Stacy Thomas

Height:
6-1
Weight:
225
Class:
Redshirt Sophomore
Hometown:
Miami, Fla.
High School:
Gulliver Prep

2016: Senior linebacker who excelled in his first season as a starting linebacker ... credited with a career-best 85 tackles, which was second on the team ... totaled seven tackles for loss and his first career interception ... posted eight games of six or more tackles ... After missing most of training camp with an injury, recorded seven tackles in the season opener versus Charlotte ... credited with a pair of stops versus Syracuse ... tallied seven tackles in his first career start versus Florida State .... credited with four stops versus Marshall ... ended the game with four tackles against Clemson ... second the team with nine tackles versus Duke .... registered six tackles, two tackles for loss and his first interception against NC State ... totaled five tackles and a tackle for loss versus Virginia ... picked up six tackles and returned a fumble 20 yards against Boston College ... credited with eight tackles and one for a loss against Wake Forest ... notched six tackles and first career sack versus Houston ... led squad with 10 tackles, including one for a loss ... tied a career-high with 11 tackles and one for a loss versus LSU in the Citrus Bowl.

2015: Played in all 13 games ... reserve linebacker and one of the top special teams performers ... ended the year with 31 tackles and one recovered fumble ... credited with a career-best 11 tackles in the bowl win over Texas A&M ... replaced James Burgess who was disqualified from the game due to targeting ... tallied a season-high five tackles in road games at NC State and Florida State ... credited with three tackles versus Syracuse and Pitt ... recovered a key fumble in the win over Virginia .... replaced Keith Kelsey in the win over Kentucky and tallied a pair tackles.

2014: Played in 13 games on special teams and linebacker ... totaled nine tackles in a reserve role ... tallied a career-best four tackles in a 66-21 win over Murray State ... registered two tackles in a victory at Syracuse.

2013: Redshirted.

Gulliver Prep High School: Four-star signee by Rivals.com and ESPN.com ... three-star prospect by Scout.com and 247Sports.com ... ranked No. 222 on the ESPN 300 list ... rated as the No. 24 linebacker and No. 60 prospect out of Florida by Rivals.com ... committed after official visit at Louisville ... only played five games as a senior due to injury ... played defensive end, linebacker and tight end at Gulliver Prep ... reportedly had 20 tackles for loss as a junior in high school ... has the versatility to play multiple positions on the defense.

Personal: Son of Alejandra Jimenez and Stacy Thomas, Sr ... born 12/18/94 ... criminal justice major.