Brandon Thomas (American football) explained

Brandon Thomas
Current Team:Clemson Tigers
Position:Graduate assistant
Birth Date:18 February 1991
Birth Place:Spartanburg, South Carolina, U.S.
Height Ft:6
Height In:3
Weight Lbs:317
High School:Paul M. Dorman
(Roebuck, South Carolina)
College:Clemson
Draftyear:2014
Draftround:3
Draftpick:100
Pastteams:
Pastcoaching:
Highlights:
  • First-team All-ACC (2012)
  • Second-team All-ACC (2013)
Pfr:ThomBr02

Brandon Thomas (born February 18, 1991) is a former American football offensive guard and current offensive graduate assistant for the Clemson Tigers. He was selected by the San Francisco 49ers in the third round of the 2014 NFL draft. He played college football at Clemson.

Early life

Thomas attended Paul M. Dorman High School in Roebuck, South Carolina.

As a four-star recruit by the Rivals.com rating service, he was rated as the 14th best offensive tackle prospect in his class.[1]

College career

Thomas attended Clemson University from 2009 to 2013. He saw a lot of playing time at both guard and tackle during his career, and became the starting left tackle for the Tigers in 2012, where he started 26 games over his last two seasons. He was named a first-team All-Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) as a junior, and was a second-team All-ACC selection as a senior.[2]

Professional career

Pre-draft

On December 16, 2013, it was announced that Thomas had accepted his invitation to play in the 2014 Senior Bowl.[3] On January 25, 2014, he played in the Reese's Senior Bowl, asapart of Atlanta Falcons head coach Mike Smith's North team that lost 20–10 to the South. Thomas was one of 50 collegiate offensive linemen to attend the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis, Indiana.[4] He performed all of the combine drills and ran the ninth fastest 40-yard dash among all offensive linemen and had the fifth best vertical jump.[5] On March 6, 2014, Thomas attended Clemson's pro day, along with Tajh Boyd, Martavis Bryant, Sammy Watkins, Tyler Shatley, Chandler Catanzaro, Bashaud Breeland, and eight others.[6] [7] He opted to perform positional drills and bested his combine numbers in the broad jump (8'3"), short shuttle (4.75s), and three-cone drill (7.83s). On April 3, 2014, Thomas suffered a torn ACL while performing a non-contact drill at a private workout he was attending with the New Orleans Saints.[8] At the conclusion of the pre-draft process, Thomas was projected by NFL draft experts and scouts to be a third to fifth round pick. He was ranked the tenth best offensive guard prospect in the draft by NFLDraftScout.com.[9]

San Francisco 49ers

2014

The San Francisco 49ers selected Thomas in the third round (100th overall) of the 2014 NFL draft.[10] He was the eighth offensive guard and 22nd offensive linemen selected in 2014.[11] On May 31, 2014, 49ers signed Thomas to a four-year, $2.72 million contract that includes a signing bonus of $506,016.[12] He spent the entire 2014 season on the reserve/non-football injury list due to the ACL injury suffered before the draft.[13]

2015

Throughout training camp, Thomas competed against Ian Silberman, Joe Looney, Andrew Tiller, and Jordan Devey for the job as the starting left guard, left vacant by the departure of Mike Iupati to the Arizona Cardinals in free agency. Head coach Jim Tomsula named him the backup right guard to Devey to start the regular season.[14] He was inactive for all 16 games in 2015.

Detroit Lions

On August 29, 2016, the 49ers traded Thomas to the Detroit Lions in exchange for wide receiver Jeremy Kerley.[15]

On September 3, 2016, he was waived by the Lions and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[16] [17] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Lions on January 9, 2017.[18]

On September 3, 2017, Thomas was waived by the Lions.[19] He was signed to the practice squad on October 3, 2017.[20] He was released on October 14, 2017.

Jacksonville Jaguars

On October 23, 2017, Thomas was signed to the Jacksonville Jaguars' practice squad.[21] He was released on November 23, 2017, but was re-signed four days later.[22] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Jaguars on January 22, 2018.[23]

On July 31, 2018, Thomas was waived/injured by the Jaguars and was placed on injured reserve.[24] He was released on August 4, 2018. He was re-signed to the practice squad on October 16, 2018.[25] He was promoted to the active roster on December 22, 2018.[26]

On December 10, 2019, Thomas was placed on injured reserve.[27]

Coaching career

In 2022, Thomas began his coaching career when he joined the staff at his alma mater, Clemson, as an offensive graduate assistant.[28]

