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Jersey Number 21
Tavares Thomas
- Position:
- RB
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-0 / 245
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Rosenberg, TX
- High School:
- Lamar Consolidated
Bio
2018 (Senior)
• Played in 12 games and had seven starts
• Finished third on the team in rushing with 239 yards and five touchdowns while ranking fourth in receptions with a career-best 38 and four TDs
• Named to the Doak Walker Watch List
• Named to the Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Watch List
• Suffered an ankle injury in opener against Vanderbilt and missed the UT-Martin and Georgia games
• Led team with 42 yards on the ground and a touchdown at Marshall to go with two receptions and a touchdown
• Started at wide receiver at UTEP and caught five passes for 38 yards and a touchdown
• Had seven receptions at Kentucky
2017 (Junior)
• Played in 12 games and had one start
• Started the year as a linebacker and moved to running back in game six
• Finished the year first on the team in rushing with 507 yards on 93 carries and a team-best nine touchdowns. Also had five receptions for 54 yards
• Had a three-yard rush on fake punt at FAU for a first down
• Ran the Wildcat for MT against FIU and responded with six carries for 20 yards and three touchdown runs
• Rushed for 43 yards on just six carries at UAB (7.2)
• Had eight carries for 37 yards against Marshall (also saw snaps on defense)
• Tallied a career-best 68 rushing yards and a touchdown against UTEP
• Racked up 195 yards rushing to go with two touchdowns in win at Charlotte
• Recorded 92 rushing yards and two touchdowns at WKU to go with three receptions
• Did not play against ODU due to an ankle injury
Navarro
• Named first team All-SWJCFC in 2016
• Tallied 82 tackles, 11 sacks (ranked 13th nationally), 11 TFLs and three forced fumbles in 2016
High School
• Lettered in football, basketball and track at Lamar Consolidated High School
• Earned all-area honors as a senior
Personal
• Full name: Tavares Mandell Thomas
• Parent: Zakiya King
• Born: 11/30/95
• Major: Liberal Studies
• Played in 12 games and had seven starts
• Finished third on the team in rushing with 239 yards and five touchdowns while ranking fourth in receptions with a career-best 38 and four TDs
• Named to the Doak Walker Watch List
• Named to the Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Watch List
• Suffered an ankle injury in opener against Vanderbilt and missed the UT-Martin and Georgia games
• Led team with 42 yards on the ground and a touchdown at Marshall to go with two receptions and a touchdown
• Started at wide receiver at UTEP and caught five passes for 38 yards and a touchdown
• Had seven receptions at Kentucky
2017 (Junior)
• Played in 12 games and had one start
• Started the year as a linebacker and moved to running back in game six
• Finished the year first on the team in rushing with 507 yards on 93 carries and a team-best nine touchdowns. Also had five receptions for 54 yards
• Had a three-yard rush on fake punt at FAU for a first down
• Ran the Wildcat for MT against FIU and responded with six carries for 20 yards and three touchdown runs
• Rushed for 43 yards on just six carries at UAB (7.2)
• Had eight carries for 37 yards against Marshall (also saw snaps on defense)
• Tallied a career-best 68 rushing yards and a touchdown against UTEP
• Racked up 195 yards rushing to go with two touchdowns in win at Charlotte
• Recorded 92 rushing yards and two touchdowns at WKU to go with three receptions
• Did not play against ODU due to an ankle injury
Navarro
• Named first team All-SWJCFC in 2016
• Tallied 82 tackles, 11 sacks (ranked 13th nationally), 11 TFLs and three forced fumbles in 2016
High School
• Lettered in football, basketball and track at Lamar Consolidated High School
• Earned all-area honors as a senior
Personal
• Full name: Tavares Mandell Thomas
• Parent: Zakiya King
• Born: 11/30/95
• Major: Liberal Studies
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