2021 Football Roster
Thomas, Guy
vs
Houston
Sep 12 (Fri)
5:30 PM
Jersey Number 1
Guy Thomas
- Position:
- Outside Linebacker
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 235
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Miami, Fla.
- High School:
- Booker T. Washington
- Prev School:
- Coahoma Community College
Bio
AT COLORADO: CAREER
2020 (Jr.)—Played in five of six games including the Alamo Bowl, starting four games, the first three of the season and the Alamo Bowl … The five games he played he saw action on defense and special teams, playing on the field goal/PAT block, punt return, kick coverage and kick return units … Played 80 snaps in the four regular season games with seven tackles, including one for a loss and two others for no gain, and had three third down stops and one quarterback hurry … Had multiple tackles in four games, two against UCLA and at Stanford, three at Utah and four in the Alamo Bowl against Texas … Against the Cardinal, he also had two third downs stops and a quarterback hurry … Against Utah, two of his three tackles were at or behind the line of scrimmage.
JUNIOR COLLEGE (2019)—A three-star prospect out of junior college by 247Sports and Rivals … Ranked the No. 37 junior college player in the nation by Rivals and No. 73 by 247Sports, which also listed him as the No. 4 outside linebacker and No. 16 player from Mississippi … He played in six games for Coahoma Community College in 2019, racking up 30 tackles (24 solo), including 10 tackles for loss for 34 yards and three sacks for 23 yards … He added two pass breakups, two quarterback hurries and one blocked kick … He opened the season with 12 tackles in an 18-10 win over Jones College, including 2½ tackles for loss, two quarterback hurries, two pass breakups and he blocked a field goal attempt … Against Mississippi Gulf Coast he tallied seven tackles including one for a loss … Had two tackles for loss against both Itawamba and Mississippi Delta.
AT NEBRASKA (2017-18)—He did not play his true freshman season at Nebraska in 2017 and saw action in four games as a redshirt freshman in 2018 … He totaled four tackles, posting three on defense against Bethune-Cookman when he also had one pass break-up, and he added another tackle on special teams at Michigan.
HIGH SCHOOL—A four-star prospect by both ESPN and Rivals … Rivals ranked him the No. 16 weakside defensive end in the class and No. 49 player from Florida with a rating of 5.8 … ESPN tabbed him as the No. 24 defensive end nationally, No. 55 player from Florida while also being the No. 151 player in the region with a scout grade of 80 … In the 247Sports Composite, he was ranked the No. 27 weakside defensive end in the nation, the No. 59 player from Florida and in the top 500 nationally … Rivals ranked him the No. 16 weakside defensive end and No. 49 player from Florida with a 5.8 rating … He was ranked the No. 42 weakside defensive end by 247Sports and No. 86 player from Florida with a rating of 87 … Booker T. Washington was 33-8 in his three years there, including a 15-0 mark his sophomore season when the team won the FLorida 4A State Championship and was ranked as high as the No. 5 team in the nation … As a senior, he was named to the Miami Herald Miami-Dade County Top 25 Prospect list, coming in at No. 11 and named second-team Florida 4A All-State as a senior when Booker T. Washington went 9-4 under coach Tim Harris … BTWHS was 9-5 his junior season when he racked up 54 tackles, including 14 sacks and three forced fumbles.
ACADEMICS—He graduated in December 2021 with a degree in Sociology from Colorado … He was a recipient of the Clancy A. Herbst Jr., Student-Athlete Achievement Award at CU's annual Academic Breakfast, in 2022, for overcoming personal, academic or emotional difficulties and challenges to succeed both academically and athletically.
PERSONAL—He was born August 5, 1999 in Miami, Fla. … He has eight siblings … He enjoys working out in his free time.
- He has played 23 games with 17 starts at Colorado and has 27 games of action at the Power 5 level including his time at Nebraska
- He has 86 tackles, 50 solo, with 11 tackles for loss including three sacks, and six more tackles for no gain
- Also has 11 third down stops and four quarterback pressures.
