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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 | ||
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Career NFL statistics as of 2023 | |||
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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.
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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