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ClevanThomas Jr.
- position Wide Receiver
- height 5-11
- Weight 193
- class Graduate Student
- Hometown Miami, Fla.
- High school Charles W. Flanagan
2021 – Senior
- Has seen action in 29 career games with eight starting nods
- Did not see action due to a torn ACL suffered in spring practice
2020 – Junior
- Saw action in four games with one start in the season opener at Auburn
- Caught one pass for three yards vs. Ole Miss
- Named to SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll
2019 – r-Sophomore
- Saw action in all 13 games, starting in seven straight
- Had 11 catches (tied for fourth on the team) for 99 yards (fifth on the team) and a score
- Had at least one catch in nine of the last 10 games
- Caught two passes for 45 yards in the win over Vanderbilt, including a 40-yarder that tied the longest reception of his career
- Made his first collegiate start vs. Arkansas and caught two passes for 10 yards and his first collegiate touchdown
- SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll
2018 – Sophomore
- Redshirt season
- Saw action in three games early
- Caught two passes for a career-high 51 yards vs. Murray State
- Named to SEC Academic Honor Roll
2017 – Freshman
- Saw action in eight games
- One of seven true freshmen to see action in the opening game vs. Southern Miss and had his first career catch for four yards
- Graduated a semester early and enrolled at Kentucky in January of 2017
High School
- Three-star recruit who is ranked as one of the nation’s top 100 receivers by every major scouting service
- Scout says, “Thomas is a pass catcher that flashes a great burst when getting in and out of his breaks.”
- Contributed at several positions for the District 12-8A champions and regional semifinalist Falcons, playing defensive back, wide receiver and tight end
- Named to the Broward Football 8A-6A Offense First Team as a receiver
- Caught nine TD passes as a junior in helping lead the Falcons win the 2015 Class 8A state championship
- A three-year letter winner and starter for coach Stanford Samuels Jr.
- Father, Clevan Thomas, was a defensive back at Florida State in the 1990s
- Chose UK over Michigan, Louisville and Syracuse
Community Cats
- Participated in the Read Across America event at Fayette Mall (2017)
Personal
- Born in Miami, Florida
- Son of Yera and Clevan Thomas
- Father, Clevan Thomas, was a defensive back at Florida State from 1997-2000; Inducted into the AFL Hall of Fame in 2012
- Has two sisters, Infinity and Destiny
- Graduated in May of 2020 with a degree in community and leadership development … On track to graduate in August of 2021 with a master’s degree in sport leadership
Clevan Says
- Other than playing in the NFL, his dream job is to be in the FBI
- One word to describe him on the field is “physical”
- If he had a hashtag to describe himself it would be #GodFirst
- His sports hero is his dad, who he grew up watching and learning from
- Most people don’t know he can draw