- Played in 11 games, with 396 defensive snaps, 25 unassisted tackles, 43 total tackles, five tackles for loss, three third down stops and two quarterback pressures.
- Named a member of the Victory Club for his play in games against Arizona State and California.
- Had six unassisted tackles, two tackles for loss, and one third down stop against Minnesota.
- Saw 33 snaps defensively in home opener against TCU recording three total tackles with two assisted and one unassisted, one third down stop and one quarterback hit against TCU.
2020 (Jr.)—Played in five of six games including the Alamo Bowl, starting four games, the first three of the season and the Alamo Bowl … The five games he played he saw action on defense and special teams, playing on the field goal/PAT block, punt return, kick coverage and kick return units … Played 80 snaps in the four regular season games with seven tackles, including one for a loss and two others for no gain, and had three third down stops and one quarterback hurry … Had multiple tackles in four games, two against UCLA and at Stanford, three at Utah and four in the Alamo Bowl against Texas … Against the Cardinal, he also had two third downs stops and a quarterback hurry … Against Utah, two of his three tackles were at or behind the line of scrimmage.
JUNIOR COLLEGE (2019)—A three-star prospect out of junior college by 247Sports and Rivals … Ranked the No. 37 junior college player in the nation by Rivals and No. 73 by 247Sports, which also listed him as the No. 4 outside linebacker and No. 16 player from Mississippi … He played in six games for Coahoma Community College in 2019, racking up 30 tackles (24 solo), including 10 tackles for loss for 34 yards and three sacks for 23 yards … He added two pass breakups, two quarterback hurries and one blocked kick … He opened the season with 12 tackles in an 18-10 win over Jones College, including 2½ tackles for loss, two quarterback hurries, two pass breakups and he blocked a field goal attempt … Against Mississippi Gulf Coast he tallied seven tackles including one for a loss … Had two tackles for loss against both Itawamba and Mississippi Delta.
AT NEBRASKA (2017-18)—He did not play his true freshman season at Nebraska in 2017 and saw action in four games as a redshirt freshman in 2018 … He totaled four tackles, posting three on defense against Bethune-Cookman when he also had one pass break-up, and he added another tackle on special teams at Michigan.
HIGH SCHOOL—A four-star prospect by both ESPN and Rivals … Rivals ranked him the No. 16 weakside defensive end in the class and No. 49 player from Florida with a rating of 5.8 … ESPN tabbed him as the No. 24 defensive end nationally, No. 55 player from Florida while also being the No. 151 player in the region with a scout grade of 80 … In the 247Sports Composite, he was ranked the No. 27 weakside defensive end in the nation, the No. 59 player from Florida and in the top 500 nationally … Rivals ranked him the No. 16 weakside defensive end and No. 49 player from Florida with a 5.8 rating … He was ranked the No. 42 weakside defensive end by 247Sports and No. 86 player from Florida with a rating of 87 … Booker T. Washington was 33-8 in his three years there, including a 15-0 mark his sophomore season when the team won the FLorida 4A State Championship and was ranked as high as the No. 5 team in the nation … As a senior, he was named to the Miami Herald Miami-Dade County Top 25 Prospect list, coming in at No. 11 and named second-team Florida 4A All-State as a senior when Booker T. Washington went 9-4 under coach Tim Harris … BTWHS was 9-5 his junior season when he racked up 54 tackles, including 14 sacks and three forced fumbles.
ACADEMICS—He graduated in December 2021 with a degree in Sociology from Colorado … He was a recipient of the Clancy A. Herbst Jr., Student-Athlete Achievement Award at CU's annual Academic Breakfast, in 2022, for overcoming personal, academic or emotional difficulties and challenges to succeed both academically and athletically.
PERSONAL—He was born August 5, 1999 in Miami, Fla. … He has eight siblings … He enjoys working out in his free time.
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