Personal information | |
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Born: | Dayton, Ohio | May 22, 2000
Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
Weight: | 237 lb (108 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: |
Dunbar (Dayton, Ohio) |
College: |
Cincinnati (2018–2019) Independence CC (2020) Utah (2021–2022) |
Position: | Running back |
Undrafted: | 2023 |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Tavion Thomas (born May 22, 2000) is an American football running back who played for the Utah Utes.
Thomas attended Dunbar High School in Dayton, Ohio. As a senior he rushed for 1,663 yards with 24 touchdowns. He committed to the University of Cincinnati to play college football. [1]
Thomas played 2018 and 2019 at Cincinnati. In his two years he rushed for 689 yards on 129 carries with seven touchdowns. [2] In 2020 he transferred to Independence Community College. He rushed for 347 yards with five touchdowns in his lone season at Independence. [3] In 2021, Thomas transferred to the University of Utah. [4] [5] He started four of 13 games his first year at Utah, leading the team with 1,108 yards on 204 carries with a school record 21 touchdowns. [6] Thomas returned to Utah for 2022 rather than enter the 2022 NFL Draft. [7] He played in only 10 games, including 2 in a limited role, and totaled 730 all-purpose yards and 7 touchdowns.
While preparing for the 2023 NFL Draft, Thomas was arrested and charged with three felonies related to alleged domestic violence against his girlfriend. [8] Thomas is also facing domestic abuse charges in a separate incident involving a different woman. [9]
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | ||
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6 ft 0+3⁄8 in (1.84 m) |
237 lb (108 kg) |
31+1⁄8 in (0.79 m) |
9+1⁄4 in (0.23 m) |
4.74 s | 1.62 s | 2.71 s | 4.69 s | 31.5 in (0.80 m) |
9 ft 10 in (3.00 m) |
19 reps | ||
Sources: [10] [11] |
After going undrafted by the NFL, Thomas was listed by a scout as being on the XFL watch list, but was not signed in 2023. [12]
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