East Texas Baptist University Athletics

Career Highs

• Tackles: 7 vs. Austin College (9/8/12)
• Solo Tackles: 4 vs. Mississippi College (10/26/12)
• Assisted Tackles: 5 vs. Austin College (9/8/12)
• Sacks: 1 vs. Louisiana College (10/6/12)
• TFL/Yds: 1.5 for six yards vs. Louisiana College (10/6/12)
• Fumbles Forced: none
• Fumbles Recovered: 1, 2 times; last vs. Louisiana College (10/6/12)
• Interceptions: none
• Blocked kicks: none
• Quarterback Hurries: 1, 2 times; last vs. Howard Payne (10/20/12)
• Breakups: 1 vs. Austin College (9/10/11)

2012 (junior)

• Started and played in all 10 games as a defensive lineman
• Finished with 30 tackles, four TFLs, and one sack
• Recorded 14 solo tackles and 16 assisted tackles
• Set career-high of seven tackles vs. Austin College (9/8)
• Recovered two fumbles
• Recoveries came vs. Willamette (9/14) and Louisiana College (10/6)
• First career sack on the season came vs. Louisiana College for a half yard loss
• Posted five tackles vs. Louisiana College
• Only quarterback hurry came vs. Howard Payne (10/20)
• Tackles for loss came vs. Louisiana College (6 yards), Austin College (1 yard), Howard Payne (0.5 yards), and Mary Hardin-Baylor (11/3) (2 yards)
• Against Howard Payne, Mississippi College (10/26), and Mary Hardin-Baylor had four tackles

2011 (sophomore)

• Played in nine games seeing a lot of playing time rotating in on defensive line
• Recorded 19 tackles with eight solo and 11 assisted
• Finished with three TFLs, one quarterback hurry, and one breakup
• First collegiate tackle came vs. Austin College (9/10) finishing with three in the game
• Had season high four tackles, three times, vs. Louisiana College (10/8), Mary Hardin-Baylor (10/22), and Howard Payne (11/5)
• Quarterback hurry came vs. Mississippi College (10/15)
• Only career breakup was on Sept. 10 vs. Austin College
• Had at least one tackle in seven of the nine games played
• First collegiate game was on Sept. 3 vs. Wesley College
• Tackle for losses were vs. Hardin-Simmons (10/1) for two yards, Mississippi College for four yards, and Howard Payne for half a yard
• Season-high three solo tackles vs. Louisiana College
• Season-high four assisted tackles vs. Mary Hardin-Baylor

2010 (freshman)

• Member of the JV team

Gladewater High School

• Lettered three years in football for coach Scott Callaway
• Played as a defensive lineman
• Voted onto all-district first-team in football
• Named a team captain
• Texas State Champion in power lifting
• Made the top 10% in his class and was eighth in his class in GPA
• Also was a power lifter
• Graduated in 2010

Personal

• Son of Quinn and Monica Thomas
• Born on August 5, 1992
• Majoring in history

Favorites

• Hobbies: Hanging out with family
• Food: Steak
• Book: The Bible
• Most Influential Person: His mother