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Jersey Number 90
Tony Thurston
- Year:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Position:
- Defensive Lineman
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-3 / 275
- Hometown:
- Louisa, Va.
- High School:
- Louisa
- Major:
- Kinesiology
2021:
- Played in all 14 games, making nine starts at nose guard
- Had 45 tackles (12 solo) to go with 9.0 tackles for loss, 3.0 sacks, one forced fumble and a pass breakup
- Career-high seven tackles at North Dakota State in FCS semifinals (Dec. 17)
- Career-high two sacks at Richmond (Oct. 16)
- Had six tackles with a career-high tying 2.0 tackles for loss with a half sack vs. Southeastern Louisiana in FCS second round (Dec. 4)
- Made four stops with a forced fumble at Weber State (Sept. 18)
- Also had 2.0 TFL and a half sack vs. Towson (Nov. 20)
- Had at least 1.0 TFL in six games
- Tallied three or more tackles in eight games
- CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll (Spring 2022)
2020-21:
- Played in six games, making five starts at defensive tackle
- Had 10 total tackles (three solo) to go with 1.0 tackle for loss, a blocked kick and a quarterback hurry
- Season-high three tackles vs. Robert Morris (Feb. 27) and at Elon (Mar. 6)
- Had a tackle for loss and blocked a field goal vs. Morehead State (Feb. 20)
2019:
- Played in 10 games
- Had five total tackles (one solo) to go with 1.5 tackles for loss
- Had a full tackle for loss vs. New Hampshire (Nov. 9)
- Also had a half TFL vs. Morgan State (Sept. 14)
- CAA Football Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll (Fall 2019)
2018:
- Played in three games, retaining a year of eligibility with four-game redshirt rule
- CAA Football Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll
High School:
- First Team All-USA Virginia Defense as a senior
- VHSL 4A State Defensive Player of the Year as a senior
- 4A First Team All-State offense and defense as a senior
- Central Virginia Defensive Player of the Year as a senior
- First Team All-Central Virginia defense as a senior
- 4A Region Defensive Player of the Year as a senior
- First Team All-Region offense and defense as a junior and senior
- First Team All-804 defense as a senior
- First Team All-Conference 19 offense as a junior and First Team defense as a sophomore and junior
- Jefferson District Defensive Player of the Year
- First Team All-District offense and defense as a junior and senior
- Falcon Club Student-Athlete of the Year as a senior
- Recipient of the Falcon Club Citizenship Award
- Led Louisa to a 14-1 record and berth in the 4A state title game as a senior
- Dual-sport athlete who was a wrestler
- Finished fourth in the state at heavyweight his junior year while winning conference, district and region championships in the division
- Member of the National Honor Society
Personal:
- Son of Tony Jr. and Christin Thurston
- Has two sisters, Dayna and Danielle
- Majoring in kinesiology
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