No. 42 – Carolina Panthers | |
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Position | Safety |
Roster status | Active |
Personal information | |
Born | March 4, 2002 |
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
Weight | 196 lb (89 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Americus High School (Americus, Georgia) |
College | Arkansas State (2020–2024) |
NFL draft | 2025: undrafted |
Career history | |
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Stats at Pro Football Reference |
Trevian Thomas (born March 4, 2002) is an American professional football safety for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Arkansas State Red Wolves.
Thomas was born on March 4, 2002, and grew up in Americus, Georgia. [1] He attended Americus High School where he played football as a safety. [2] He was the team's leading tackler as a sophomore and as a senior was named first-team all-region after totaling 63 tackles and two interceptions. [1] [2] A three-star recruit, he committed to play college football for the Arkansas State Red Wolves. [1] [3]
Thomas played on special teams for the Red Wolves in 2020 and 2021, then won a starting role in 2022. [4] He posted nine tackles in 11 games in 2020 and then seven tackles in 12 games in 2021. [1] In 2022, he totaled 71 tackles and returned an interception for a touchdown. [4] Thomas then had 91 tackles, six pass breakups, two interceptions and two fumble recoveries in 2023. [4] In his last year, 2024, he tallied 79 tackles and led the Sun Belt Conference with five interceptions, earning first-team All-Sun Belt as well as Group of Five All-American honors. [1] [5] He concluded his collegiate career having appeared in 61 games, posting 257 tackles, eight interceptions and nine passes defended. [6]
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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5 ft 10+3⁄4 in (1.80 m) | 193 lb (88 kg) | 32+1⁄2 in (0.83 m) | 8+7⁄8 in (0.23 m) | 4.48 s | 1.58 s | 2.60 s | 4.38 s | 7.08 s | 36.0 in (0.91 m) | 10 ft 3 in (3.12 m) | 16 reps | |
All values from Pro Day [7] [8] |
After going unselected in the 2025 NFL draft, Thomas signed with the Carolina Panthers as an undrafted free agent. [6] He posted six tackles in preseason, but was waived on August 26, 2025, then re-signed to the practice squad the next day. [9] [10] On October 1, Thomas was signed to the active roster. [11]
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