Amare Thomas

Prior to Houston Spent two seasons at UAB (2023-24) 24 games played including 13 starts 919 career offensive snaps Career: 115 receptions for 1,107 receiving yards and 11 receiving TDs 115 receptions rank seventh in UAB school history 11 receiving TDs rank ninth in UAB school history Averaged 46.1 career receiving yards/game and 4.8 catches/game Receptions in 22 of 24 career games played Multiple receptions in 20 games One of five FBS underclassmen with 100 catches, 1,000 receiving yards and 10 TDs between 2023-24 seasons Six games with 8+ receptions between 2023-24 ranked 22nd nationally 20 games with 3+ receptions between 2023-24 ranked 25th nationally 2024 American Athletic Conference Honorable Mention Appeared in all 12 games and made nine starts in 2024 In 2024: 62 catches for 670 yards and eight receiving TDs 62 catches ranked fourth in UAB single-season history 62 caches ranked fifth in The American during regular season Eight receiving TDs ranked third in The American during regular season Multi-touchdown reception games at USF (Oct. 19) and vs. Tulsa (Nov. 2) Season high 98 receiving yards vs. Tulane (Oct. 5) Five+ receptions in nine games, ranking 17th in FBS and tops in The American 402 yards after catch ranked fourth in The American and 15th in the Group of 5 34 receiving first downs ranked seventh in The American In 2023: 53 catches for 437 yards and three touchdowns Appeared in 12 games and made four starts in 2023 Set UAB freshman receptions record (53) 53 receptions ranked seventh in UAB single-season history 53 receptions ranked fifth among FBS true freshmen in 2023 437 receiving yards ranked ninth among FBS true freshmen 76.5 PFF offensive grade ranked fifth among true freshmen (min. 25 targets) Six contested catches ranked fifth among FBS true freshmen 10 missed tackles forced ranked fifth among FBS true freshmen 20 first down receptions ranked 11th among FBS true freshmen One of two freshmen with 9+ receptions in 2+ games (at No. 1 Georgia, at UTSA) Nine catches for 60 yards and one touchdown at No. 1 Georgia (Sept. 23) Lone freshman since 2000 with 9+ receptions in a true road game at AP No. 1 team Nine catches for 41 yards at UTSA (Oct. 14) Career high 99 receiving yards at Tulane (Sept. 30) High School Prepped at Pinson Valley Led team to 2020 6A State Championship Helped team to 10-4 record in 2021 6A First-Team All-Metro Personal Nickname: Glizzy Hobbies: playing football Dream job: designing shoes for Nike Something most people don’t know: can act Chose UH because it felt like the closest thing to home and loves it here One word to describe himself on the field: versatile If he could eat one food for the rest of his life: ribeye steak Biggest motivation for working hard: his parents and the fact that “being from where I’m from and having people that didn’t make it to be able to do what I’m doing” Favorite childhood memory was playing tackle football every Christmas in full pads Sports hero: Lebron James because he is motivational Most memorable athletic accomplishment: 100 career catches in 2024 Unique fact: can play golf Game day ritual: listening to NBA Youngboy