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Retrospective scouting report · Class of 2014Consensus #100
G· Round 3

Brandon
Thomas.

Brandon Thomas
Sickos Grade
56.8/100
Pre-draft #100

Clemson official athletic logoClemson· 6'3"· 317 lb· 5.09s 40

/ Recruiting profile
★★★☆☆stars.8370
National · #1627HS class · 2020
North Little Rock, AR
247Sports composite via CFBD
R3 · #100 · San Francisco 49ers
02Scheme fit
Ideal system

Brandon Thomas projects best in a zone-heavy run scheme that prioritizes athletic offensive linemen capable of movement and reaching second-level defenders.

Zone Scheme GuardPulling GuardReach Blocker
Best role

Immediate starter at guard, with the ceiling to be a long-term anchor in a zone blocking scheme due to his athleticism and agility.

Wrong fit

A traditional power gap scheme would neutralize his primary athletic advantages, making him a subpar option.

Thomas's agility and size are well-suited for a zone scheme, allowing him to be a dynamic presence in both run blocking and pass protection.

04The evaluation

Selected #100 overall in Round 3 of the 2014 NFL Draft by San Francisco 49ers out of Clemson.

07Athletic testing
Height
6'3"
Weight
317 lb
40 yd
5.09s
Vertical
29"
Broad
8'2"
3-cone
8.13s
Shuttle
4.83s
Bench
35
Relative Athletic Score
6.22
/10 · official

Relative Athletic Score (Kent Lee Platte) benchmarks combine/pro-day numbers against every measured prospect at the position since 1987. 10.00 is elite; 5.00 is average.

06Athletic profilevs. G on Big Board
40VERTBRD3CSHTLBNCH

— — — positional median (p50)

40 yd
5.09sp50
Vertical
29inp50
Broad jump
98inp50
Three-cone
8.13sp50
Shuttle
4.83sp50
Bench
35repp50
08College production
YrTeamGRecYdsTD
2011Clemson13101
Career13101

A dash means the figure is not published by a source we trust — never a zero we invented.

/ Efficiency, 2024
good
Predicted Points Added / play
+0.304
percentile at position
82%
PPA · pass
+0.451
PPA · rush
+0.288
CFBD PPA — 0 = league-average play
/ Usage share, 2024
8.2%of team plays
43 percentile at positionMemphis
Pass plays · 1.5%Run plays · 15.7%Third down · 8.7%Passing downs · 4.3%
CFBD usage — share of the offense's plays involving the player
Share of production2024 · Memphis
3%of the offense's positive expected-points output
Production share3%
Snap share8%
  • Seth HeniganQB24%
  • Roc TaylorWR10%
  • Mario AndersonRB9%

#12 of 16 tracked contributors · Production leaned on volume · Offense explosiveness 1.34 (p83) · CFBD — usage x PPA per tracked player

10In hindsight

Everything above is the pre-draft evaluation. This section is what actually happened — updated year over year.

Pro Bowls
0
All-Pro
0
Seasons
0
Career AV

Brandon Thomas suffered a torn ACL before his rookie season and never played a regular season NFL game. He spent time on practice squads but did not make an active roster.

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