Dave Thomas (cornerback)
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Miami, Florida, U.S.
 Thomas with a student at Miami Beach Senior High School holding his Beach High Hall of Fame plaque | |||||||||
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| Position | Cornerback | ||||||||
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| Born | August 25, 1968 Miami, Florida, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 218 lb (99 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Miami Beach Senior (Miami Beach, Florida) | ||||||||
| College | Tennessee | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1993: 8th round, 203rd overall pick | ||||||||
| Expansion draft | 1995: 16th round, 31st overall pick | ||||||||
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David Garfield Thomas (born August 25, 1968) is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys, Jacksonville Jaguars, and New York Giants. He was selected in the eighth round of the 1993 NFL draft. He played college football for the Tennessee Volunteers.
Thomas attended Miami Beach Senior High School, where he received third-team All-American and All-Conference honors in football as a senior. He also lettered in basketball and track.
College career
He enrolled at Butler Community College, where he registered 7 interceptions as a freshman and 10 (second in the nation) as a sophomore, on his way to becoming one of the top cornerbacks in junior college.[1]
As a junior in 1990, he transferred to the University of Tennessee.[2] He appeared in all 13 games as a backup cornerback, posting 17 tackles, one interception (returned for 51 yards against UTEP) and one pass defensed.
As a senior in 1991, he was redshirted. In October, an off-field incident caused him to lose his final year of sports eligibility at Tennessee. In 1992, he didn't play football but still stay at the school and graduate.