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Jersey Number 26
Kamani Thomas
- Position:
- RB
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-9 / 198
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Dallas, GA
- High School:
- East Paulding
Bio
2016 (r-Junior)
• Played in 11 games and been in on 154 total snaps
• Most of his time came on special teams
• Sat out the Alabama A&M, Vanderbilt and Bowling Green games with an injury
• Returned against LA Tech
2015 (r-Sophomore)
• Played in seven games
• Also saw time on special teams
• Finished year with 156 yards rushing on 23 carries and three touchdowns
• Had a 6.8 yard per carry average
• Had five carries for a career-best 51 yards and two touchdowns in win over FIU
• Rushed for 30 yards on six carries in win over North Texas
• Rushed eight times for 56 yards and a touchdown at UTSA
2014 (r-Freshman)
• Named team’s most improved running back and the most improved running back for strength training following spring practice
• Played in five games
• Had just three carries for one yard on the season and played 25 total snaps
• The majority of his snaps came on special teams
2013 (Freshman)
• Took a redshirt year
High School
• Rated a three-star recruit by Rivals.com and listed as the No. 13 all-purpose back in the country after rushing for a school record 1,950 yards in 2012
• Voted honorable mention all-state by the Atlanta Journal Constitution following his senior year at East Paulding High School
• Named first team all-region as a junior despite playing in just half the games due to a severe turf toe injury (rushed for 892 yards)
• Voted to Max Preps All-American Second Team as a sophomore and was first team all-state and rushing for 1,901 yards
• Set the career school record with 4,801 rushing yards to go with 51 touchdowns
• Lettered in football and track
Personal
• Full name: Kamani Jamar Thomas
• Parents: Scott and Sonj a Thomas
• Born: 5/10/95
• Major: Organizational Communication
• Played in 11 games and been in on 154 total snaps
• Most of his time came on special teams
• Sat out the Alabama A&M, Vanderbilt and Bowling Green games with an injury
• Returned against LA Tech
2015 (r-Sophomore)
• Played in seven games
• Also saw time on special teams
• Finished year with 156 yards rushing on 23 carries and three touchdowns
• Had a 6.8 yard per carry average
• Had five carries for a career-best 51 yards and two touchdowns in win over FIU
• Rushed for 30 yards on six carries in win over North Texas
• Rushed eight times for 56 yards and a touchdown at UTSA
2014 (r-Freshman)
• Named team’s most improved running back and the most improved running back for strength training following spring practice
• Played in five games
• Had just three carries for one yard on the season and played 25 total snaps
• The majority of his snaps came on special teams
2013 (Freshman)
• Took a redshirt year
High School
• Rated a three-star recruit by Rivals.com and listed as the No. 13 all-purpose back in the country after rushing for a school record 1,950 yards in 2012
• Voted honorable mention all-state by the Atlanta Journal Constitution following his senior year at East Paulding High School
• Named first team all-region as a junior despite playing in just half the games due to a severe turf toe injury (rushed for 892 yards)
• Voted to Max Preps All-American Second Team as a sophomore and was first team all-state and rushing for 1,901 yards
• Set the career school record with 4,801 rushing yards to go with 51 touchdowns
• Lettered in football and track
Personal
• Full name: Kamani Jamar Thomas
• Parents: Scott and Sonj a Thomas
• Born: 5/10/95
• Major: Organizational Communication
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