No. 97 – Arizona Cardinals | |||||||
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Position: | Linebacker | ||||||
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Born: | San Diego, California, U.S. | July 1, 2000||||||
Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 267 lb (121 kg) | ||||||
Career information | |||||||
High school: | Carlsbad (Carlsbad, California) | ||||||
College: | San Diego State (2018–2021) | ||||||
NFL draft: | 2022 / Round: 3 / Pick: 87 | ||||||
Career history | |||||||
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Roster status: | Active | ||||||
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Career NFL statistics as of 2023 | |||||||
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Player stats at PFR |
Cameron Thomas (born July 1, 2000) is an American football linebacker 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.
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]
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 finishing 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]
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | ||||
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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) | 4.25 s | 6.91 s | 33.5 in (0.85 m) | 9 ft 2 in (2.79 m) | 24 reps | ||||
All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day [10] [11] |
Thomas was selected in the third round (87th overall) by the Arizona Cardinals in the 2022 NFL draft. [12]
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