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://sports.yahoo.com/clemson/football/recruiting/player-Brandon-Thomas-78611 Brandon Thomas - Yahoo Sports
  2. Web site: Clemson places 12 on All ACC football team . May 10, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140307011536/http://sportstalksc.com/index.php/2013/12/02/clemson-places-12-on-all-acc-football-team/ . March 7, 2014 . dead .
  3. Web site: Senior Bowl 2014: Rosters announced for NFL Draft showcase. Jeff Gray. December 16, 2013. sbnation.com. January 9, 2018.
  4. Web site: NFL Combine 2014: Weigh-in results for offensive linemen. January 9, 2018. sbnation.com. Louis Bien. February 20, 2014.
  5. Web site: 2014 Combine results: Offensive line 40-yard dash and more. January 9, 2018. bigcatcountry.com. Alfie Crow. February 23, 2014.
  6. Web site: Lineman steals show at Clemson pro day. January 9, 2018. greenvilleonline.com. Scott Keepfer. March 7, 2014.
  7. Web site: NFL pro day results: Clemson, TCU stars working out on Thursday. January 9, 2018. sbnation.com. Jeff Gray. March 6, 2014.
  8. https://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-shutdown-corner/nfl-draft--highly-rated-ol-brandon-thomas-tears-acl-in-workout-with-saints-164712580.html Highly rated OL Brandon Thomas tears ACL in workout with Saints
  9. Web site: Brandon Thomas, DS #10 OG, Clemson. January 9, 2018. nfldraftscout.com.
  10. Web site: 2014 NFL Draft Listing . May 15, 2023 . Pro-Football-Reference.com . en.
  11. Web site: 49ers draft Brandon Thomas, Clemson, OG with final pick of the 3rd round. NinersNation.com. May 9, 2014.
  12. Web site: 49ers sign draft pick Brandon Thomas to 4-year deal. January 9, 2018. NinersNation.com. David Fucillo. May 23, 2014.
  13. Web site: 49ers Waive Seven Players, Trim Roster to 75. 49ers.com. August 25, 2014. January 15, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304200000/http://www.49ers.com/news/article-2/49ers-Waive-Seven-Players-Trim-Roster-to-75/41fb28e6-b473-4ae7-8c11-f0e4b5a94d51. March 4, 2016. dead.
  14. Web site: Ourlads.com: San Francisco 49ers depth chart: 10/01/2015. January 9, 2018. Ourlads.com.
  15. Web site: NFL.com. Lions trade wideout Jeremy Kerley to 49ers. Kevin. Patra. August 28, 2016. August 28, 2016.
  16. Web site: Lions establish 53-man roster. DetroitLions.com. September 3, 2016. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20171015012008/http://www.detroitlions.com/news/article-1/Lions-establish-53-man-roster/436b48fc-7f92-4d4a-8c0f-05664a3afe93. October 15, 2017.
  17. Web site: Lions sign 8 players to team's practice squad. DetroitLions.com. September 4, 2016. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20171015012030/http://www.detroitlions.com/news/article-1/Lions-sign-8-players-to-teams-practice-squad/27beee34-e776-466f-99c9-1afb7f807aef. October 15, 2017.
  18. Web site: Lions sign nine players to Reserve/Future List. DetroitLions.com. January 9, 2017.
  19. Web site: Lions assigned G Zac Kerin and T Brian Mihalik via waivers. https://web.archive.org/web/20171209120647/http://www.detroitlions.com/news/news-short/article-1/Lions-assigned-G-Zac-Kerin-and-T-Brian-Mihalik-via-waivers/4fbc3e9d-ad80-4f82-afee-6b0236864a46. dead. December 9, 2017. DetroitLions.com. September 3, 2017.
  20. Web site: Lions Sign OL Brandon Thomas To Practice Squad, Release WR Noel Thomas. NFLTradeRumors.co. October 3, 2017.
  21. Web site: Jaguars sign Brandon Thomas to practice squad. Jaguars.com. October 23, 2017.
  22. Web site: Jaguars Sign K Mike Meyer To Practice Squad, Release OL Brandon Thomas. November 23, 2017.
  23. Web site: Jaguars sign nine players to reserve/futures contracts. https://web.archive.org/web/20180228024942/http://www.jaguars.com/news/article-JaguarsNews/Jaguars-sign-nine-players-to-reservefutures-contracts-/4361e6da-9d31-4706-84df-f867989c694b. dead. February 28, 2018. Jaguars.com. January 22, 2018.
  24. Web site: Jaguars Sign Offensive Lineman Michael Dunn. Jaguars.com. July 31, 2018. August 1, 2018. August 1, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180801064253/https://www.jaguars.com/news/jaguars-sign-offensive-lineman-michael-dunn. dead.
  25. Web site: Jaguars Sign OL Brandon Thomas To PS, Release OL Michael Dunn. NFL Trade Rumors. October 16, 2018.
  26. Web site: Jaguars promote CB Breon Borders and OL Brandon Thomas. Jaguars.com. December 22, 2018.
  27. Web site: Jaguars sign LB Dakota Allen and C Tyler Gauthier. Jaguars.com/. December 10, 2019. December 10, 2019.
  28. News: Barnett . Zach . Clemson announces a slew of promotions, new hires, and raises . February 2, 2022 . footballscoop.com . Football Scoop . February 2, 2022.

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