ThomasChapman

The presence of four veteran tackles enabled coaches to preserve the year of eligibility for this fine prospect … Has excellent size … Showed good quickness and acceleration off the ball during his redshirt season.

2012 (Freshman): Redshirted.

High School: Highly regarded defensive tackle prospect … The nation’s No. 30 DT and the No. 2 prospect in Kentucky by Rivals.com … The No. 31 tackle and No. 4 Kentucky prospect by 24/7 Sports … The No. 32 tackle nationally by Scout.com … No. 4 in Kentucky by ESPN and SuperPrep … Played for the victorious West team in the Offense-Defense All-America Game at Cowboys Stadium … Played at duPont Manual HS in Louisville … Approximately 75 tackles and eight quarterback sacks as a senior … Bounced back to play his senior year after missing most of his junior season because of injury … Team went 9-3 his senior season and was in the second round of the Class AAAAAA playoffs … Coached by Dr. Oliver Lucas … Also played basketball in high school and was the team’s Defensive Most Valuable Player.

Community Cats: Participated with the Big Blue U Move-In (2012) and Read Across America (2013).

Personal: Born in Louisville … Son of Gemma Chapman … A sister, Gwen, played basketball at Western Kentucky … Currently enrolled in undergraduate studies.

Thomas Says … My favorite thing about Coach Stoops is: his attitude and his strategies … My favorite TV show: Walking Dead and Friday Night Lights … Other than the NFL, my dream job is: physical therapist … If I could talk to anyone on Skype it would be: Zoe Saldana … My favorite part of game day is: the game and the Cat Walk.