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2015 Football Roster

V.L. Duffy

7 Mark Thomas

  • Class Senior
  • Position DL
  • Ht. / Wt. 6-2 / 225
  • Hometown Brunswick, Ga.
  • High School Glynn Academy

Biography

CAREER SUMMARY: Ranks 5th on program’s career sacks list with 15.5

SENIOR (2015): Started all 13 games … recorded 36 tackles, including 9.5 for loss with 3.5 sacks, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery and six quarterback hurries … voted second-team All-Southern Conference by coaches … recorded career-high seven tackles, including career-high 2.5 for loss with 0.5 sack, vs. Charleston Southern … made two tackles, 0.5 for loss, in season-opening 69-0 win vs. Davidson … recorded three tackles, one fumble recovery and one quarterback hurry in 28-10 win vs. Western Carolina … registered 1.0 sack at Georgia Southern … made four tackles, 1.0 for loss, in 39-12 win vs. Wofford … recorded two tackles, including 1.0 sack, and one forced fumble in 44-25 win at Samford … made four stops in 38-17 win at Furman … had two tackles, 0.5 for loss, and two quarterback hurries in 21-19 win vs. Mercer … recorded two tackles and one quarterback hurry in 35-14 win vs. VMI … made one solo stop at No. 9 Chattanooga … made one tackle in 23-22 win at South Carolina … registered four tackles, including 2.0 for loss with 1.0 sack, in 41-38 win at Coastal Carolina in first round of NCAA FCS Playoffs … recorded three tackles, 1.0 for loss, and two quarterback hurries at Charleston Southern in second round of NCAA FCS Playoffs

JUNIOR (2014): Appeared in all 12 games with three starts … recorded 29 tackles, including 4.0 for loss with 2.0 sacks, two quarterback hurries, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery … made two tackles vs. Coastal Carolina … had one stop at defending national champion Florida State … registered three tackles and one quarterback hurry at Charleston Southern … recorded season-high five tackles, 2.0 sacks, and one quarterback hurry in 37-14 win vs. Gardner-Webb … recorded four tackles, 0.5 for loss, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery at Wofford … had three solo tackles in 63-56 win vs. Charlotte … made two tackles, 1.0 for loss, vs. Chattanooga … had one solo stop at Western Carolina … made three tackles in 28-26 win at Mercer … had two tackles, 0.5 for loss, vs. Samford … registered three tackles in 45-25 win at VMI.

SOPHOMORE (2013): Played in 11 games, including his first career start against Old Dominion ... made 14 tackles and racked up four sacks ... posted 1.5 sacks, including a forced fumble, in a win against conference-leading Samford ... hurried the quarterback five times ... currently sits in 16th place in Citadel history in sacks.

FRESHMAN (2012): Played 10 games on the defensive line as a true freshman … earned a spot on the conference’s all-freshman team … recorded six sacks, second-most on the team, on just nine tackles in minimal playing time … posted a sack in six different contests … found the quarterback and forced a sack fumble vs. VMI which was scooped up Derek Douglas and returned for a touchdown … had a season-high three tackles and one sack vs. NC State … came into the Appalachian State game and produced one sack and a pass breakup.

HIGH SCHOOL: A 2012 graduate of Glynn Academy ... lettered in football and track and field ... served as a team captain ... posted 75 tackles and 15 sacks his senior season ... named to the all-region and All-Coastal teams.

PERSONAL: Son of Valencia Thomas ... majoring in electrical engineering.

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Historical Player Information

  • 18

    2012-13Freshman

    DL
    6'2" 210 lbs
    18
  • 7

    2014Junior

    DL
    6'2" 220 lbs
    7
  • 7

    2015Senior

    DL
    6'2" 225 lbs
    7

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