CFB Zeitgeist Score
79
All-Conference in the position cohort. Carried by passes defended at the 91st percentile.
Andon Thomas
Below the discourse floor — the honest stats-only state.
112 TACKLES · 0.5 SACKS
2026 Outlook
Returning to Army for 2026
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · Army
Returning around him
- 25% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
- Transfer portal: -2 net (0 in / 2 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Army · Last season: 7-6 · Talent rank #134 · 2026 recruiting class #130
LB · ARMY · AMERICAN ATHLETIC
Andon Thomas
- 4
- #51
- 6-0 | 230 lb
- Liberty Hill, TX
Heisman Heat
#7924
<1% win probability
Fan Belief
Awaiting
Player-specific FI not yet ingested. Falls back to team mood below.
Respect Gap
Awaiting
Coming online with player-level FI.
Reality Gap
Awaiting
Coming online with player-level FI.
ACCOLADE PROBABILITY
Heisman
<1%
TOP LB AWARD
Butkus
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CONSENSUS
All-American
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Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR07 · Impact starter
Impact starter. Producing measurable value above replacement.
Not on team2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career arc · Season-by-season Standing
2 seasons on the ladder
★
2024
Army · LB
R09 · All-Conference HM / 2nd team
Recognized
2025
Army · LB
R09 · All-Conference HM / 2nd team
Recognized
Career Arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Army
NFL
NFL Draft
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Identity & Role
The durable bio layer: position, size, hometown, and roster role.
Recruiting Pedigree
How big the prospect was before college, and whether the later career arc beat that expectation.
| Class | Profile | Context |
|---|---|---|
| No recruiting profile is on file for this player. | ||
Transfer Arc
Portal movement changes role, context, and perception. This keeps that path in one place.
| Season | Move | Context |
|---|---|---|
| No transfer portal moves on file for this player. | ||
Heisman Lens · 2024 Season · Final
Where the player landed at the end of the listed season — final nowcast rank, win/finalist/ballot probabilities, and the cleanest official Heisman placement on file.
HIGH CONFIDENCE· through week 16Heisman Futures
Not yet listed on major futures markets.
No achievements unlocked yet this season.
Selector Grid · 2025
AP—
FWAA—
AFCA—
WCFF—
SN—
SI—
Today’s Hot-Take
The Hot-Take engine fires when this player’s percentile profile crosses a defensible threshold (top 10% in a cohort, 100+ snap sample). When it’s quiet, the model is honoring its “must be defensible” rule.
Anti-Take
PENDINGThe contrarian read fires when the rules-engine detects a stat that complicates the Hot-Take. Quiet here means the model hasn’t found a defensible counter yet — not that one doesn’t exist.
The Room on Andon Thomas
Fan sentiment · Awaiting signal
The Room reads fan conversation around a player — who’s talking, what they believe, and how that shifts. It publishes once weekly volume rebuilds; for most players that’s in-season, when game-week chatter spikes.
Cohort divergence map
Cohort divergence reads how different fanbases talk about this player. Returns once weekly mentions clear the publish floor.
Rival Radar
How rival fanbases talk about Andon Thomas
No rival-bucket mentions in the current season.
Signature Story
Awaiting candidate metric
He hasn't written his page yet — we'll start filling it in when there are enough snaps to rank against his peers.
Signature Moment
No signature moment on the ledger yet.
Returns once this player puts together a multi-game body of work — single-game flashes alone don't clear the bar.
Season Pace · Projection
Where the defensive totals stand
Through 13g
112Tackles
4Tackles for loss
0.5Sacks
Per game
9Tackles
0.3Tackles for loss
0Sacks
Final
112Tackles
4Tackles for loss
0.5Sacks
✓ Hit 80-tackle season · finished with 112.
✓ Hit 100-tackle season · finished with 112.
Why this is a rare defensive case
The fast read on the thing that makes this player more than a generic stat line.
Andon Thomas is trying to climb the steepest award hill in college football: a defensive candidacy. The hook is the disruption profile on Army's defense, with 0.5 sacks, 4.0 tackles for loss, and -- interceptions through the current loaded season. For a defender, the question is never just production; it is whether elite disruption and team context can become nationally undeniable.
2025 Season · Final
Traditional stats first. Advanced context underneath.
Last season
DEF season snapshot
2025 season snapshot | final
2025 season snapshot | finalData: CFBD player stats + local Heisman modelPeer context: same position + same level
Player identity What kind of player is this?
30-second read
What kind of player is this?
High-disruption defender | Coverage splash | High-volume tackler against FBS defenders.
2025 Season · Final
2025 season snapshot | final
Tackling & Disruption
TOT
112 100th
SOLO
65 100th
TFL
4.0 85th
SACK
0.5 70th
QBH
3 75th
Coverage & Takeaways
PD
5 90th
Game Log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 13 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 27-30vs Tarleton State | 14 | 9 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 14 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 24-21@ Kansas State | 9 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 38-45vs North Texas | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 5 | L 6-28@ East Carolina | 13 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 31-13@ UAB | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 24-7vs Charlotte | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 17-24@ Tulane | 8 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 20-17@ Air Force | 10 | 9 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | W 14-13vs Temple | 8 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | L 25-26vs Tulsa | 10 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 14 | W 27-24@ UTSA | 9 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 16 | L 16-17@ Navy | 11 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Bowl | W 41-16vs UConn | 5 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 112 | 65 | 4.0 | 0.5 | — | 5 |
Season-by-season tables Career rows + per-season box score
Advanced layer Usage, value, and context
Advanced metrics second
Advanced Metrics
Usage, value, and opponent-adjusted context.
TFL, sacks, and QB hurries are grouped together because defensive Heisman cases are usually built on visible havoc, not on tackle counts alone.
