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American football player (born 2000)

American football player
Cameron Thomas
refer to captionThomas with the Cardinals in 2022
No. 99 – Cleveland Browns
Position:Defensive end
Personal information
Born: (2000-07-01) July 1, 2000 (age 24)
San Diego, California, U.S.
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:267 lb (121 kg)
Career information
High school:Carlsbad
(Carlsbad, California)
College:San Diego State (2018–2021)
NFL draft:2022 / round: 3 / pick: 87
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 8, 2024
Tackles:40
Sacks:3.0
Pass deflections:2
Fumble recoveries:1
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Cameron Thomas (born July 1, 2000) is an American professional football defensive end for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at San Diego State and was drafted by the Arizona Cardinals in the third round of the 2022 NFL draft.

Early life

Thomas grew up in Carlsbad, California and attended Carlsbad High School. He committed to play college football at San Diego State over offers from Oregon State, Wyoming and Navy.

College career

Thomas redshirted his true freshman season. As a redshirt freshman, he was named first-team All-Mountain West Conference and a second-team freshman All-American by The Athletic after finishing the season with 49 tackles, nine tackles for loss, and 5.5 sacks. Thomas had four sacks and 9.5 tackles for loss and repeated as a first-team All-Mountain West selection in SDSU's COVID-19-shortened 2020 season.

Thomas repeated as a first-team All-Mountain West selection as a redshirt junior and was named the conference Defensive Player of the Year. Thomas was also named a second-team All-American by the Associated Press, Football Writers Association of America, Walter Camp Foundation, and the Sporting News.

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 4+1⁄8 in
(1.93 m) 		267 lb
(121 kg) 		32+1⁄2 in
(0.83 m) 		10+1⁄4 in
(0.26 m)		 4.25 s 6.91 s 33.5 in
(0.85 m)		 9 ft 2 in
(2.79 m)		 24 reps
All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day

Arizona Cardinals

Thomas was selected in the third round (87th overall) by the Arizona Cardinals in the 2022 NFL draft.

Kansas City Chiefs

On August 27, 2024, Thomas was traded to the Kansas City Chiefs. He was waived on November 26.

Cleveland Browns

On November 27, 2024, Thomas was claimed off waivers by the Cleveland Browns.

References

  1. Foster, Brandon (July 3, 2017). "2018 Wyoming target: Cameron Thomas". Casper Star-Tribune. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
  2. Puterski, Steve (February 15, 2018). "High school football stars pick colleges". The Coast News. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
  3. Leonard, Tod (October 16, 2019). "Carlsbad brothers' sibling rivalry paying off big for SDSU football". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
  4. Paris, Jay (July 23, 2020). "Sports Talk: Ex-Lancer Thomas shows his mettle for Aztecs". The Coast News. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
  5. Fragoza, James (July 22, 2020). "SDSU's Cameron Thomas Named to Outland and Nagurski Trophy Watch Lists". MWC Connection. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
  6. Kenney, Kirk (July 22, 2021). "Three Aztecs selected to preseason all-Mountain West football team". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
  7. Kenerly, Matthew (August 23, 2021). "2021 Mountain West Football Top 50 Players: #9, San Diego State DE Cameron Thomas". Mountain West Wire. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
  8. Kenney, Kirk (November 30, 2021). "Aztecs dominate Mountain West awards — led by Cameron Thomas, Matt Araiza and Brady Hoke". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved December 17, 2021.
  9. "Araiza, Thomas Named Sporting News' All-Americans". GoAztecs.com. December 14, 2021. Retrieved December 17, 2021.
  10. "Cameron Thomas Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved March 28, 2022.
  11. "2022 Draft Scout Cameron Thomas, San Diego State NFL Draft Scout College Football Profile". draftscout.com. Retrieved March 28, 2022.
  12. Urban, Darren (April 29, 2022). "Cardinals Take Pass Rushers Cameron Thomas, Myjai Sanders In Third Round". AZCardinals.com. Retrieved February 15, 2023.
  13. Urban, Darren (August 27, 2024). "Cardinals Deal Cameron Thomas To Chiefs For Draft Pick". AZCardinals.com. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
  14. "Cameron Thomas: Let go by Kansas City". CBSSports.com. November 26, 2024. Retrieved December 7, 2024.
  15. "Browns claim DE Cameron Thomas and DE James Houston". ClevelandBrowns.com. November 27, 2024.

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