2025 Football Roster
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Thomas, Chris

Jersey Number 7
Chris Thomas
- Position:
- Defensive Line
- Height:
- 6-6
- Weight:
- 315
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Tallahassee, Fla.
- High School:
- Dunbar
- Prev School:
- Florida / Marshall
Bio
Career Overview: Transferred to Syracuse in Dec. 2024, after spending two seasons at Marshall (2023-24). Began his collegiate career at Florida (2021-22) ... Has appeared in 24 career games with 56 tackles, 5.0 tackles for loss, five quarterback hurries, two pass breakups and a fumble recovery in his collegiate career.
Redshirt Junior Year (2024 at Marshall): Appeared in all-13 games with 42 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, one sack, two pass breakups, four quarterback hurries and a fumble recovery, helping his team win the Sun Belt Championship ... Had six tackles and two pass breakups in the season opener against Stony Brook (8/31) ... Made three tackles against Virginia Tech (9/7) ... Recorded a tackle for loss and a pair of tackles at Ohio State (9/21) ... Notched four tackles and a quarterback hurry against Western Michigan (9/28) ... Had four tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against App State (10/5) ... Made one tackle and 0.5 sacks versus Georgia Southern (10/12) ... Posted a six-tackle effort against Georgia State (10/17) ... Had four tackles and a tackle for loss in the win over ULM (11/2) ... Made three tackles and added a half sack against Southern Miss (11/9) ... Recovered his first collegiate fumble, had three quarterback hurries and four tackles in the win over Coastal Carolina (11/16) ... Tallied a pair of tackles against Old Dominion (11/23) ... Made three tackles against James Madison (11/30).
Redshirt Sophomore Year (2023 at Marshall): Saw action in nine games with 13 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss and a quarterback hurry ...Made a tackles and had 0.5 tackles for loss at East Carolina (9/9) ... Made one solo tackle against James Madison (10/19) ... Set a career high with six tackles, adding a tackle for loss at Coastal Carolina (10/28) ... Notched a pair of tackles at App State (11/5) ... Made three tackles against Georgia Southern (11/11).
Redshirt Freshman Year (2022 at Florida): Appeared in one game, making one tackle ... Made his season debut against Eastern Washington (10/2), with one tackle.
Redshirt Year (2021 at Florida): Made his collegiate debut vs. UCF in the Gasparilla Bowl (12/23).
High School: Named to the Florida 6A All-State football Third Team ... Rated the 27th-best defensive tackle in the 2021 recruiting class by 247Sports ... Participated in the Rotary South All-Star Classic ... Recorded 88 tackles, nine sacks and 31 TFLs while hleping Dunbar make it to the 6A Region Finals as a senior.
Personal: Son of Chanteau Wardlow ... Has three siblings: Eric, Sahari and Kafari.
Redshirt Junior Year (2024 at Marshall): Appeared in all-13 games with 42 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, one sack, two pass breakups, four quarterback hurries and a fumble recovery, helping his team win the Sun Belt Championship ... Had six tackles and two pass breakups in the season opener against Stony Brook (8/31) ... Made three tackles against Virginia Tech (9/7) ... Recorded a tackle for loss and a pair of tackles at Ohio State (9/21) ... Notched four tackles and a quarterback hurry against Western Michigan (9/28) ... Had four tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against App State (10/5) ... Made one tackle and 0.5 sacks versus Georgia Southern (10/12) ... Posted a six-tackle effort against Georgia State (10/17) ... Had four tackles and a tackle for loss in the win over ULM (11/2) ... Made three tackles and added a half sack against Southern Miss (11/9) ... Recovered his first collegiate fumble, had three quarterback hurries and four tackles in the win over Coastal Carolina (11/16) ... Tallied a pair of tackles against Old Dominion (11/23) ... Made three tackles against James Madison (11/30).
Redshirt Sophomore Year (2023 at Marshall): Saw action in nine games with 13 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss and a quarterback hurry ...Made a tackles and had 0.5 tackles for loss at East Carolina (9/9) ... Made one solo tackle against James Madison (10/19) ... Set a career high with six tackles, adding a tackle for loss at Coastal Carolina (10/28) ... Notched a pair of tackles at App State (11/5) ... Made three tackles against Georgia Southern (11/11).
Redshirt Freshman Year (2022 at Florida): Appeared in one game, making one tackle ... Made his season debut against Eastern Washington (10/2), with one tackle.
Redshirt Year (2021 at Florida): Made his collegiate debut vs. UCF in the Gasparilla Bowl (12/23).
High School: Named to the Florida 6A All-State football Third Team ... Rated the 27th-best defensive tackle in the 2021 recruiting class by 247Sports ... Participated in the Rotary South All-Star Classic ... Recorded 88 tackles, nine sacks and 31 TFLs while hleping Dunbar make it to the 6A Region Finals as a senior.
Personal: Son of Chanteau Wardlow ... Has three siblings: Eric, Sahari and Kafari.
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