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Revision as of 19:25, 24 May 2024

Noel Thomas Jr.
No. 5
Position:Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1994-09-18) September 18, 1994 (age 30)
Norwalk, Connecticut
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school:St. Luke's School
College:UConn
Undrafted:2017
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career CFL statistics
Receptions:27
Receiving yards:274
Receiving touchdowns:1
Stats at CFL.ca
Stats at Pro Football Reference Edit this at Wikidata

Noel Thomas Jr. (born September 18, 1994) is a gridiron football wide receiver who is currently a free agent. He was most recently a member of the Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at University of Connecticut. He has also been a member of the Detroit Lions (NFL).

High school

Thomas was named New England Preparatory School Athletic Council Class C All-New England and MSG Varsity's Connecticut Player of the Year as a wide receiver, running back and quarterback his senior year for his father's NEPSAC Class C championship St. Lukes team.[1]

College career

Thomas finished his career at UConn setting the school's single season receptions record with 100 catches for 1,179 yards in 2016. His 8.3 receptions per game was fifth in the nation and third in the AAC. Thomas' 183 career receptions was fourth most in school history. His 2,235 yards was eighth most.[1]

Among Thomas' collegiate accolades:

Professional career

Detroit Lions

He signed with the Detroit Lions as an undrafted free agent in 2017.[8] Although he did not initially make the 53-man roster for the start of the season he was added to the Lions practice roster on September 6, 2017.[9] He was not re-signed by the club following the 2017 season.

Ottawa Redblacks

Thomas signed with the Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League (CFL) for their 2018 season, and played in five games in his first season catching 12 passes for 151 yards with one touchdown. In his second year in the CFL Thomas played four games with the Redblacks, catching 15 passes for 123 yards. He was released by Ottawa in the middle of the season on August 13, 2019.[10]

References

  1. ^ a b "UCONNHUSKIES.COM Noel Thomas, Jr. Bio :: University Of Connecticut Official Athletic Site University Of Connecticut Official Athletic Site - Football". Uconnhuskies.com. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  2. ^ "Walter Camp Football Foundation - Connecticut Player of the Year". Waltercamp.org. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  3. ^ ANTHONY, MIKE. "UConn's Obi Melifonwu First-team AAC All-Conference; Noel Thomas Makes Second-team". Courant.com. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  4. ^ "UConn's Obi Melifonwu, Noel Thomas highlight All-New England team". Nhregister.com. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  5. ^ "ECAC Announces 2016 Division I FBS Football All-Stars". ECAC. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  6. ^ [1] [dead link‍]
  7. ^ "NFL Events: Combine Player Profiles - Noel Thomas". Nfl.com. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  8. ^ "UDFA tracker: Quick bios on the rookies Lions signed after NFL draft". Freep.com. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  9. ^ Rogers, Justin. "Lions sign TE Hakeem Valles, WR Noel Thomas to practice squad". Detroit News. Retrieved 2019-08-14.
  10. ^ "REDBLACKS add Stefan Logan to PR; release Thomas". CFL.ca. 2019-08-13. Retrieved 2019-08-14.
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