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2007 Football Roster

54 Donald Thomas

  • Position Linebacker
  • Height 5-10
  • Weight 237
  • Class Senior
  • Major Sociology
  • Hometown St. Louis, MO
  • Highschool Riverview Gardens

Biography

EIU: 2007 Outlook: Candidate for OVC Defender of the Year... Pre-season All-American... solid tackler who will start for third straight season... 2006: Ohio Valley Conference Defensive Player of the Year... Sports Network second team All-American... led EIU with 127 tackles, ranking third in the OVC and 29th in the NCAA... 12 tackles for loss, one sack and seven quarterback hurries... two interceptions both came in NCAA playoff loss to Illinois State... seven games with double-digit tackles including season-high 16 against Jacksonville State... OVC Defender of the Week one time... 2005: fourth on the team with 82 tackles in his first year as the starting middle linebacker... also had five tackles for loss, a pass interception, five passes broken up, three QB hurries, three forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries... 2004: had 21 tackles and two QB hurries in 10 games as a backup.

HIGH SCHOOL: Earned first team All-State honors for coach Brian Morris at St. Louis Riverview Gardens HS... was St. Louis Post-Dispatch Second Team All-Metro... two-time First Team All-Conference, team captain... lettered seven times in football (4), baseball (2) and track (2)... was member of National Honor Society, Student Council rep and active in FCA.

PERSONAL: Majoring in sociology... No. 1 sports highlight was "leading the state of Missouri in solo tackles with 135"... son of Donald and Karen Robinson... selected to attend NCAA Leadership Conference that took place in May of 2007.

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