Brian Thomas Jr.

Position:
OL
Ht./Wt.:
6-4 / 310
Class:
Redshirt Junior
Hometown:
Baton Rouge, La.
Prev School:
Hutchinson CC

Honors

• Tiger 3.0 Club for the 2019 fall and 2020 spring semesters

2020 (Redshirt Junior)

• Member of the 8-3 Tigers who won the 2020 Montgomery Bowl
• Did not see action

2019 (Junior)

• Appeared in three games
• Made his Memphis debut against Southern • played 14 snaps at left guard at South Alabama
• Earned his first start at Memphis against Penn State in the Cotton Bowl
• Member of 2019 squad that finished 12-2 and won the AAC Championship

2017-18 (at Hutchinson Community College)

• Played at Hutchinson Community College for two seasons
• Member of a program that went 16-8 for those two seasons
• Blocked for an offense that averaged nearly 350 yards per game

Prior to Memphis/Personal

• At Scotlandville Magnet High in Baton Rouge, La., Thomas was a standout offensive lineman who helped direct the Hornets to a 12-1 record and trip to the state championship game in 2016
• He recorded 78 pancake blocks as a senior and, on defense, finished with 12 tackles, including three for lost yardage and two sacks
• Scotlandville's appearance in the state's semifinals in 2016 was the school's first in six decades
• The Hornets lost, 38-6, in the state title game to Evangel Christian Academy, played before 15,719 at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome
• In the LHSAA state championship game, the Hornets' offensive line yielded its first sack of the season
• Thomas was ranked the No. 70 recruit in Louisiana by 247Sports