Pass breakups, interceptions, and forced fumbles matter because national awards voters respond to plays that change possessions and highlight reels.
Every percentile is compared against players at the same position and level, so an FBS quarterback is judged against FBS quarterbacks, not the whole sport.
The top tables stick to the stats fans already know from broadcasts and box scores. Advanced context is pushed underneath instead of replacing the basics.
Open full stat explorer
| Group | Metric | Value | Rank | Pct | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Defense | Total tackles | 112 | #22/4942 | 100th pct | Volumevs FBS DEF |
| Defense | TFL | 4.0 | #738/4972 | 85th pct | Disruptionvs FBS DEF |
| Defense | Sacks | 0.5 | #1501/4972 | 70th pct | Disruptionvs FBS DEF |
| Defense | Pass breakups | 5 | #218/2184 | 90th pct | Coveragevs FBS DEF |
| Defense | QB hurries | 3 | #462/1878 | 75th pct | Disruptionvs FBS DEF |
| Defense | Solo tackles | 65 | #4/4584 | 100th pct | Volumevs FBS DEF |
Player Standing
Universal 17-step ladder. Tier pills below; accolade streams nested.
ALL-CONF HM
On-team2-deepStartingRecognizedEliteApex
ALL-CONF HM · Rung 9 of 16
Why he’s here
All-Conference honorable mention / 2nd team — the recognition has started.
What moves him up
A best-at-position run lifts to 1st team.
What moves him down
A back-end conference finish drops out of the honor list.
Accolade streams
Status—Awaiting tracker
The Butkus award tracker integrates per-week probability once a dedicated scraper for this award lands. Confirmed past winners and finalists for this player will surface here.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 7.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.7 |
| Road7g | 9.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
Win vs Loss
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wins7g | 7.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| Losses6g | 10.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 8.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 9.3 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
Pocket and defense-quality (clean vs. pressure) splits are coming soon.
Savant · Box-rate percentiles
Where this profile ranks vs the LB cohort
79All-Conference
Elite: solo tackles (99th). Strength: tackles (99th).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Advanced Savant · LB · 2024
Percentile Card
Advanced opponent-adjusted percentile bars are coming soon for this player.
P4G5All FBS
Advanced Savant
Opponent-adjusted advanced metrics with a cohort filter.
Advanced opponent-adjusted metrics are coming soon for this player. Selected cohort: P4.
Peer Comparator · Fingerprint match
Three closest profiles by box-rate percentile
Andon ThomasArmyEli BlakeyMiami (OH)· 94% simBryce BoettcherOregon· 92% simBaron HopsonKennesaw State· 90% sim
Solo tackles
Tackles
Passes defended
QB hurries
Tackles for loss
Sacks
Closest peers by overall box-score percentile profile at the same position.
Player DNA
The Every-Down Linebacker
Leads the team in tackles and rarely leaves the field.
LB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Aiden Fisher’s 2024 season.
Aiden Fisher
85%match
All-Big TenNFL Rd 7
#2
Seth Benson
80%
#3
Aiden Fisher
All-Sun BeltNFL Rd 7
80%
#4
Colin Schooler
78%
#5
Matt Salopek
77%
Matches Aiden on
Tackle volume
Sack rate
Class year
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Aiden Fisher's sophomore season at James Madison (2023).
Aiden Fisher
86%match
All-Big TenNFL Rd 7
#2
Seth Benson
All-Big Ten
85%
#3
Nick Jackson
85%
#4
Matt Salopek
All-MAC
85%
#5
Colin Schooler
85%
Matches Aiden on
TFL rate
PD rate
Sack rate
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Monken
Pass share
14.5%
125 pass / 740 run
Plays / game
66.5
13 games
OL sack rate (allowed)
3.8%
104 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Coaching Lineage · 2024–2025
1 coach2024
Jeff Monken
Army
2025
Jeff Monken
Army
Played his entire career under Jeff Monken.
Bio · Recruiting · Transfer · Roster
Off-field context — switch tabs to drill into recruit profile, transfer arc, or roster timeline.
HometownLiberty Hill, TX
Height6'0"
Weight230 lb
Class4
PositionLB
Jersey51
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Current teamArmy
ConferenceAmerican Athletic
Joined2025
Career arc4 season(s)
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
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ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2025)
All-AAC
Trophy Case · Detail
Every honor on the ledger, broken out by stream and selector.
2 all-conference honors
Conference-level recognition helps anchor whether a player is merely statistically loud or actually viewed as elite within his competitive lane.
Honors Timeline
Season-end distinction and week-by-week recognition on one timeline.
| Season | Honor | Scope | Team / Selector | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | All-AAC | all_conference | Army | AAC | LB |
| 2024 | All-AAC | all_conference | Army | AAC | LB |
Heisman By Year
Modeled rank and official finish by season.
| Season | Team | Role | Latest Model | Forecast | Win | Finalist | Official Finish | Points | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Army | LB4 | #7924 | #7983 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W16 snapshot | American Athletic |
| 2023 | Army | LB4 | #13577 | #13444 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W19 snapshot | FBS Independents |
| 2022 | Army | LB4 | #12642 | #12392 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W20 snapshot | FBS Independents |
Roster Timeline
Team, conference, and class by season.
| Season | Team | Conference | Pos | Class | Bio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Army | American Athletic | LB | 4 | No. 51 | 6-0 | 230 lb | Liberty Hill, TX |
| 2024 | Army | American Athletic | LB | 4 | No. 51 | 6-0 | 230 lb | Liberty Hill, TX |
| 2023 | Army | FBS Independents | LB | 4 | No. 51 | 6-0 | 230 lb | Liberty Hill, TX |
| 2022 | Army | FBS Independents | LB | 4 | No. 51 | 6-0 | 230 lb | Liberty Hill, TX |