Amar Thomas

2025: Honorable Mention All-Sun Belt defensive lineman Started all 14 games at defensive end Had 43 tackles (13 solo) to go with 6.5 tackles for loss and 2.5 sacks Career-high nine tackles at Marshall (Nov. 8) Made six tackles with 1.5 TFL vs. Washington State (Nov. 22) Career-high 2.0 TFL with a half sack vs. Troy (Dec. 5) in the Sun Belt Football Championship Had four tackles and a full sack vs. Georgia Southern (Sept. 27) Also had four stops and a TFL at Oregon (Dec. 20) in the College Football Playoff Three or more tackles in eight games 2024: Played in all 13 games, making one start at defensive line Made first career start vs. Western Kentucky in Boca Raton Bowl (Dec. 18) Had 20 tackles (7 solo) to go with 1.5 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks and two pass breakups Season-high five tackles with a sack vs. Georgia State (Nov. 9) Tallied three tackles with a half sack vs. Gardner-Webb (Sept. 7) Also had three stops and a PBU vs. Southern Miss (Oct. 26) Dean's List (Fall 2024) 2024-25 Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll JMU Athletic Director's Scholar-Athlete (Spring 2025) 2023: Played in seven games Had five tackles (two solo) to go with a half tackle for loss Season-high three tackles vs. Air Force in Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl (Dec. 23) Had first half TFL at Coastal Carolina (Nov. 25) 2022: Played in two games, redshirting to retain a year of eligibility High School: 2021 Washington Post First Team All-Metro 2019 and 2021 MPSSAA First Team All-State 2021 Prince George County Defensive Player of the Year 2019 and 2021 First Team All-County selection Helped Wise to 2019 MPSSAA 4A state championship Also aided the Pumas in reaching second round of 2021 playoffs and semifinals in 2018 Senior All-Star Game invitation Honor roll student Personal: Son of Vestal Thomas and Charles and Adrienne Moore Has two brothers, Tre and Aiden Has a sister, Chloe Majoring in psychology