Cameron Thomas (American football)

Cameron Thomas (born January 7, 2000) is an American football defensive end for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at San Diego State and was drafted by the Cardinals in the third round of the 2022 NFL Draft.

This article is about the NFL defensive end. For the NFL defensive tackle, see Cam Thomas (defensive tackle). For the NFL cornerback, see Cam Thomas (cornerback).
Cameron Thomas
Arizona Cardinals
Position:Defensive end
Personal information
Born: (2000-01-07) January 7, 2000
San Diego, California
Height:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:270 lb (122 kg)
Career information
High school:Carlsbad (Carlsbad, California)
College:San Diego State (2018–2021)
NFL Draft:2022 / Round: 3 / Pick: 87
Career history
Roster status:Unsigned draft pick
Career highlights and awards
  • Second team All-American (2021)
  • MWC Defensive Player of the Year (2021)
  • 3× First team All-MWC (2019–2021)
Career NFL statistics as of 2022
Player stats at NFL.com

Early life and high school career

Thomas grew up in Carlsbad, California and attended Carlsbad High School.[1] He committed to play college football at San Diego State over offers from Oregon State, Wyoming and Navy.[2]

College career

Thomas redshirted his true freshman season.[3] As a redshirt freshman, he was named first team All-Mountain West Conference and a second team freshman All-American by The Athletic after finsihing the season with 49 tackles, nine tackles for loss, and 5.5 sacks.[4][5] Thomas had four sacks and 9.5 tackles for loss and repeated as a first team All-Mountain West selection in SDSU's COVID-19-shortened 2020 season.[6][7]

Thomas repeated as a first team All-Mountain West selection as a redshirt junior and was named the conference Defensive Player of the Year.[8] Thomas was also named a second team All-American by the Associated Press, Football Writers Association of America, Walter Camp Foundation, and the Sporting News.[9]

Professional career
Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand spanBench press
6 ft 4+1⁄8 in
(1.93 m)		 267 lb
(121 kg)		 32+1⁄2 in
(0.83 m)		 10+1⁄4 in
(0.26 m)		24 reps
All values from NFL Combine[10][11]

Thomas was selected in the third round (87th overall) by the Arizona Cardinals in the 2022 NFL Draft.

References
  1. Foster, Brandon (July 3, 2017). "2018 Wyoming target: Cameron Thomas". Casper Star-Tribune. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
  2. "High school football stars pick colleges". The Coast News. February 15, 2018. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
  3. "Carlsbad brothers' sibling rivalry paying off big for SDSU football". The San Diego Union-Tribune. October 16, 2019. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
  4. "Sports Talk: Ex-Lancer Thomas shows his mettle for Aztecs". The Coast News. July 23, 2020. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
  5. "SDSU's Cameron Thomas Named to Outland and Nagurski Trophy Watch Lists". July 22, 2020. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
  6. "Three Aztecs selected to preseason all-Mountain West football team". The San Diego Union-Tribune. July 22, 2021. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
  7. "2021 Mountain West Football Top 50 Players: #9, San Diego State DE Cameron Thomas". August 23, 2021. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
  8. "Aztecs dominate Mountain West awards — led by Cameron Thomas, Matt Araiza and Brady Hoke". The San Diego Union-Tribune. November 30, 2021. Retrieved December 17, 2021.
  9. "Araiza, Thomas Named Sporting News' All-Americans". GoAztecs.com. December 14, 2021. Retrieved December 17, 2021.
  10. "Cameron Thomas Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved March 28, 2022.
  11. "2022 Draft Scout Cameron Thomas, San Diego State NFL Draft Scout College Football Profile". draftscout.com. Retrieved March 28, 2022.
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