Xavier Thomas
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Florence, South Carolina, U.S.
 Thomas with the Clemson Tigers in 2019 | |||||||||
| No. 52 – Houston Texans | |||||||||
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| Position | Linebacker | ||||||||
| Roster status | Active | ||||||||
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| Born | December 20, 1999 Florence, South Carolina, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 250 lb (113 kg) | ||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||
| High school | Wilson (Florence) IMG Academy (Bradenton, Florida) | ||||||||
| College | Clemson (2018–2023) | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 2024: 5th round, 138th overall pick | ||||||||
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of 2024 | |||||||||
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Xavier Thomas (born December 20, 1999) is an American professional football linebacker for the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Clemson Tigers.
After playing for three years in Florence, South Carolina at Wilson High School, Thomas played his senior season at IMG Academy in Florida.[1]
College career
After recording forty-three tackles, three and a half sacks, and two pass breakups in his freshman season, Thomas was named to USA Today's Freshman All-America Team.[1] During the 2019 season, he earned Third Team All-Atlantic Coast Conference honors after posting 31 tackles, 8 tackles for loss and two sacks. Thomas contracted COVID-19 and strep throat in July 2020, and announced he would redshirt the 2020 season.[2] However, after the NCAA declared that all players could participate in the season without losing a year of eligibility, Thomas decided to play, despite missing summer workouts.[3] On October 31, 2020, Thomas was ejected for targeting Boston College quarterback Phil Jurkovec. He missed the first half of the following game against Notre Dame.[4]
College statistics
| Season | Games | Tackles | ||||
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| Total | Solo | Ast | TFL | Sacks | ||
| Clemson Tigers | ||||||
| 2018 | 14 | 33 | 18 | 15 | 8.5 | 3.5 |
| 2019 | 12 | 27 | 10 | 17 | 8.0 | 1.5 |
| 2020 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4.0 | 3.5 |
| 2021 | 11 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 6.5 | 4.5 |
| 2022 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| 2023 | 12 | 25 | 16 | 9 | 4.0 | 3.0 |
| Career | 57 | 116 | 62 | 54 | 33 | 18 |
