Solomon Thomas

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Solomon Thomas
Solomon Thomas.jpg
Thomas with San Francisco 49ers in 2017
No. 94 – New York Jets
Position: Defensive end
Personal information
Born: (1995-08-26) August 26, 1995 (age 29)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:295 lb (134 kg)
Career information
High school: Coppell (Coppell, Texas)
College: Stanford (2014–2016)
NFL draft: 2017  / round: 1 / pick: 3
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 7, 2024
Total tackles:197
Sacks:16.5
Forced fumbles:2
Fumble recoveries:1
Pass deflections:4
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Solomon Christopher Thomas (born August 26, 1995) is an American professional football defensive tackle for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Stanford and was drafted third overall by the San Francisco 49ers in the 2017 NFL draft.

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Early life

Thomas was born in Chicago, Illinois, on August 26, 1995. Thomas and his family moved to Sydney, Australia when he was two years old, where he lived for five years. [1] He attended Coppell High School in Coppell, Texas. He had 78 tackles and 12.5 sacks as a senior and 89 tackles with 8.5 sacks as a junior. Thomas was rated as a four-star recruit and was ranked among the top players in his class. [2] He committed to Stanford University to play college football. [3] [4]

College career

After redshirting his first year with the Stanford Cardinal in 2014, Thomas played in all 14 games in 2015, starting six, and had 39 total tackles, 10.5 tackles-for-loss, and 3.5 sacks. [5] [6] In recognition of his successful 2015 season, he was named as an honorable mention All-Pac-12 Conference selection.[ citation needed ] In 2016, Thomas played and started all 13 games and had 62 total tackles with 15.0 tackles-for-loss and 8.0 sacks. Thomas was named first team All-Pac-12 and won the Morris Trophy. [7] [8] Following the 2016 season, Thomas declared his intentions to enter the 2017 NFL draft.

College statistics
SeasonGamesTacklesTFLSackFF
2015 143910.53.50
2016 136215.081
Career2710125.511.51

Professional career

Pre-draft

Coming out of Stanford, Thomas was projected to be a first round pick by the majority of analysts and scouts. [9] He was invited to the NFL Scouting Combine, but only chose to participate in the bench press, 40-yard dash, vertical jump, and broad jump. On March 23, 2017, Thomas attended Stanford's pro day, but opted to stand on his combine numbers and only performed positional drills. He was ranked the second best defensive end (behind Myles Garrett) by NFLDraftScout.com, ESPN, and Sports Illustrated . [10] [11]

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 2+5⁄8 in
(1.90 m)		273 lb
(124 kg)		33 in
(0.84 m)		9+3⁄8 in
(0.24 m)		4.69 s1.66 s4.28 s6.95 s35 in
(0.89 m)		10 ft 6 in
(3.20 m)		30 reps
All values from NFL Combine [9]

San Francisco 49ers

Thomas was drafted third overall by the San Francisco 49ers in the 2017 NFL Draft. [12] [13] He became the third consecutive defensive end drafted in the first round by the 49ers, joining Arik Armstead (2015) and DeForest Buckner (2016). The man who drafted Thomas—newly appointed 49ers general manager John Lynch—coincidentally studied alongside Thomas as a mature student while working as a broadcaster for FOX Sports, and counselled Thomas to leave Stanford without knowing he would be in a position to draft him as a member of the 49ers front office the following season. [14]

On July 28, 2017, the 49ers signed Thomas to a fully guaranteed four-year, $28.14 million contract that included a signing bonus of $18.61 million. [15] He played in 14 games as a rookie with 12 starts, recording 41 tackles and three sacks.

On May 1, 2020, the 49ers declined the fifth-year option on Thomas' contract, making him a free agent in 2021. [16] During the 49ers' Week 2 matchup against the New York Jets, Thomas suffered a torn ACL and was ruled out for the rest of the season. [17] [18]

Las Vegas Raiders

Thomas signed a one-year contract with the Las Vegas Raiders on March 19, 2021. [19] He played in all 17 games, recording 34 tackles, 3.5 sacks, and two forced fumbles.

New York Jets

On March 30, 2022, Thomas signed with the Jets. [20] He was named a backup defensive tackle behind Quinnen Williams, Sheldon Rankins, and Nathan Shepherd. He played in all 17 games, recording 26 tackles, while playing 33% of snaps.

Thomas re-signed with the Jets on March 18, 2023. [21] He played in 17 games with three starts, recording a career-high five sacks.

Thomas re-signed with the Jets again on March 21, 2024. [22]

NFL statistics

Legend
BoldCareer high

Regular season

YearTeamGamesTacklesFumblesInterceptions
GPGSCombSoloAstSacksFFFRYdsTDIntYdsAvgLngTDPD
2017 SF 1412413473.00100000000
2018 SF 1613312471.00000000000
2019 SF 163211562.00000000000
2020 SF 222020.00000000000
2021 LVR 1703417173.52000000002
2022 NYJ 1702613130.50000000000
2023 NYJ 1733115165.00000000001
2024 NYJ 11018992.51000000001
Career 110332041277717.53100000004

Postseason

YearTeamGamesTacklesFumblesInterceptions
GPGSCombSoloAstSacksFFFRYdsTDIntYdsAvgLngTDPD
2019 SF 304401.00000000000
2021 LVR 101100.00000000000
Career 405501.00000000000

Personal life

Thomas's older sister died by suicide in 2018 at the age of 24. He founded "The Defensive Line", a nonprofit organization aiming to reduce youth suicide. [23]

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References

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