DQ Thomas

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DQ Thomas
Personal information
Born: (1998-12-04) December 4, 1998 (age 25)
Oxford, Mississippi, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:216 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school: Oxford
(Oxford, Mississippi)
College: Middle Tennessee State (2017–2021)
Position: Linebacker
Undrafted: 2022
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
  • Second-team All-C-USA (2021)
Player stats at PFR

DQuarius D'Juan Thomas (born December 4, 1998) is an American football linebacker who is a free agent. He played college football at Middle Tennessee where he is the school's all time leader in tackles for loss with 53. He originally signed with the New York Jets as an undrafted free agent in 2022.

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High school career

Thomas played high school football for Oxford High School in Oxford, Mississippi. He lettered in football and power lifting while also earning All-State and All-Region honors. In his senior season in 2016 he made 115 tackles, nine tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, four hurries, and five interceptions at safety.

College career

Thomas played in all thirteen games and made one start. He finished the season with nine tackles, two sacks, and 2.5 tackles for loss, having his best game against FIU where he made three tackles alongside one sack, 1.5 tackles for loss, and a forced fumble. He made his only start of the season against Charlotte.

During Thomas' sophomore season he played in all fourteen games with twelve starts. He ranked tied for third on his team for tackles with seventy while also having a team high 14.5 tackles for loss and sacks with eight. He had his best game of the season in a 27–7 win over UAB where he had seven total tackles, three tackles for loss, two sacks, and a forced fumble, causing him to also be named the C-USA Defensive Player of the Week.

He started twelve of the twelve games he played during his junior season. He was second on the team with a career high 74 tackles, and a team leading twelve tackles for loss. He also tallied two sacks, two forced fumbles, and a single pass breakup. He led the team in tackles in their game against Michigan, with ten.

He started all nine games. He ranked third on the team with 67 tackles, seven tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks, and two forced fumbles. He led the team's linebackers in snaps with 660. He had a career high in tackles in a game with twelve against North Texas.

He started ten of twelve games, finishing third on the team with 89 tackles, a career-high seventeen tackles for loss, five sacks, two interceptions, seven hurries, and a fumble forced and recovery. He finished ninth nationally in tackles for loss per game with 1.4. He was voted a team captain for the season along with being voted Second-Team All-C-USA. After missing the team's game against UTSA he returned against Charlotte and had four tackles and two hurries to earn the team's defensive player of the game award. He made his first career interception against Liberty. He earned his second career C-USA Defensive Player of the Week after having ten tackles, two tackles for loss, and a pick-6 against Southern Miss. He was named as the Bahamas Bowl Defensive MVP after having eight tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, and a pass breakup in the 31–24 win over Toledo. [1]

Statistics

He finished his career ranked first all-time in career tackles for loss with 53 and third all-time in sacks with 20.5.

SeasonGamesDefense
GPGSSoloAstTOTTFLSackIntPDFFFR
Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders
2017 1317292.520010
2018 141243277014.580322
2019 12124727741220120
2020 9929386773.50020
2021 12105435891752511
Career [2] [3] 60441801293095320.52983

Professional career

New York Jets

After going undrafted in the 2022 NFL Draft, Thomas signed with the New York Jets on May 6, 2022. [4] He was released on August 30, 2022, and then spent a week on the practice squad before being released again. [5] [6]

Green Bay Packers

On September 20, 2022, Thomas signed with the Green Bay Packers' practice squad. [7]

On January 6, 2023, Thomas suffered a broken femur during practice. [8] He did not sign a futures contract with the team and his contract expired when free agency started. [9]

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References

  1. ↑ "FB: C-USA Announces 2021 All-Conference Teams". conferenceusa.com. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
  2. ↑ "DQ Thomas Stats". espn.com. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
  3. ↑ "DQ Thomas Statistics". goblueraiders.com. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
  4. ↑ Wyatt-Hupton, David. "Who is DQ Thomas?". jetsway.com. substack. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
  5. ↑ Bent (June 6, 2022). "Scouting Jets UDFA linebacker DQ Thomas". ganggreennation.com. sb nation. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
  6. ↑ Moran, Ryan (May 17, 2022). "Could New York Jets UDFA rookie DQ Thomas sneak into a thin LB room?". jetsxfactor.com. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
  7. ↑ "Packers sign LB DQ Thomas to practice squad". packers.com. September 20, 2022. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  8. ↑ "Packers practice-squad LB DQ Thomas fractures his femur". nbc15. Associated Press. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
  9. ↑ justis.mosqueda (January 11, 2023). "The Packers sign 13 players to futures contracts". Acme Packing Company. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
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