La'Andre Thomas

Photo by: Matthew A. Smith

Photo by: Matthew A. Smith

Photo by: Matthew A. Smith

Position:
DB
Ht./Wt.:
6-1 / 185
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Jackson, Miss.

Honors (Academic/Athletic)

• Tiger 3.0 Club for the 2017 fall semester.

2019 (Redshirt Sophomore)

• Started all 14 games in the Memphis secondary
• Finished fourth on the team with 63 total tackles
• Ranked third on the squad with 47 solo stops
• Registered multi-tackle efforts in 13, including the final 11 contests of the season
• Registered two TFL (eight yards) and one sack (seven yards)
• Had an interception at ULM and returned it 33 yards for a TD
• Also forced a fumble at ULM and recovered a fumble in the conference championship game against Cincinnati
• Logged a career-high 10 tackles at Tulsa
• Had a season-high seven solo tackles twice, at ULM and at Tulsa

2018 (Sophomore)

• Saw action in only four games due to an injury
• Played in the season’s first three games and did not return to action until the regular-season finale
• Posted a solo stop in the season opener vs Mercer
• Tied a career-high with one PBU in a home win over Georgia State
• Missed the next eight games due to a shoulder injury
• Made his return to the field in the regular-season finale win over Houston
• Tied a career-high with three total tackles vs the Cougars
• His three stops all were solo hits, a career-best
• Logged a career-high one TFL vs Houston
• Did not see action vs UCF in The American Championship Game and vs Wake Forest in the Birmingham Bowl due to injury

2017 (Freshman)

• Played in 12 games, including the AutoZone Liberty Bowl
• Only game missed was the home win over SMU
• Made collegiate debut in the season-opening win over Louisiana Monroe
• Registered first career tackle, a solo stop, vs the Warhawks
• Credited with first collegiate PBU in the home win over Southern Illinois
• Logged first career TFL (0.5) at UCF
• Had two total tackles (1 solo) for his first multi-tackle performance
• Recorded two tackles (1 solo) in the comeback win at Houston
• Posted career highs for total tackles (3) and interceptions (1) in the regular-season finale vs ECU
• Also tied a career best with one PBU vs the Pirates
• His interception vs ECU came late in the second quarter and halted the Pirates’ scoring threat at the Memphis 7-yard line (Tigers scored TD off the interception for a 49-0 lead)

Prior to Memphis/Personal

• Top-50 dual-threat QB in the nation by 247Sports.com (No. 44) and ESPN.com (No. 47)
• Rated among the top-40 players in the state of Mississippi by ESPN.com (No. 35) and 247Sports.com (No. 39)
• Played on the Wingfield High School varsity squad his junior and senior campaigns
• In his two varsity seasons, connected on 55.2 percent of his passes (260-of-471) for 4,300 yards and 35 TDs
• Also carried the ball 184 times for 1,674 yards (9.1 ypc) and 25 TDs
• Accounted for nearly 6,000 total yards (5,974) and 60 TDs in 2015 and 2016
• Starter at QB in 2016
• Named to the 2016 Clarion-Ledger MS Preps All-State second team (offense; athlete)
• Also named to the Mississippi High School Athletic Association (MHSAA) Class 5A All-State first team (offense; athlete), as voted on by the Mississippi Association of Coaches (MAC)
• As a senior, connected on 197 of his 345 pass attempts for 3,363 yards and 30 TDs
• Ran for 1,068 yards on 128 carries and 18 TDs
• Averaged over 400 yards of total offense per game (402.8; 4,431 total yards) his senior season
• In a 46-41 win over South Jones, threw for 507 yards (23-of-29 passing) and six TDs
• For his performance vs South Jones, selected to MSGridiron.com/ National Guard High School Team of the Week
• Helped lead the Falcons to a 7-5 overall record and a 3-4 MHSAA 5A Region 3 mark
• The seven wins were the most for a season since before 2004
• Helped lead Wingfield High School to a spot in the MHSAA 5A state playoffs, where the Falcons lost in the first round
• Selected to play in the MHSAA Bernard Blackwell North-South All-Star Classic in Gulfport, Mississippi, in mid-December 2016
• As a junior in 2015, saw action in six games
• Passed for 937 yards (63-of-126) and five TDs and also ran for 606 yards (56 carries; 10.8 ypc) and seven scores
• Son of Toya Turner