2019: Returning starter at safety … 199 career tackles, 5 interceptions … team captain … five tackles vs. Oregon … team-best six tackles vs. Tulane … five stops vs. Kent State … forced and recovered a Texas A&M fumble, along with 3 tackles … team-best 6 tackles vs. Mississippi State … 3 tackles, TFL at Florida … 12 tackles at LSU ... team-high 7 tackles vs. Ole Miss ... 6 tackles, 2 TFL vs. Georgia … 5 tackles, TFL, PBU vs. Minnesota in Outback Bowl ... Preseason: All-SEC 2nd team (Athlon, PFF), 3rd team (Lindy’s, Phil Steele, SEC media, SEC coaches); Reese’s Senior Bowl watch list
2018: Starter at strong safety … 125 career tackles … team-best eight tackles, PBU vs. Washington … two interceptions vs. Alabama State, including a 29-yard touchdown … four tackles vs. LSU … leading tackler with six stops and a 40-yard fumble recovery against Arkansas … three tackles vs. Southern Miss … eight tackles vs. Mississippi State … six tackles vs. Tennessee … 10 tackles at Ole Miss … career-best 12 tackles, a forced fumble and a TFL in the Texas A&M win … nine tackles and forced a Georgia fumble … six tackles at Alabama
2017: Strong safety contributor who often plays nickel … three career interceptions … 35 tackles for season ... interception, PBU, 2 tackles against Georgia Southern … 3 tackles vs. Mercer … 4 tackles and a fumble recovery at Missouri … 5 tackles, PBU against Mississippi State … 5 tackles vs. Ole Miss … 6 tackles at LSU … 4 tackles at Arkansas
2016: SEC All-Freshman team second team (Athlon) ... true freshman defensive backwho played in 11 games … saw first action against Arkansas State … had one tackle vs. ULM … two tackles at Mississippi State … tackle at Ole Miss … led team with five tackles, 1.5 TFL against Alabama A&M … two interceptions in Alabama game, along with six tackles … first Auburn freshman with two picks in a game since 2009 season ... first start came in Sugar Bowl against Oklahoma
High School: Speedy safety who recorded 87 tackles, five TFL, seven interceptions, two interception TD and three punt return TD as a senior for Coach Tyrone Rogers at Robert E. Lee High … first team all-metro … second team ASWA Class 7A all-state … top 100 position prospect by Scout, 247 Sports ... National Honor Society ... also played basketball, track and tennis
Personal: Birthday is July 1 ... son of Regina and Stanley Thomas ... has three brothers, Davy, Mario and Joshua ... received the 2019 Hard-Fighting Soldier award from the Fellowship of Christian Athletes ... earned his bachelor's degree in May, 2020, from the College of Business