Thomas Collins
UCF Knights
91
Elite

Thomas Collins

UCF KnightsAverage
RDTDefenseEliteTRANSFER · Oregon State
Projected Starter

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Thomas Collins is the projected starter at RDT for UCF Knights.

Redshirt junior · #99 · 6'1", 295 lbs

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Depth at RDT · UCF Knights

  1. 19991Thomas CollinsStarter
  2. 29278Jeffson Lafontant
  3. 35460Trenton Turner

UCF Starting Lineup

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The Story

Elite-Tier Talent

A 3-star recruit out of RIG Academy, ranked #1,304 nationally coming out of high school. This season: 30 tackles, 4.5 TFL, 0.5 sacks. That's 4% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 91 overall (Elite tier).

Recruit3★ · #1,304 NatlTeam Share4%
[hometown — wires from CFBD /roster]
Jersey
#99
Class
RS JR/TR
Height
6'1"
Weight
295 lbs
Transfer
Oregon State

Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
—304.50.5

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
0.8539
National Rank
#1304
High School
RIG Academy

Why this rating?

On a 85-rated defense; 75th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.83 for competition level) put them +6 vs unit starters → 91.

Team defense (SP+)
85
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 75% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 29% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.83)
Depth-chart adjustment
+6 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 10LOKSTTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 42-28

Oct 3LHOUTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 27-17

Sep 26WTCUTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
1
SACK
0.5
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 21-13

Sep 19WGASTTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 44-30

Sep 12LPITTTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 12-7

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

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Team Role

30 tkl · 4.5 TFL · 0.5 sacks
Usage / Involvement100%
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