Joe Thomas, 2010
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Offensive tackle, Wisconsin, 2003–⁠06

Joe Thomas

Born
Dec 4, 1984, in Brookfield, Wisconsin

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Joe Thomas played offensive tackle at Wisconsin (2003–⁠06). He won the 2006 Outland Trophy. He was a consensus All‑American in 2006. The Cleveland Browns took Thomas in the first round, No. 3 overall in the 2007 NFL Draft. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2019.

At a glance

Best season
2006
Outland Trophy, Jim Parker Trophy and 2 more
Drafted
No. 3
Overall, 2007 NFL Draft (Cleveland Browns)

Honors

All-America: consensus 2006; Walter Camp second team 2005; Pro Football Weekly 2005

Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.

The teams in those years

Linemen have no individual stat lines in our source.

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2007
Height6′6⅝″
Weight311 lb
Arm length33¾″
Hand size10⅛″
40-yard dash5.00 s
10-yard split1.79 sW
Vertical jump33″
Broad jump9′2″
Bench press28 reps
3-cone drill7.95 s
20-yard shuttle4.88 s

Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

Pro Bowls: 10 (2007–⁠16) · First-team All-Pro (AP): 6 (2009–⁠11, 2013–⁠15) · Second-team All-Pro (AP): 2 (2008, 2012)

All-Pro teams: AP first team 2009–⁠11, 2013–⁠15; AP second team 2008, 2012; Pro Football Writers first team 2009–⁠11, 2014–⁠16; Sporting News first team 2010, 2012, 2015; Sporting News second team 2009.

Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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