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Name: Drake Thomas
College: North Carolina State
Number: 32
School Bio/Stats Link: HERE
Height: 5-11 Weight: 223
Position: Pos2: ILB/ST
Class/Draft Year: rJr/2023
40 Low: 4.65 40 Time: 4.70 40 High: 4.75
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Data Scout Notes: X-5-7/Productive LB...101TT-7.5SK in 22/Breakout 2021/100TT-13.5TFL-6SK-9QBH-3INT 2022: 2ndC...PBednarik/PNagurski/PButkus...2021: 1stC...2020: NAC
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Height: 5112
Weight: 223
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Dates: 03/28/23
Hand: 09 3/8 Arm: 29 5/8
Wingspan: 72 1/4
Height: 5112
Weight: 223
40 Yrd Dash: 4.70
20 Yrd Dash: 2.50
10 Yrd Dash: 1.63
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225 Lb. Bench Reps: 18
Vertical Jump: 36 1/2
Broad Jump: 09'08"
20 Yrd Shuttle: 4.31
3-Cone Drill: 7.10
40 Time Range: 4.69-4.70/Projected 4.75
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Drake Thomas, North Carolina State, Player News
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N.C. State linebacker Drake Thomas will be playing his final game for the Wolfpack in the Duke's Mayo Bowl, he announced late Friday on social media. Thomas, a second-team All-ACC choice this season, posted on Instagram that he would enter the 2023 NFL d raft, saying the decision was "nowhere close to an easy one." Thomas, who led the Pack with 90 tackles in 2022, said he would compete in the bowl game in Charlotte against Maryland, writing, "I can't wait to suit up with my brothers one last time." NCSU coach Dave Doeren said this week that Thomas and linebacker Payton Wilson, who both have eligibility remaining, had not made a decision on the 2023 season.Drake will join his older brother, Thayer, in playing their final game for the Wolfpack. A y ounger brother, Lex, is a quarterback who has signed with the Wolfpack and will be a freshman in 2023. "I could never have imagined us three being where we are now," Thomas wrote. "Growing up, living out our childhood dreams together has made this journe y that much better." Thomas, highly recruited out of Heritage High, has made 37 starts for the Pack and was a first-team All-ACC selection in 2021. He has had 42 tackles for losses in his Wolfpack career, with 18 sacks, including a team-leading 6.5 sacks and 15 tackles for losses this season. In addressing the Raleigh Sports Club this month, Thomas discussed the decision he was facing involving the NFL. "It basically comes down to if I'm a solidified draft pick and I feel like I have a good shot at gett ing drafted, then I think the good decision is to go," he said. "But I think if there's some chance I could go undrafted and it's not guaranteed I'm going to play football anymore, I think that's when you come back. Because you love football." - Raleigh News Observer
(DS#20 OLB) rJr/2023  OLB Drake Thomas, North Carolina State
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2022 ALL-ACC FOOTBALL SECOND TEAM: LB - Drake Thomas, NC State, 108 votes,...Linebacker Drake Thomas and safety Tanner Ingle represented the Pack on the All-ACC second team. Thomas leads the Wolfpack with 90 tackles and ranks first among all ACC defensiv e players with 13 tackles for loss in conference games. Thomas also ranks second in the ACC with 6.5 sacks in ACC contests. - NC State Football
(DS#20 OLB) rJr/2023 OLB Drake Thomas, North Carolina State
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OCT 10 ACC LINEBACKER OF THE WEEK: Drake Thomas, NC State, LB, Wake Forest, N.C.,...Led a staunch Wolfpack defense with 14 stops in NC State's 19-17 win over Florida State ... Tallied two tackles for loss, broke up two passes and added a quarterback pres sure ... The Seminoles entered the contest averaging 34.2 points per game but scored just 17 (all in the first half) ... Thomas and the Wolfpack defense limited FSU to 93 yards in the second half. - ACC Football
(DS#20 OLB) rJr/2023 OLB Drake Thomas, North Carolina State
