Trevian Thomas

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Trevian Thomas
No. 42 – Carolina Panthers
PositionSafety
Roster statusPractice squad
Personal information
Born (2002-03-04) March 4, 2002 (age 23)
Americus, Georgia, U.S.
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight196 lb (89 kg)
Career information
High schoolAmericus High School
(Americus, Georgia)
CollegeArkansas State (2020–2024)
NFL draft2025: undrafted
Career history
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Trevian Thomas (born March 4, 2002) is an American professional football safety for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Arkansas State Red Wolves.

Early life and college career

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Thomas was born on March 4, 2002, and grew up in Americus, Georgia.[1] He attended Americus High School where he played football as a safety.[2] He was the team's leading tackler as a sophomore and as a senior was named first-team all-region after totaling 63 tackles and two interceptions.[1][2] A three-star recruit, he committed to play college football for the Arkansas State Red Wolves.[1][3]

Thomas played on special teams for the Red Wolves in 2020 and 2021, then won a starting role in 2022.[4] He posted nine tackles in 11 games in 2020 and then seven tackles in 12 games in 2021.[1] In 2022, he totaled 71 tackles and returned an interception for a touchdown.[4] Thomas then had 91 tackles, six pass breakups, two interceptions and two fumble recoveries in 2023.[4] In his last year, 2024, he tallied 79 tackles and led the Sun Belt Conference with five interceptions, earning first-team All-Sun Belt as well as Group of Five All-American honors.[1][5] He concluded his collegiate career having appeared in 61 games, posting 257 tackles, eight interceptions and nine passes defended.[6]

Professional career

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Pre-draft measurables
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 10+3⁄4 in
(1.80 m) 		193 lb
(88 kg) 		32+1⁄2 in
(0.83 m) 		8+7⁄8 in
(0.23 m)		 4.48 s 1.58 s 2.60 s 4.38 s 7.08 s 36.0 in
(0.91 m)		 10 ft 3 in
(3.12 m)		 16 reps
All values from Pro Day[7][8]

After going unselected in the 2025 NFL draft, Thomas signed with the Carolina Panthers as an undrafted free agent.[6] He posted six tackles in preseason, but was waived on August 26, 2025, then re-signed to the practice squad the next day.[9][10] On October 1, Thomas was signed to the active roster.[11] He was waived on October 14 and re-signed to the practice squad two days later.[12][13]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Trevian Thomas". Arkansas State Red Wolves.
  2. ^ a b Seibel, Ron (August 6, 2018). "Dynamite Dozen: Americus-Sumter's Trevian Thomas benefits from intense preparation". The Albany Herald.
  3. ^ Harley, Michael (December 25, 2024). "Thomas stuck with Arkansas State in age of portal, NIL". Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.
  4. ^ a b c Turbeville, Kevin (December 19, 2024). "Thomas set to play 61st game for A-State". Jonesboro Sun – via archive.today.
  5. ^ Hudgison, Chris (December 13, 2024). "Arkansas State safety Trevian Thomas named a Group of 5 All-American". KAIT.
  6. ^ a b Rizzuti, Anthony (September 30, 2025). "Report: Panthers signing rookie defender from practice squad to active roster". USA Today.
  7. ^ "Trevian Thomas College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved October 5, 2025.
  8. ^ "Trevian Thomas RAS". RAS.Football. Retrieved October 5, 2025.
  9. ^ Zietlow, Alex; Kaye, Mike (August 26, 2025). "Here's who the Panthers cut and kept to get to a 53-man roster". Charlotte Observer.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  10. ^ Gantt, Darin (August 28, 2025). "Panthers finalize practice squad with three signings, one release". Carolina Panthers.
  11. ^ Gantt, Darin (October 1, 2025). "Panthers make a flurry of moves heading into Week 5". Carolina Panthers.
  12. ^ Gantt, Darin. "Panthers waive defensive back, make practice squad change". Panthers.com. Retrieved 15 October 2025.
  13. ^ Levine, Ben. "NFL Practice Squad Updates: 10/16/25". Pro Football Rumors. Retrieved 17 October 2025.
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