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Jersey Number 8
Amar Thomas
- Year:
- Fifth Year
- Position:
- Edge
- Hometown:
- Upper Marlboro, Md.
- High School:
- Wise
- Major:
- Psychology
2026:
- HERO Sports Group of Six Preseason First Team All-American
- Preseason First Team All-Sun Belt defensive lineman
- Athlon Sports Preseason All-Sun Belt Team
2025:
- Honorable Mention All-Sun Belt defensive lineman
- Started all 14 games at defensive end
- Had 43 tackles (13 solo) to go with 6.5 tackles for loss and 2.5 sacks
- Career-high nine tackles at Marshall (Nov. 8)
- Made six tackles with 1.5 TFL vs. Washington State (Nov. 22)
- Career-high 2.0 TFL with a half sack vs. Troy (Dec. 5) in the Sun Belt Football Championship
- Had four tackles and a full sack vs. Georgia Southern (Sept. 27)
- Also had four stops and a TFL at Oregon (Dec. 20) in the College Football Playoff
- Three or more tackles in eight games
- JMU Athletic Director's Scholar-Athlete (Fall 2025, Spring 2026)
2024:
- Played in all 13 games, making one start at defensive line
- Made first career start vs. Western Kentucky in Boca Raton Bowl (Dec. 18)
- Had 20 tackles (7 solo) to go with 1.5 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks and two pass breakups
- Season-high five tackles with a sack vs. Georgia State (Nov. 9)
- Tallied three tackles with a half sack vs. Gardner-Webb (Sept. 7)
- Also had three stops and a PBU vs. Southern Miss (Oct. 26)
- Dean's List (Fall 2024)
- 2024-25 Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll
- JMU Athletic Director's Scholar-Athlete (Spring 2025)
2023:
- Played in seven games
- Had five tackles (two solo) to go with a half tackle for loss
- Season-high three tackles vs. Air Force in Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl (Dec. 23)
- Had first half TFL at Coastal Carolina (Nov. 25)
2022:
- Played in two games
High School:
- 2021 Washington Post First Team All-Metro
- 2019 and 2021 MPSSAA First Team All-State
- 2021 Prince George County Defensive Player of the Year
- 2019 and 2021 First Team All-County selection
- Helped Wise to 2019 MPSSAA 4A state championship
- Also aided the Pumas in reaching second round of 2021 playoffs and semifinals in 2018
- Senior All-Star Game invitation
- Honor roll student
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