Cameron Thomas (American football)
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Position | Defensive end |
Class | Junior |
Major | Social Science |
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Born: | San Diego, California | January 7, 2000
Height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
Weight | 290 lb (132 kg) |
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Bowl games | |
High school | Carlsbad (Carlsbad, California) |
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Cameron Thomas (born January 7, 2000) is an American football defensive end who currently plays for the San Diego State Aztecs.
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]
References[]
- ^ Foster, Brandon (July 3, 2017). "2018 Wyoming target: Cameron Thomas". Casper Star-Tribune. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
- ^ "High school football stars pick colleges". The Coast News. February 15, 2018. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
- ^ "Carlsbad brothers' sibling rivalry paying off big for SDSU football". The San Diego Union-Tribune. October 16, 2019. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
- ^ "Sports Talk: Ex-Lancer Thomas shows his mettle for Aztecs". The Coast News. July 23, 2020. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
- ^ "SDSU's Cameron Thomas Named to Outland and Nagurski Trophy Watch Lists". July 22, 2020. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
- ^ "Three Aztecs selected to preseason all-Mountain West football team". The San Diego Union-Tribune. July 22, 2021. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
- ^ "2021 Mountain West Football Top 50 Players: #9, San Diego State DE Cameron Thomas". August 23, 2021. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Araiza, Thomas Named Sporting News' All-Americans". GoAztecs.com. December 14, 2021. Retrieved December 17, 2021.
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- Living people
- American football defensive ends
- Players of American football from California
- San Diego State Aztecs football players
- Sportspeople from Carlsbad, California
- 2000 births