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Keaton Thomas

Baylor · Linebacker · 2024-25

TKL
196
TFL
15
SACKS
5

Career totals · 2 seasons with stats

Scouting Report

Thomas was a first-team all-conference pick in 2024.

From 2024 to 2025, Thomas recorded 196 tackles, 15 tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks and 2 interceptions.

In 17-0 that career earns a 74 overall, the 2nd-highest linebacker rating at Baylor since 1990 and No. 21 among all linebackers of the 2025-Present era.

Honors & Awards

  1. 2024
    • First-team all-conference
  2. 2025
    • Second-team all-conference

Season by Season

Keaton Thomas season-by-season statistics at Baylor
SeasonTklTFLSacksPDInt
20249783.501
2025997131
Total196154.532

Seasons with tracked stats at Baylor. Coverage starts in 2006; tackles, sacks and passes defended start in 2016 (shown as – before then).

Rating by Era

  • 2020-2024 eraLB74
  • 2025-Present eraLB74

Baylor Teammates

  1. 90Michael Trigg2024-25TE
  2. 86Jalen Pitre2017-21S
  3. 75Abram Smith2017-21RB
  4. 75JT Woods2018-21S
  5. 75Terrel Bernard2017-21LB
  6. 74Matt Jones2019-24LB
  7. 74Trestan Ebner2017-21RB
  8. 74Siaki Ika2021-22EDGE
  9. 72Josh Cameron2022-25WR
  10. 72Sawyer Robertson2023-25QB

Full Baylor all-time roster

Top Linebackers of the 2025-Present Era

  1. 91Jacob RodriguezTexas Tech · 2022-25LB
  2. 88Xavier AtkinsAuburn · 2025LB
  3. 86CJ AllenGeorgia · 2023-25LB
  4. 86Kyle LouisPittsburgh · 2023-25LB
  5. 86Teitum TuiotiOregon · 2023-25LB
  6. 86Arvell ReeseOhio State · 2023-25LB
  7. 83Anthony Hill Jr.Texas · 2023-25LB
  8. 83Aiden FisherIndiana · 2024-25LB

Best college linebackers since 1990Best Big 12 players

Sources: Wikipedia (Keaton Thomas) and its All-America, all-conference, award and program statistical-leader pages; season statistics and NFL Draft data from CollegeFootballData.com. Ratings are 17-0's own estimates, graded within each era. How ratings work.