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Zach Thomas
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Linebacker, Texas Tech, 1992–⁠95

Zach Thomas

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Zach Thomas played linebacker at Texas Tech (1992–⁠95). He was a consensus All‑American in 1995. The Miami Dolphins took Thomas in round 5, No. 154 overall in the 1996 NFL Draft. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2015.

Best season
1995
Consensus All-American and First-team All-Southwest Conference
Drafted
No. 154
Round 5, 1996 NFL Draft (Miami Dolphins)

Honors

Team titles: SWC champions, 1994

All-America: consensus 1995; AFCA 1994; AP second team 1994

The teams in those years

Our player records start in 2004; before that they hold the honors, the Heisman vote and the draft (from 1936), with college years from the player’s Wikipedia article where it gives them.

Before the draft

DrillCombine 1996
Height5′11″
Weight233 lb
Arm length30⅝″
Hand size9¼″
40-yard dash4.85 s
10-yard split1.67 s
Vertical jump28½″
Broad jump8′8″
Bench press20 reps
20-yard shuttle4.24 s

Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

Pro Bowls: 7 (1999–⁠2003, 2005–⁠06) · First-team All-Pro (AP): 5 (1998–⁠99, 2002–⁠03, 2006) · Second-team All-Pro (AP): 2 (2001, 2005)

All-Pro teams: AP first team 1998–⁠99, 2002–⁠03, 2006; AP second team 2001, 2005.

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

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