Biograhpy

BIOGRAPHY

Cameron Thomas was born January 7, 2000, in San Diego, California. He is a linebacker in the National Football League.

Thomas attended Carlsbad High School and committed to play college football at San Diego State over offers from Oregon State, Wyoming and Navy. