Chad
Thomas.
Chad
Thomas.
Miami (FL)· 6'6"· 281 lb· 4.92s 40
Best in a two-gap 3-4 front that asks its defensive ends to hold ground and occupy blockers for others.
Year 1 rotational depth in a run-stuffing role while he develops pass-rush moves, with the ceiling to become an above-average starter.
Any system that asks him to drop into coverage or play in space.
Thomas is a traditional 3-4 defensive end whose value is tied to his ability to stop the run and occupy blockers at the line of scrimmage.
Selected #67 overall in Round 3 of the 2018 NFL Draft by Cleveland Browns out of Miami (FL).
Relative Athletic Score (Kent Lee Platte) benchmarks combine/pro-day numbers against every measured prospect at the position since 1987. 10.00 is elite; 5.00 is average.
— — — positional median (p50)
- 40 yd
- 4.92sp50
- Vertical
- 29inp50
- Broad jump
- 116inp50
- Three-cone
- —s
- Shuttle
- —s
- Bench
- —rep
| Yr | Team | G | Tkl | Sk | Int | PD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Miami | 11 | 37 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2017 | Miami | 13 | 37 | 5.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Career | — | 24 | 74 | 8.5 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
A dash means the figure is not published by a source we trust — never a zero we invented.
Everything above is the pre-draft evaluation. This section is what actually happened — updated year over year.
Thomas played defensive end for the Cleveland Browns for three seasons, primarily in a reserve role.