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ESPN TOP 100 PRESEASON 2022 CFB PLAYERS (Selected Aug. 17): No. 82. Drake Thomas, LB, NC State, Junior. Notable 2021 stats: 99 tackles (48 solo), 6 sacks. Last year's ranking: NR. Thomas has been a stalwart on the Wolfpack linebacker unit -- one that pl ayers believe is the best in the country. Headed into his third year as a starter, Thomas led the Wolfpack in tackles last season with 100 (ranking No. 4 in the ACC) and was an All-ACC first-team choice. He's a big reason why NC State is expected to be o ne of the best defenses in the league in 2022. - ESPN.com
(DS#20 OLB) rJr/2023 OLB Drake Thomas, North Carolina State
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2022 PRESEASON CHUCK BEDNARIK AWARD WATCH LIST: Drake Thomas, NC State, Junior LB,... A first-team All-ACC performer on both the official league team and the AP squad in 2021...The Pack's leading tackler in 2021, he ranked fourth in the ACC...Played 763 snaps for the season - second-highest total on defense...Tallied a career-best 15 stops in the win over Louisville, he was named the ACC Linebacker of the Week. - NC State Football
(DS#20 OLB) rJr/2023 OLB Drake Thomas, North Carolina State
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2022 PRESEASON BRONKO NAGURSKI TROPHY WATCHLIST: LB Drake Thomas, N.C. State,...NC State safety Tanner Ingle and linebacker Drake Thomas were both named to the 2022 Bronko Nagurski Trophy Watch List. The Football Writers Association of America released i ts 2022 Bronko Nagurski Trophy Watch List, selecting 85 defensive standouts from 61 schools in all 10 Division I FBS conferences plus independents. Thomas was the Pack's leading tackler in 2021, ranking fourth in the ACC, and played 763 snaps for the sea son, the second-highest total on defense. - NC State Football
(DS#20 OLB) rJr/2023 OLB Drake Thomas, North Carolina State
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2022 PRESEASON BUTKUS AWARD WATCHLIST: Drake Thomas, N.C. State,...Last season, Thomas was named a first-team All-ACC performer on both the official league team and the AP squad. He also won first-team all-conference honors from PFF and Phil Steele, who also named him a fourth-team All-American. Thomas was the Pack's leading tackler in 2021, ranking fourth in the ACC, and played 763 snaps for the season, the second-highest total on defense. - NC State Football
(DS#20 OLB) rJr/2023 OLB Drake Thomas, North Carolina State
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2021 ALL-ACC FOOTBALL FIRST TEAM (COACHES/MEDIA): LB - Drake Thomas, NC State, 148 votes,...Three players represented the Wolfpack's stalwart 2021 defense that ranked in the top three in the league in every defensive category. Leading the way is lineback er Drake Thomas - who earned the second-highest vote total on the first-team defense. Thomas led his team and ranked fourth in the ACC with an even 100 tackles. He also tied for fifth in the league in INTs and was a two-time ACC LB of the Week this seaso n. - North Carolina State Football
(DS#20 OLB) rJr/2023 OLB Drake Thomas, North Carolina State
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NOV 1 ACC LINEBACKER OF THE WEEK: Drake Thomas, NC State, So., LB, Wake Forest, N.C.,...Registered a career-high 15 tackles in the Wolfpack's 28-13 win over Louisville, slowing a Cardinal offense which had been averaging 31.7 points per game ... Started and played all 73 defensive snaps at middle linebacker (had started the previous seven games at SLB but moved into injured teammate Isaiah Moore's role) ... Five of his tackles were for zero or negative yardage ... Tallied a career-high 2.5 total tackles for loss and two sacks, including one on second-and-goal in which the Cardinals ended up settling for a field goal ... Also broke up a pass ... Helped NC State hold Louisville without a rushing touchdown ... The Pack now leads the FBS with just one rush ing TD allowed this season. - ACC Football
(DS#20 OLB) rJr/2023 OLB Drake Thomas, North Carolina State
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