Cameron Thomas (born July 1, 2000) is an American football linebacker for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at San Diego State and was drafted by the Cardinals in the third round of the 2022 NFL Draft.
_(cropped).jpg) Thomas with the Cardinals in 2022 | |||||||
| No. 97 – Arizona Cardinals | |||||||
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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||||
| Personal information | |||||||
| Born: | July 1, 2000 San Diego, California, U.S. | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 267 lb (121 kg) | ||||||
| Career information | |||||||
| High school: | Carlsbad (Carlsbad, California) | ||||||
| College: | San Diego State (2018–2021) | ||||||
| NFL draft: | 2022 / Round: 3 / Pick: 87 | ||||||
| Career history | |||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of 2023 | |||||||
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| Player stats at NFL.com · PFR | |||||||
Early years edit
Thomas grew up in Carlsbad, California and attended Carlsbad High School.[1] He committed to play college football at San Diego State over offers from Oregon State, Wyoming and Navy.[2]
College career edit
Thomas redshirted his true freshman season.[3] As a redshirt freshman, he was named first-team All-Mountain West Conference and a second-team freshman All-American by The Athletic after finishing the season with 49 tackles, nine tackles for loss, and 5.5 sacks.[4][5] Thomas had four sacks and 9.5 tackles for loss and repeated as a first-team All-Mountain West selection in SDSU's COVID-19-shortened 2020 season.[6][7]
Thomas repeated as a first-team All-Mountain West selection as a redshirt junior and was named the conference Defensive Player of the Year.[8] Thomas was also named a second-team All-American by the Associated Press, Football Writers Association of America, Walter Camp Foundation, and the Sporting News.[9]
Professional career edit
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | ||||
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| 6 ft 4+1⁄8 in (1.93 m) |
267 lb (121 kg) |
32+1⁄2 in (0.83 m) |
10+1⁄4 in (0.26 m) |
4.25 s | 6.91 s | 33.5 in (0.85 m) |
9 ft 2 in (2.79 m) |
24 reps | ||||
| All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day[10][11] | ||||||||||||
Thomas was selected in the third round (87th overall) by the Arizona Cardinals in the 2022 NFL Draft.[12]
References edit
- ^ Foster, Brandon (July 3, 2017). "2018 Wyoming target: Cameron Thomas". Casper Star-Tribune. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
- ^ Puterski, Steve (February 15, 2018). "High school football stars pick colleges". The Coast News. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
- ^ Leonard, Tod (October 16, 2019). "Carlsbad brothers' sibling rivalry paying off big for SDSU football". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
- ^ Paris, Jay (July 23, 2020). "Sports Talk: Ex-Lancer Thomas shows his mettle for Aztecs". The Coast News. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
- ^ Fragoza, James (July 22, 2020). "SDSU's Cameron Thomas Named to Outland and Nagurski Trophy Watch Lists". MWC Connection. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
- ^ Kenney, Kirk (July 22, 2021). "Three Aztecs selected to preseason all-Mountain West football team". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
- ^ Kenerly, Matthew (August 23, 2021). "2021 Mountain West Football Top 50 Players: #9, San Diego State DE Cameron Thomas". Mountain West Wire. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
- ^ Kenney, Kirk (November 30, 2021). "Aztecs dominate Mountain West awards — led by Cameron Thomas, Matt Araiza and Brady Hoke". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved December 17, 2021.
- ^ "Araiza, Thomas Named Sporting News' All-Americans". GoAztecs.com. December 14, 2021. Retrieved December 17, 2021.
- ^ "Cameron Thomas Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved March 28, 2022.
- ^ "2022 Draft Scout Cameron Thomas, San Diego State NFL Draft Scout College Football Profile". draftscout.com. Retrieved March 28, 2022.
- ^ Urban, Darren (April 29, 2022). "Cardinals Take Pass Rushers Cameron Thomas, Myjai Sanders In Third Round". AZCardinals.com. Retrieved February 15, 2023.