Linebacker, Florida State, 2013–17
Matthew Thomas
Lettered 2014, 2016–17 (school media guide)
- Number
- No. 6
- Height
- 6′4″
- Weight
- 227 lb
- Hometown
- Miami, FL
- Born
- Jul 21, 1995, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
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Matthew Thomas played linebacker at Florida State (2013–17).
Career highs
15tackles, career hightwice; last at Boston College, 20172sacks, career highat Wake Forest, 2017Team titles: National champions, 2013; ACC champions, 2013 and 2014
Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Florida State | 77 | 50 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 2017 | Florida State | 85 | 43 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Career | 162 | 93 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
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.
Defense before 2016
| Season | G | Solo | Tkl | TFL | Sacks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
Our box scores carry tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from 2016 only, so these come from other sources: NCAA statistics, via octonion/football, the season’s official lines (G: games played). A dash: the source has no number for it.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Florida State | 6 | LB | ||
| 2014 | Florida State | 6 | LB | ||
| 2015 | Florida State | 6 | LB | ||
| 2016 | Florida State | 6 | LB | ||
| 2017 | Florida State | 6 | LB | 6′4″ | 227 |
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
2017 Florida State 11 games, 85 tackles, 2 sacks, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Alabama | L 7–24 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | at Wake Forest | W 26–19 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | vs. Miami | L 20–24 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 14 | at Duke | W 17–10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | vs. Louisville | L 28–31 | 10 | 5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 27 | at Boston College | L 3–35 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 4 | vs. Syracuse | W 27–24 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | at Clemson | L 14–31 | 11 | 4 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | vs. Delaware State | W 77–6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | at Florida | W 38–22 | 8 | 5 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dec 2 | vs. UL Monroe | W 42–10 | 8 | 5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2016 Florida State 13 games, 77 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs. Ole Miss | W 45–34 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | vs. Charleston Southern | W 52–8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | atLouisville | L 20–63 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | at South Florida | W 55–35 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | vs. North Carolina | L 35–37 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 8 | atMiami | W 20–19 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | vs.Wake Forest | W 17–6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | vs.Clemson | L 34–37 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | at NC State | W 24–20 | 9 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 11 | vs.Boston College | W 45–7 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | atSyracuse | W 45–14 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | vs.Florida | W 31–13 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 30 ✦ | vs. Michigan | W 33–32 | 15 | 9 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
Named to the 2018 East–West Shrine Game (East team) but didn’t play.
| Drill | Combine 2018 | Combine or pro day 2018 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′2¾″ | |
| Weight | 232 lb | |
| Arm length | 33″ | |
| Hand size | 8⅞″ | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.58 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.65 s | |
| Vertical jump | 41½″ | |
| Broad jump | 10′11″ | |
| 3-cone drill | 6.85 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.28 s |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
Other pro football
| Years | League | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | XFL | St. Louis BattleHawks * |
| 2020–21 | CFL | Saskatchewan Roughriders |
| 2022–23 | CFL | Edmonton Elks |
Leagues other than the NFL, from the infobox of his Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), as it names the teams. * Off-season roster or practice squad only.
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