The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics
2021 Football Roster
Thomas, Justin
Jersey Number 1
Justin Thomas
- Prev School:
- LSU
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 265
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Daphne, Ala.
- High School:
- Spanish Fort
Bio
AS A REDSHIRT SENIOR (2021):
Reese's Senior Bowl Preseason Watch List... Played in 12 games, making four starts on the season...Had two tackles three times on the season...Recorded four and a half sacks and a forced fumble.
AS A REDSHIRT JUNIOR (2020):
Redshirted after transferring to UAB in the fall.
AS A JUNIOR AT LSU (2019):
Played in five games for the Tigers and started in one… Recorded eight tackles, one sack, and two tackles for loss.
AS A SOPHOMORE AT LSU (2018):
Saw action in four games, recording four tackles and a half-sack for a 4-yard loss … Had career-best three tackles to go along with half-sack in home-opener against Southeastern Louisiana … Added a tackle in win over No. 2 Georgia … Other action came against Ole Miss and in the Fiesta Bowl against UCF.
AS A FRESHMAN AT LSU (2017):
Played in two games for the LSU Tigers, seeing action in the season-opening win over BYU and the home-opener against Chattanooga… Did not record any statistics.
HIGH SCHOOL:
Defensive line prospect from Daphne, Alabama... Listed as high as the No. 18 defensive end prospect from 247Sports and No. 27 at his position by Rivals.com... As a senior recorded 57 tackles and seven sacks... High school career totaled 152 tackles and 21 sacks for Spanish Fort High School.
Reese's Senior Bowl Preseason Watch List... Played in 12 games, making four starts on the season...Had two tackles three times on the season...Recorded four and a half sacks and a forced fumble.
AS A REDSHIRT JUNIOR (2020):
Redshirted after transferring to UAB in the fall.
AS A JUNIOR AT LSU (2019):
Played in five games for the Tigers and started in one… Recorded eight tackles, one sack, and two tackles for loss.
AS A SOPHOMORE AT LSU (2018):
Saw action in four games, recording four tackles and a half-sack for a 4-yard loss … Had career-best three tackles to go along with half-sack in home-opener against Southeastern Louisiana … Added a tackle in win over No. 2 Georgia … Other action came against Ole Miss and in the Fiesta Bowl against UCF.
AS A FRESHMAN AT LSU (2017):
Played in two games for the LSU Tigers, seeing action in the season-opening win over BYU and the home-opener against Chattanooga… Did not record any statistics.
HIGH SCHOOL:
Defensive line prospect from Daphne, Alabama... Listed as high as the No. 18 defensive end prospect from 247Sports and No. 27 at his position by Rivals.com... As a senior recorded 57 tackles and seven sacks... High school career totaled 152 tackles and 21 sacks for Spanish Fort High School.
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