Linebacker, NC State, 2019–22
Drake Thomas
- Number
- No. 32
- Height
- 6′0″
- Weight
- 230 lb
- Class (2022)
- Junior
- Hometown
- Wake Forest, NC
- Born
- Feb 25, 2000, in Wake Forest, North Carolina
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Drake Thomas played linebacker at NC State (2019–22).
At a glance
Career highs
15tackles, career highvs. Louisville, 20212sacks, career highfive times; last vs. Boston College, 2022Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | NC State | 32 | LB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2020 | NC State | 32 | LB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2021 | NC State | 32 | LB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2022 | NC State | 32 | LB | Jr. (Yr 4) | 6′0″ | 230 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2022 NC State 13 games, 91 tackles, 7.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | at East Carolina | W 21–20 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | vs. Charleston Southern | W 55–3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 17 | vs. Texas Tech | W 27–14 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | vs. UConn | W 41–10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | at Clemson | L 20–30 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | vs. Florida State | W 19–17 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 15 | at Syracuse | L 9–24 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 27 | vs. Virginia Tech | W 22–21 | 8 | 2 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | vs. Wake Forest | W 30–21 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | vs. Boston College | L 20–21 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 19 | at Louisville | L 10–25 | 7 | 4 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | at North Carolina | W 30–27 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 30 ✦ | vs. Maryland | L 12–16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2021 NC State 12 games, 99 tackles, 6 sacks, 3 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. South Florida | W 45–0 | 8 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 11 | at Mississippi State | L 10–24 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 18 | vs. Furman | W 45–7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 25 | vs.Clemson | W 27–21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 2 | vs. Louisiana Tech | W 34–27 | 9 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 16 | atBoston College | W 33–7 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 23 | at Miami | L 30–31 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 30 | vs.Louisville | W 28–13 | 15 | 7 | 2.5 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 6 | atFlorida State | W 28–14 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 13 | atWake Forest | L 42–45 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 20 | vs.Syracuse | W 41–17 | 8 | 2 | 2.5 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | vs.North Carolina | W 34–30 | 9 | 4 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 NC State 10 games, 58 tackles, 3 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19 | vs.Wake Forest | W 45–42 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 26 | atVirginia Tech | L 24–45 | 7 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 3 | at Pittsburgh | W 30–29 | 6 | 3 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 10 | at Virginia | W 38–21 | 7 | 4 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | vs. Duke | W 31–20 | 10 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 24 | atNorth Carolina | L 21–48 | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 14 | vs.Florida State | W 38–22 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 21 | vs. Liberty | W 15–14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 28 | atSyracuse | W 36–29 | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 5 | vs. Georgia Tech | W 23–13 | 4 | 3 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2019 NC State 10 games, 34 tackles, 2.5 sacks, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs.East Carolina | W 34–6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. Western Carolina | W 41–0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | at West Virginia | L 27–44 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | vs. Ball State | W 34–23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | atFlorida State | L 13–31 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | atBoston College | L 24–45 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | atWake Forest | L 10–44 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 9 | vs.Clemson | L 10–55 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | vs.Louisville | L 20–34 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 21 | atGeorgia Tech | L 26–28 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Pro day 2023 |
|---|---|
| Height | 5′11¼″ |
| Weight | 223 lb |
| Arm length | 29⅝″ |
| Hand size | 9⅜″ |
| Wingspan | 72¼″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.70 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.63 s |
| Vertical jump | 36½″ |
| Broad jump | 9′8″ |
| Bench press | 18 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 7.10 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.31 s |
Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
4 seasons, 32 games with a stat; latest team: Seattle Seahawks.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Seattle Seahawks | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Seattle Seahawks | 9 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Seattle Seahawks | 16 | 94 | 3.5 | 1 |
| 2026 (so far) | Seattle Seahawks | 5 | 35 | 1 | 1 |
| NFL career | 32 | 143 | 4.5 | 2 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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