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Jersey Number 24
Lester Thomas
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 165
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Tallahassee, Fla.
- High School:
- Godby
Bio
At FAU
Senior (2016)
- Saw action in the season opening victory over SIU
- Saw action in the UM game
- Recorded six solo tackles at Kansas State
- Saw action versus Ball State
- Part of the sepcial teams unit at FIU and Charlotte
- Saw action at Marshall and WKU
- Saw action in the Rice and UTEP victory
- Worked with speical teams versus ODU
Junior (2015)Â
- Recorded a tackle before being sidelined with an injury at Tulsa
- Return and played a considerable amount of time versus Rice, a game that he was second on the squad with nine tackles and two pass breakups
- Tallied three tackles (2-1=3) versus Marshall and recorded a pass breakup
- Had four tackles (2-2=4) at UTEP
- Saw action on both defense and special teams in FAU's Shula Bowl victory over FIU
- Worked with the special teams unit at WKU and at UF
- Recorded a solo tackle in the ODU victory
Sophomore (2014)Â
- Saw his first game action versus Tulsa
- Contributed on special teams versus WKUÂ and Marshall and grabbed his first tackle, a solo, versus UAB
- Saw special team action in the Middle Tennessee game
- Earned a special teams tackle in the ODU contest
- Ended his sophomore season with two tackles and seven games played
True Freshman (2013)Â
- Appeared in 11 games as a true freshman
- Ended the season with 20 tackles
- Had four multiple tackle games at ECU, at Southern Miss, Middle Tennessee and Marshall
- Had a season high five tackles in the game against Marshall
High School
- Played for Ronnie Cottrell at Godby High School, which captured the Class 5A State Championship and finished the season 14-1
- Earned first team all-conference, 5A all-state and was named to the Big Bend Tallahassee Democrat team
- Tallied 74 tackles, including 52 solo and a sack
- Had eight interceptions and a fumble recovery
- Named Godby's defensive MVP and to the 5A FHSAA Elite Team as well as second team All-American by MaxPreps.com
- As a junior he recorded 86 tackles and seven interceptions
PersonalÂ
- Criminal Justice
- Son of Lester and Maria Thomas
- Born Oct. 4, 1994 in Tallahassee
- His cousin Aries Monroe plays for the Carolina Panthers
Career Statistics
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Game-by-Game Tackles
2013: East Carolina (3-0=3); USF (1-0=1); Middle Tennessee (2-0=2); Rice (1-0=1); UAB (0-1=1); Marshall 2-3=5); Auburn (0-1=1); Tulane (0-1=1); Southern Miss (3-0=3); New Mexico State (1-1=2)
2014: UAB (1-0=1); Old Dominion (1-0=1)
2015: Tulsa (0-0=0); Rice (4-5=9); Marshall (2-1=3); UTEP (2-2=4); ODU (1-0=1)
2016: K-State (6-0=6)
Career Game Highs
Tackles: 6 Kansas State (9/17/16)
Tackles for a Loss: N/A
Sacks: N/A
Interceptions: N/A
Passes Defended:Â 2 Rice (10/10/15)
2014 Season Game Highs
Tackles: 1 UAB (11/1/14) and ODU (11/29/14)
Tackles for a Loss:
Sacks:
Interceptions:
Passes Defended:
2015 Season Game Highs
Tackles: 3 Mashall (2-1=3)
Tackles for a Loss:
Sacks:
Interceptions:
Passes Defended: 1 Marshall (10/17/15)
2016 Season Game Highs
Tackles: 6 Kansas State (9/17/16)
Tackles for a Loss:
Sacks:
Interceptions:
Passes Defended:
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