CAREER STATISTICS
ATHLETIC HONORS
• 2018 All-Sun Belt Conference (honorable mention)
ACADEMIC HONORS
• CoSIDA Academic All-District, 2019
• CoSIDA Academic All-District, 2018
• Semifinalist for 2019 NFF Campbell Trophy
• Sun Belt Conference Honor Roll, 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19
• Dean’s List, Fall 2016, Fall 2018, Fall 2019; Spring 2020
• Athletic Director’s Honor Roll, Spring 2017, Fall 2017
• Enrolled in Georgia State’s Honors College
AT GEORGIA STATE: Three-year starter and four-year letterwinner at defensive end ... An All-Sun Belt Conference selection and an outstanding student ... Collected 123 career tackles in 47 games, including five sacks and 11 tackles for loss ... Played in two bowl games (2017 and 2019) ... Member of 2016 recruiting class who played as a true freshman.
2019: Named to CoSIDA Academic All-District Football Team for the second straight year ... Semifinalist for the National Football Foundation Campbell Trophy, which is awarded to the top football scholar-athlete in the nation ... Made 34 tackles on the season with 4.5 tackles for loss, including two sacks ... Also had two pass breakups and a fumble recovery.
Led a strong defensive effort in win at Coastal Carolina with a fumble recovery, a pass breakup and a key third-down stop at the GSU 8-yard line with four minutes left ... Had two tackles for loss, including one sack, in win over Arkansas State ... Had a key sack on third down, leading to a missed field goal, in win over Troy ... In win over South Alabama, his fourth-down stop at the GSU 7-yard line with 10 minutes left effectively sealed the win.
2018: Earned All-Sun Belt Conference (honorable mention) recognition ... Also named to the Google Cloud Academic All-District team by CoSIDA ... Collected 46 tackles with four tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks and a forced fumble ... Opened the season with seven tackles vs. Kennesaw State. Caused a fumble at the GSU 14-yard line that the Panthers recovered ... Career-high nine tackles at NC State.
2017: Started the final nine games of the season at defensive end, moving into the starting lineup following injury to Mackendy Cheridor ... Collected 26 tackles with 2.5 tackles for loss, including 1.5 sacks ... Career-high six tackles in win at ULM, including a shared sack as part of the Panthers’ school-record total of seven ... Two tackles and a 10-yard sack to help the Panthers hold WKU to a school-record minus-2 yards rushing in the AutoNation Cure Bowl victory ... Had a tackle for loss in win over South Alabama, in which GSU allowed a then-school record low 41 yards rushing.
2016: Earned playing time as a true freshman ... Played in 11 games ... Credited with 17 tackles ... Season-high four tackles at Air Force ... Added three tackles at Wisconsin and vs. UT Martin ... Forced a fumble vs. Arkansas State.
HIGH SCHOOL: All-Metro (Southside) by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution ... Three-time all-region selection, including first-team All-Region 4-AAAAA (Subregion B) as a senior at Luella High School ... Three-Named to the All-Southern Crescent Buzz all-area first team ... Set school records with 320 career tackles and 20.5 sacks ... Also had two defensive touchdowns, two interceptions, three fumble recoveries and four forced fumbles ... Three-year letterman and two-time team captain for coach Nic Vasilchek ... Academically, he ranked in top 10 percent of his class and was a member of the National Honor Society, BETA Club, Fellowship of Christian Athletes and the Health Occupation Students of America (HOSA-Future Health Professions).
PERSONAL: Full name is Terrence Thomas Jr. ... Born Feb. 6, 1998 ... Son of Terry Sr. and Jacinta Thomas ... Outstanding student enrolled in Georgia State’s Honors College and majoring in biological science ... Earned his degree in May 2020.
