Thomas with the Tigers in 2019
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| No. 54 – Arizona Cardinals | |
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| Position: | Linebacker |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | (1999-12-20) December 20, 1999 (age 24) Florence, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight: | 244 lb (111 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Wilson (Florence, SC) IMG Academy |
| College: | Clemson (2018–2023) |
| NFL draft: | 2024 / Round: 5 / Pick: 138 |
| Career history | |
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| Roster status: | Active |
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Xavier Thomas (born December 20, 1999) is an American football linebacker for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Clemson Tigers.
After playing for three years in Florence, South CarolinaatWilson High School, Thomas played his senior season at IMG Academy in Florida.[1]
After recording forty-three tackles, three and a half sacks, and two pass breakups in his freshman season, Thomas was named to USA Today's Freshman All-America Team.[1] During the 2019 season, he earned Third Team All-Atlantic Coast Conference honors after posting 31 tackles, 8 tackles for loss and two sacks. Thomas contracted COVID-19 and strep throat in July 2020, and announced he would redshirt the 2020 season.[2] However, after the NCAA declared that all players could participate in the season without losing a year of eligibility, Thomas decided to play, despite missing summer workouts.[3] On October 31, 2020, Thomas was ejected for targeting Boston College quarterback Phil Jurkovec. He missed the first half of the following game against Notre Dame.[4]
| Season | Games | Tackles | ||||
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| Total | Solo | Ast | TFL | Sacks | ||
| Clemson Tigers | ||||||
| 2018 | 14 | 33 | 18 | 15 | 8.5 | 3.5 |
| 2019 | 12 | 27 | 10 | 17 | 8.0 | 1.5 |
| 2020 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4.0 | 3.5 |
| 2021 | 11 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 6.5 | 4.5 |
| 2022 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| 2023 | 12 | 25 | 16 | 9 | 4.0 | 3.0 |
| Career | 57 | 116 | 62 | 54 | 33 | 18 |
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |||
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| 6 ft2+1⁄4 in (1.89 m) |
244 lb (111 kg) |
32+7⁄8 in (0.84 m) |
9+1⁄8 in (0.23 m) |
4.56 s | 1.55 s | 2.69 s | 32.5 in (0.83 m) |
10 ft 0 in (3.05 m) |
26 reps | |||
| All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day[5][6][7] | ||||||||||||
Thomas was selected in the fifth round (138th overall) of the 2024 NFL draft by the Arizona Cardinals.[8]
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