2012 (sophomore): Started against UC Davis... Missed the rest of the season with an injury.

2011 (redshirt): Redshirted his second season at Azusa Pacific while attending classes due to injury.

2010 (freshman): Appeared in nine games as a true-freshman, starting nine including the first two games in his collegiate career ... Missed game against Whittier but returned the following week in 35-17 win over Chapman and regained starting responsibilities in homecoming game against Humboldt State.

High School: Played two seasons of varsity football for Head Coach Pulu Poumele at El Camino High in Oceanside, Calif. ... As a 2009 senior was named All-Palomar League first team and the team's most valuable lineman ... On defense tallied four quarterback sacks and blocked two field goals for the 4-8 Wildcats ... Selected to the Alex Spanos All-Star Game ... Missed all but one game of his 2008 junior season with a broken ankle ... Also lettered two seasons on El Camino's powerhouse basketball program that went 31-4 and won the CIF title during his junior year and returned to the CIF championship game his senior season ... Was named El Camino's male scholar-athlete of the year as a senior.

Personal: Born March 25, 1992, in Thousand Oaks, Calif. ... Parents are David (restaurant manager) and Kristine (teacher) Thomas ... Has a younger brother (Derek) and a younger sister (Jillian) ... His grandfather, Tom Severson, was a longtime golf coach at United States International University and helped launch TaylorMade Golf Co. ... Majoring in applied health ... Would like to teach math and coach football.