Kiondre Thomas (born February 7, 1998) is an American football cornerback who is a free agent. He played college football at Kansas State and was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Cleveland Browns after the 2021 NFL draft.[1]
 Thomas in 2020 | |||||
| Personal information | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Born: | February 7, 1998 Fort Smith, Arkansas, U.S. | ||||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||
| Weight: | 186 lb (84 kg) | ||||
| Career information | |||||
| High school: | Northside (Fort Smith, Arkansas) | ||||
| College: | Minnesota (2016–2019) Kansas State (2020) | ||||
| Position: | Cornerback | ||||
| Undrafted: | 2021 | ||||
| Career history | |||||
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||
| Career NFL statistics as of 2023 | |||||
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| Player stats at PFR | |||||
College career
editThomas was ranked as a three–star recruit by 247Sports.com coming out of high school.[2] He committed to Minnesota on November 12, 2015.[3] After three seasons at Minnesota, Thomas decided to transfer from Minnesota on February 3, 2020.[4] He committed to Kansas State shortly thereafter.[5]
Professional career
edit| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 ft 11+3⁄4 in (1.82 m) |
186 lb (84 kg) |
31+5⁄8 in (0.80 m) |
8+1⁄8 in (0.21 m) |
4.44 s | 1.56 s | 2.50 s | 4.35 s | 6.94 s | 37.5 in (0.95 m) |
10 ft 2 in (3.10 m) |
10 reps | |
| All values from Pro Day[6] | ||||||||||||
Cleveland Browns
editThomas was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Cleveland Browns on May 3, 2021.[7] Thomas was waived by the Browns with an injury designation on August 16, 2021, and placed on injured reserve.[8] Thomas was waived from injured reserve with an injury settlement on August 20, 2021.[9]
Los Angeles Chargers
editOn September 6, 2021, Thomas was signed to the Los Angeles Chargers practice squad.
Green Bay Packers
editOn January 26, 2022, Thomas signed a reserve/future contract with the Green Bay Packers.[10] He was waived on August 30, 2022, and signed to the practice squad the next day.[11][12] On October 1, 2022, Thomas was elevated to the active roster from the practice squad.[13] He signed a reserve/future contract on January 10, 2023.[14] He was released on August 29, 2023.[15] A day later, he was signed to the Packers' practice squad.[16] He was released on October 17.[17]
Houston Roughnecks
editOn March 2, 2024, Thomas signed with the Houston Roughnecks of the United Football League (UFL).[18]
Carolina Panthers
editOn July 26, 2024, Thomas signed with the Carolina Panthers, but was waived a week later.[19][20]
NFL career statistics
edit| Legend | |
|---|---|
| Led the league | |
| Bold | Career-high |
Regular season
edit| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | TFL | Sck | PD | Int | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | FF | FR | |||
| 2021 | LAC | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2023 | GB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Career | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Source: pro-football-reference.com | |||||||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ Risdon, Jeff (May 2, 2021). "Browns add Kansas State CB Kiondre Thomas as an undrafted free agent". Browns Wire.
- ^ "Kiondre Thomas Recruiting Profile". 247Sports.com.
- ^ "Kiondre Thomas 247". 247Sports.com.
- ^ Greder, Andy (February 4, 2020). "Gophers cornerback Kiondre Thomas plans to transfer out". TwinCities.com.
- ^ Black, Ryan. "Former Minnesota DB Kiondre Thomas to transfer to Kansas State". The Mercury.
- ^ "Kiondre Thomas, Kansas State, CB, 2021 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football". draftscout.com. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
- ^ Justice, Camryn. "UDFA tracker: Here's who the Browns have added after the Draft". News 5 Cleveland.
- ^ "Browns reduce roster to 85". ClevelandBrowns.com. August 16, 2021.
- ^ "Kiondre Thomas: Parts ways with Browns". CBSSports.com. August 20, 2021.
- ^ "Packers sign WR Rico Gafford, CB Kiondre Thomas". packers.com. January 26, 2022. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
- ^ "Press release: Packers announce roster moves". packers.com. August 30, 2022. Retrieved August 30, 2022.
- ^ "Packers sign S Rudy Ford". packers.com. August 31, 2022. Retrieved August 31, 2022.
- ^ "Packers elevate CB Kiondre Thomas for gameday". packers.com. October 1, 2022. Retrieved October 1, 2022.
- ^ "Packers sign 13 free agents". packers.com. January 10, 2023. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
- ^ "Packers announce roster moves". packers.com. Retrieved August 29, 2023.
- ^ "Packers sign 16 players to practice squad". packers.com. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
- ^ "Packers sign RB James Robinson, CB Anthony Johnson to practice squad". Packers.com. October 17, 2023.
- ^ "UFL Player Transactions, Saturday March 2, 2024". UFLBoard.com. March 2, 2024. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
- ^ Bouda, Nate (July 26, 2024). "Panthers Make Eight Roster Moves". NFLTradeRumors.co. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
- ^ Rizzutti, Anthony. "Panthers updated training camp roster following Saturday's additions". Panthers Wire. Retrieved August 4, 2024.