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| Position: | Special teams coordinator |
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| Born: | (1998-10-01) October 1, 1998 (age 25) San Ramon, California, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight: | 235 lb (107 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | IMG Academy (Bradenton, Florida) |
| College: | Alabama (2017–2020) |
| NFL draft: | 2021 / Round: 6 / Pick: 222 |
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Thomas Fletcher (born October 1, 1998) is a former American football long snapper who is the special teams coordinator for the UCLA Bruins. He played college footballatAlabama, where he won the Patrick Mannelly Award in 2020. Fletcher was drafted by the Carolina Panthers in the sixth round of the 2021 NFL Draft but missed his rookie season due to a hip injury and was waived prior to the 2022 season.
Fletcher played for University of Alabama from 2017to2020. He was a four-year starter playing in 55 games over the course of his college career.[1] While at Alabama, Fletcher won two CFP national championships.[2] He also won the Patrick Mannelly Award as college football's top long snapper in 2020.[3]
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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| 6 ft0+3⁄4 in (1.85 m) |
235 lb (107 kg) |
30+3⁄4 in (0.78 m) |
9+1⁄2 in (0.24 m) |
4.92 s | 1.74 s | 2.92 s | 4.58 s | 7.65 s | 33.5 in (0.85 m) |
9 ft 1 in (2.77 m) |
13 reps | |
| All values from Pro Day[4][5][6] | ||||||||||||
Fletcher was drafted by the Carolina Panthers in the sixth round (222nd overall) of the 2021 NFL Draft.[7] He signed his four-year rookie contract on May 13, 2021.[8] He suffered a hip injury prior to the regular season and was placed on injured reserve.[9] He was waived on August 4, 2022.[10]
On November 17, 2022, Fletcher was drafted by the Seattle Sea Dragons of the XFL.[11] The Sea Dragons folded when the XFL and USFL merged to create the United Football League (UFL).[12]
On January 22, 2024, Fletcher announced that he was hired by UCLA to serve as their special teams coordinator.[13]
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