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Starling Thomas

CB · ARI

26 yrs

UAB

Description

Position: CB
Team: ARI
Status: ACT
Born: 2000-01-25
Age: 26
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 194 lb
College: UAB
Draft: 2023 · R? · Pick ? · ?
Rookie yr: 2023

Contract

ACTIVE

APY: $1.5M/yr
Total: $1.5M
Guaranteed: $325K
% of cap: 0.5%
Term: 2026–2027 (1y)

Career Résumé

2 seasons

Seasons	2 2023–2024
Games	27
Tackles	79
Sacks	0.0
TFL	2
INT	0

2026 Projection

Stat	Floor	Median	Ceiling	vs ’25	Δ
Forced Fumbles	0.00	1.22	2.22	1.00	+0.22
Interceptions	0.00	0.78	3.99	0.00	+0.78
Passes Defended	2.03	6.45	13.4	6.00	+0.45
Solo Tackles	19.8	40.0	60.8	27.0	+13.0

Floor · Median · Ceiling · assumes a full 17-game season

Year	Tm	G	Solo	Ast	Comb	Sk	QBH	TFL	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	MTkl	MT%	Tgt	Cmp%	Y/Tgt	Rtg	aDOT
2024	ARI	17	27	16	43	0.0	0	1	0	6	1	0	0	3	6.0%	58	58.6%	7.8	100.6	11.0
2023	ARI	10	33	3	36	0.0	0	1	0	5	0	0	0	2	5.0%	49	75.5%	7.7	131.0	9.4

College

Year	School	G	Solo	Ast	Comb	Int	PD
2022	UAB	—	19	—	19	—	14
2021	UAB	—	29	—	29	—	8
2019	UAB	—	16	—	16	—	2
2018	UAB	—	10	—	10	—	3

Career Milestones

league finishes · rank since 1999

Stat	Career	Since '99	Led	Top 5	Top 10
Solo Tkl	60	1763rd	—	—	—

League finishes among qualifying seasons (≥6 GP) · rank among recorded seasons since 1999 (excludes pre-1999)

Stat Profile

2025 · vs 289 peers

Solo/g

1.628

INT/g

049

PD/g

0.349

FF/g

0.170

TFL/g

0.136

PlayerMedian (50th)

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Career Highs

regular season

Stat	Game	When	Season
Tackles	8	2023 Wk16 vs CHI	43'24
Sacks	0	2023 Wk7 vs SEA	0'23
TFL	1	2023 Wk7 vs SEA	1'23
INT	0	2023 Wk7 vs SEA	0'23

Athletic Profile

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Comparable Players

2024 · stat-profile similarity

Isaiah RodgersMIN28y
16 solo · 0.0 sk · 0 INT
98%
vs
Rodney McLeodCLE35y
24 solo · 0.0 sk · 0 INT
97%
vs
Kindle VildorNE28y
10 solo · 0.0 sk · 0 INT
96%
vs
Adoree JacksonPHI30y
17 solo · 0.0 sk · 0 INT
95%
vs
Max MeltonARI24y
34 solo · 0.0 sk · 0 INT
95%
vs

Yr	Tm	Tackles	Sacks	TFL	INT
23	ARI	36	0.0	1	0
24	ARI	43▲	0.0	1	0

Coverage Report Card

as nearest defender

Yr	Tgt	Cmp%	Yds/Tgt	Rtg	aDOT	PD	INT
'24	58	58.6%	7.8	100.6	11.0	6	0
'23	49	75.5%	7.7	131.0	9.4	5	0

lower cmp% / yds-per-target / passer-rating allowed = better coverage

Coverage Profile

2025 · vs 450 peers

Tight Coverage

58.678

Limit Yds/Tgt

7.840

Limit Passer Rtg

100.641

Sure Tackling

669

Playmaking

669

PlayerMedian (50th)