Kevin Thomas (born September 20, 1986) is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Indianapolis Colts in the third round of the 2010 NFL draft. He played college football for the USC Trojans.
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| Born: | September 20, 1986 St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 192 lb (87 kg) | ||||||
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| High school: | Oxnard (CA) Rio Mesa | ||||||
| College: | USC | ||||||
| NFL draft: | 2010 / round: 3 / pick: 94 | ||||||
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Early life
editThomas's prep career included being named a Super Prep All-American, Prep Star All-American, Rivals 100, Tacoma News Tribune Western 100, All-CIF Southern Section first-team, All-CIF Division IV and Los Angeles Times All-Ventura/North Coast pick as a senior defensive back and wide receiver. During his senior year at Rio Mesa High School he recorded 81 tackles and 5 interceptions on defense and 27 receptions for 430 yards with 5 touchdowns on offense.
College career
editIn his freshman year in 2005, Thomas played in 9 games as a reserve cornerback and on special teams. In his sophomore season in 2006, Thomas was injured but played in 4 games. In his junior season in 2007, Thomas was injured and redshirted. In his redshirt junior year in 2008, Thomas played in all 13 games. In his redshirt senior year in 2009, Thomas started all 13 games and was named Second-team All-Pac-10.
Professional career
editIndianapolis Colts
editThomas was drafted by the Indianapolis Colts with the 94th pick in the 2010 NFL draft.[1] Missed the entire 2010 season due to a knee injury.
Philadelphia Eagles
editOn August 2, 2012, Thomas was traded to the Philadelphia Eagles along with a conditional 2013 seventh round draft pick for linebackers Moise Fokou and Greg Lloyd, Jr.[2]
Toronto Argonauts
editOn April 4, 2014, he signed with the Toronto Argonauts along with his former USC teammate, Kyle Moore.[3] He was released by the Argonauts on June 2, 2014.[4]
References
edit- ^ "2010 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
- ^ Kevin Thomas heads to Eagles after trade from Colts
- ^ "ARGOS SIGN TWO FORMER TROJANS ON DEFENCE". Archived from the original on April 7, 2014. Retrieved April 5, 2014.
- ^ "2014 TRANSACTIONS". argonauts.ca. Archived from the original on August 2, 2014. Retrieved August 31, 2014.