2023 Football Roster
Roster
Eric Thomas, Jr.
- Position:
- Defensive End
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 270
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Pensacola, Fla.
- High School:
- Booker T. Washington HS
- Prev School:
- Arkansas
2024 (R-Sr.): Played in first four games, before redshirting for the season…Registered four tackles (three solos) with a sack for six yards against Southeastern Louisiana (9/7)…Had season-high three tackles at Jacksonville State (9/21).
2023 (R-Jr.): Played in nine games with no starts…Registered seven tackles (three solo) with two tackles for loss for five yards and one sack for three yards…Added a breakup and two QB hurries…Had season-high three stops versus ULM (11/4) and two tackles at Louisiana (11/7) with one each versus Tulane (9/16) and South Alabama (10/17).
Arkansas: Played in 11 games during the 2022 season and posted two tackles, one each coming against Cincinnati and South Carolina…Saw action in 12 games between defensive line and special teams making five tackles in 2021…Tied career high in stops with two against Rice (Sept. 4)…Notched one tackle in win over Texas (Sept. 11)…Tied career high in tackles with two, including 0.5 tackle for loss, against UAPB (Oct. 23)…Appeared in the season’s final seven games in 2020, seeing action predominately on special teams…Totaled four tackles (3 solo) with 1.0 tackle for loss…Wrapped up first career tackle in his first game against Ole Miss (Oct. 17)…Logged a season-high two tackles with his first career tackle for loss, a stop of -1 yard in the second quarter, against LSU (Nov. 21)…Made one stop against Missouri (Dec. 5).
High School: Three-star prospect by Rivals, 247Sports and ESPN … Rated as the No. 49 weakside defensive end in the country by 247Sports … Four-year letterwinner at Booker T. Washington High School in Pensacola, Florida … Recorded 60 total tackles, 46 solo, with 27 tackles for loss as a senior in 2019 … Racked up 14.5 sacks, while also forcing six fumbles and a pick six … Helped the Wildcats to an 8-2 overall record and a first-round appearance in the 2019 FHSAA Football Class 6A state playoffs … Tallied 4.5 sacks in the Subway Pensacola All-Star Game … Notched 69 stops as a junior for Booker T. Washington HS, with 49 solo tackles, two tackles for loss, an interception and a forced fumble.
Personal: Majoring in Interdisciplinary Studies.
