Defensive back, Auburn, 2016–19
Daniel Thomas
- Number
- No. 24
- Height
- 5′11″
- Weight
- 209 lb
- Class (2019)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Montgomery, AL
- Born
- Jul 1, 1998, in Montgomery, Alabama
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Daniel Thomas played defensive back at Auburn (2016–19). The Jacksonville Jaguars took Thomas in round 5, No. 157 overall in the 2020 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
12tackles, career hightwice; last at LSU, 20192interceptions, career hightwice; last vs. Alabama State, 2018Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Auburn | 24 | DB | Fr. | ||
| 2017 | Auburn | 24 | DB | So. | ||
| 2018 | Auburn | 24 | DB | Jr. | ||
| 2019 | Auburn | 24 | DB | Sr. | 5′11″ | 209 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2019 Auburn 13 games, 74 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Oregon | W 27–21 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. Tulane | W 24–6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | vs. Kent State | W 55–16 | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | at Texas A&M | W 28–20 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | vs. Mississippi State | W 56–23 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | at Florida | L 13–24 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | at Arkansas | W 51–10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | at LSU | L 20–23 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | vs. Ole Miss | W 20–14 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | vs. Georgia | L 14–21 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | vs. Samford | W 52–0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | vs. Alabama | W 48–45 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. Minnesota | L 24–31 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2018 Auburn 12 games, 74 tackles, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. Washington | W 21–16 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 8 | vs. Alabama State | W 63–9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Sep 15 | vs.LSU | L 21–22 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 22 | vs.Arkansas | W 34–3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 29 | vs. Southern Miss | W 24–13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 6 | atMississippi State | L 9–23 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 13 | vs. Tennessee | L 24–30 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 20 | atOle Miss | W 31–16 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 3 | vs.Texas A&M | W 28–24 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 10 | atGeorgia | L 10–27 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 24 | atAlabama | L 21–52 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 28 ✦ | vs. Purdue | W 63–14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2017 Auburn 11 games, 35 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Georgia Southern | W 41–7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 16 | vs. Mercer | W 24–10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | at Missouri | W 51–14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | vs.Mississippi State | W 49–10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 7 | vs.Ole Miss | W 44–23 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | atLSU | L 23–27 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 21 | atArkansas | W 52–20 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | vs. UL Monroe | W 42–14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | vs.Alabama | W 26–14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 2 | vs.Georgia | L 7–28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. UCF | L 27–34 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2016 Auburn 7 games, 16 tackles, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10 | vs. Arkansas State | W 51–14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 1 | vs.UL Monroe | W 58–7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | atMississippi State | W 38–14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | atOle Miss | W 40–29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | vs. Alabama A&M | W 55–0 | 5 | 4 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | atAlabama | L 12–30 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jan 2 ✦ | vs. Oklahoma | L 19–35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2020 | Combine or pro day 2020 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 5′10″ | |
| Weight | 215 lb | |
| Arm length | 31⅝″ | |
| Hand size | 9¼″ | |
| Wingspan | 74⅜″W | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.51 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.53 s | |
| Vertical jump | 37″ | |
| Broad jump | 10′5″ | |
| Bench press | 24 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 7.04 sW | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.20 sW |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
7 seasons, 47 games with a stat; latest team: Cleveland Browns.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 7 | 16 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 6 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Detroit Lions | 9 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 (so far) | Cleveland Browns | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 47 | 89 | 0 | 1 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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