Dontarrious Thomas

Dontarrious Thomas

No. 54, 55
Position:	Linebacker
Personal information
Born:	(1980-09-02) September 2, 1980 (age 43) Perry, Georgia, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:	241 lb (109 kg)
Career information
High school:	Perry (Perry, Georgia)
College:	Auburn
NFL draft:	2004 / Round: 2 / Pick: 48
Career history
Minnesota Vikings (2004–2007) San Francisco 49ers (2008)* Minnesota Vikings (2008) California Redwoods (2009 ) San Diego Chargers (2009) Sacramento Mountain Lions (2010–2011)
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
First-team All-SEC (2003) Second-team All-SEC (2001)
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles: 144 Sacks: 1.5 Forced fumbles: 1
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Dontarrious Dewayne Thomas (born September 2, 1980) is a former

Thomas was also a member of the

.

Early years

At Perry High School in Perry, Georgia, Thomas was a three sport standout in football, basketball, and track. In football, he was a Class 2-A-All-State selection, and as a senior, had 6 interceptions, returned an interception for a touchdown, had 78 tackles (50 solo tackles, 28 assisted), and rushed for 278 yards on only 14 carries (19.9 yd. per rush avg.).

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables

Height	Weight	Arm length	Hand span	40-yard dash	10-yard split	20-yard split	20-yard shuttle	Three-cone drill	Vertical jump	Broad jump	Bench press
6 ft 2+1⁄2 in (1.89 m)	247 lb (112 kg)	32+1⁄4 in (0.82 m)	9+1⁄2 in (0.24 m)	4.54 s	1.65 s	2.71 s	4.00 s	7.39 s	38.5 in (0.98 m)	10 ft 9 in (3.28 m)	26 reps
All values from Pro Day[2][3]

Minnesota Vikings

Thomas was drafted by the

He played four seasons with the Vikings, appearing in 59 games (10 starts) and recording 143 tackles, 1.5 sacks, and a forced fumble.

San Francisco 49ers

Thomas was originally signed No. 51 upon signing with the 49ers in 2008. When linebacker Brandon Moore was released in August, Thomas switched to Moore's #56 while the newly signed Takeo Spikes took 51.

However, on August 31, 2008, Thomas was released by the 49ers to make room for linebacker Ahmad Brooks.

Minnesota Vikings (second stint)

Thomas was signed by the

. Thomas appeared in four games for the Vikings that season, recording one assisted tackle.

California Redwoods

Thomas signed with the

in 2009 and recorded 35 tackles.

San Diego Chargers

Thomas was signed by the

NFL statistics

Year	Team	GP	COMB	TOTAL	AST	SACK	FF	FR	FR YDS	INT	IR YDS	AVG IR	LNG	TD	PD
2004	MIN	16	59	42	17	0.5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2005	MIN	14	48	35	13	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
2006	MIN	16	31	20	11	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2007	MIN	13	5	5	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2008	MIN	4	1	0	1	0.0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Career		63	144	102	42	1.5	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2

[6]

Key

• GP: games played
• COMB: combined tackles
• TOTAL: total tackles
• AST: assisted tackles
• SACK: sacks
• FF: forced fumbles
• FR: fumble recoveries
• FR YDS: fumble return yards
• INT: interceptions
• IR YDS: interception return yards
• AVG IR: average interception return
• LNG: longest interception return
• TD: interceptions returned for touchdown
• PD: passes defensed

References