Tony Thomas

Weight:
245
Height:
6-1
Position:
LB
Year:
Redshirt Junior
Hometown:
South Bend, Ind.
High School:
Riley

2015 (Junior): Did not see any game action in 2015 ... named defensive scout team player of the year ... three-time scout team player of the week (Southern Illinois, Western Kentucky and Penn State).

2014 (Sophomore): Did not see any game action in 2014 ... two-time scout team player of the week (Indiana State and Michigan).

2013: Sat out the 2013 season due to NCAA transfer rules.

2012 (Freshman): Did not see any game action in 2012 at Eastern Michigan University ... scout team player of the week (Michigan State) ... named to the Dean’s List.

Prep/Personal: Played for head coach Brian Stultz at Riley High School ... all-conference and honorable mention all-state ... the team’s most valuable lineman made 85 tackles, 65 solo, with four sacks as a senior ... recorded 37 pancake blocks on the offensive line ... collected 50 tackles with two sacks and one forced fumble as a junior and 57 stops, three sacks and one forced fumble as a sophomore ... three-year football letterwinner ... also a track and field standout ... Magna Cum Laude finished 12th in his class ... parents are Heather and Tony Thomas ... born on March 5, 1994, Tony Lee Thomas is a criminal justice major.