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Charlie Thomas III (born January 31, 2000) is an American football linebacker who is a free agent. He played college football at Georgia Tech, and has played in the National Football League (NFL) for the Cleveland Browns.
Personal information | |||
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Born: | Thomasville, Georgia, U.S. | January 31, 2000||
Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||
Weight: | 216 lb (98 kg) | ||
Career information | |||
High school: | Thomasville | ||
College: | Georgia Tech (2018–2022) | ||
Position: | Linebacker | ||
Undrafted: | 2023 | ||
Career history | |||
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Career NFL statistics as of 2023 | |||
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Player stats at PFR |
Thomas grew up in Thomasville, Georgia and attended Thomasville High School. In high school he was named a two-time all-state and all-region team. In Thomas's senior year he recorded 78 tackles and helped lead Thomasville to an undefeated regular season for the first time in 29 years[1] Thomas would decide to commit to play college football at Georgia Tech over as teams such as Auburn and Ole Miss.[2][3]
Thomas played at Georgia Tech for five years, recording 313 tackles, 37 being for a loss, 10 sacks, four interceptions, five pass deflections, six fumble recoveries, and seven forced fumbles.[4] In 2021 he put up 70 tackles, 10 going for a loss, three sacks, two interceptions, a fumble recovery, and a forced fumble. For his efforts on the year he was named an All-Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) honorable mention.[5][6] However Thomas's best season came in 2022 where he put up 112 tackles, 10.5 being for a loss, two sacks, two interceptions, two pass deflections, two fumble recoveries, and two forced fumbles, For his great performance on the year he was named Third team All-ACC.[7][8]
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 ft 2+5⁄8 in (1.90 m) |
216 lb (98 kg) |
31+1⁄2 in (0.80 m) |
8+1⁄2 in (0.22 m) | 4.52 s | 1.55 s | 2.61 s | 4.34 s | 7.09 s | 32.5 in (0.83 m) | 10 ft 4 in (3.15 m) | 18 reps | |
All values from NFL Combine[9][10] |
After not being selected in the 2023 NFL draft, Thomas signed with the Cleveland Browns as an undrafted free agent.[11][12][13] He was waived on August 29, 2023 and re-signed to the practice squad.[14][15] Thomas signed a reserve/future contract on January 15, 2024.[16] He was placed on injured reserve on August 1.[17] Thomas was released from IR on August 5.[18]
Thomas has a degree from Georgia Tech in business administration.[19]
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