ClevanThomas Jr.

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