2017 Football Roster
Sep 12 (Fri)
6:30 p.m.
Connor Thomas
- Weight:
- 183
- Height:
- 5-8
- Position:
- RB
- Year:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- Clarksville, Tenn.
- High School:
- Clarksville Academy
Thomas graduated with an exercise science degree in May 2020.
2019 (Senior): Rushed six times for 11 yards in three games ... named offensive and special teams scout team player of the year ... three-time special teams scout team player of the week (Michigan State, Rutgers, Purdue) ... two-time offensive scout team player of the week (Connecticut, Purdue) ... Academic All-Big Ten selection.
2018 (Junior): Did not see any game action in 2018 ... named offensive scout team player of the year ... four-time scout team player of the week (Rutgers, Minnesota, Maryland, Michigan) ... Academic All-Big Ten selection.
2017 (Sophomore): Appeared in five games ... rushed three times for six yards ... made his collegiate debut in the Georgia Southern win (9/23) ... two-time scout team player of the week (Charleston Southern, Maryland) ... Academic All-Big Ten selection.
2016 (Freshman): Did not see any game action in 2016 ... walk-on joined the program during the season.
Prep/Personal: Running back and linebacker for head coach Todd Hood at Clarksville Academy ... finished his career with 1,119 yards on 178 rushes (6.3 average) with 21 touchdowns ... caught 58 balls for 1,006 yards (17.3 average) and 14 TDs ... made 273 tackles ... tallied 1,619 all-purpose yards and 25 total scores as a senior ... two-time all-area selection was named the 2015 team most valuable player and the 2014 defensive MVP ... holds the school single-game rushing touchdowns record (5) ... four-year football letterwinner ... National Honor Society member and a national scholar-athlete honoree ... parents are Wendy and Tim Thomas ... born on Dec. 4, 1997.
