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Senior
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| Hometown:
Belle Glade, Florida
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| High School:
Glades Central HS
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| Height / Weight:
6-4 / 308
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| Position:
Defensive Tackle
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| Experience:
3L
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| Major:
Criminology
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CAREER: Talented lineman who is an impact player along the Hurricanes' defensive line...a physical pass rusher and strong run stuffer...the team's most experienced defensive lineman...will be a fifth-year senior in the 2004 season...sociology major.
2003 (JUNIOR): Played in 10 games, recording 22 tackles (eight solos), five quarterback hurries, three pass breakups, one forced fumble and one recovered fumble...registered two solo tackles and one assist against Virginia Tech before being injured...recorded his only sack of the season against Temple, while making two tackles...made three tackles, forced one fumble and broke up one pass at Florida State...made one assisted tackle against West Virginia...
recorded a season-high five tackles (two solo) against Boston College...his two solo tackles matched his career-high...recorded two assisted tackles and a fumble recovery against East Carolina...recorded three tackles each against Louisiana Tech and Florida...missed three games (Tennessee, Syracuse and Rutgers) after suffering a severely sprained ankle at Virginia Tech.
2002 (REDSHIRT): Was awarded a medical redshirt season after suffering a season-ending shoulder injury in the game at Florida...
missed the remainder of the season after undergoing surgery.
2001 (SOPHOMORE): Played extensively at defensive tackle, seeing action in 11 games and collecting 26 tackles...twice garnered a season-high four tackles against West Virginia and Temple...had one quarterback sack for nine yards in the victory over Troy St....forced a fumble against Rutgers and another against Washington.
2000 (FRESHMAN): Worked into the playing rotation in the defensive line immediately...played in three games and made one tackle...signed with Miami in July, 2000.
HIGH SCHOOL: Glades Central...considered one of the state's top defensive linemen...All-American by USA Today...a National Bluechips All-American...ranked among the nation's top 17 defensive ends by National Bluechips...ranked among the nation's top 20 defensive ends by Prep Football Report...two-time first-team Class 3A All-State selection...ranked the state's top defensive end prospect by The Florida Times-Union...ranked among the top four defensive linemen in Florida by SuperPrep...named to the Orlando Sentinel All-Florida Team (12 players)...had 15 quarterback sacks as a senior in 1999...had 105 tackles for a team that won the Class 3A Florida State Championship...selected to play for Florida in the Florida-Georgia All-Star Game...coached by Milton Watson.
THOMAS' CAREER STATISTICS
Year G-S TT UT AT TFL QBH Sacks FF FR PBU Int
2003 10-0 22 8 14 1-2 5 1-2 1 1-0 3 0-0
*2002 2-0 9 3 6 3-11 2 1-2 0 0-0 0 0-0
2001 10-0 26 11 15 1-9 2 1-0 0 2 0 0-0
2000 3-0 1 0 1 1-1 0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0
Totals 25-0 58 22 36 6-23 9 3-4 1 3-0 3 0-0
*medical redshirt season
