a 86-rated defense; 72th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.80 for competition level) put them +2 vs unit starters → 74. Capped to the teammate ahead of them on the depth chart.

Team defense (SP+)
86
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 72% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 34% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.80)
Depth-chart adjustment
+2 for role; −12 depth penalty

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 3WSCTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 35-34 OT

Sep 19WTA&MTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 31-21

Sep 5WYSUTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 45-13

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

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Team Role

16 tkl · 3 TFL · 2 sacks
Usage / Involvement80%
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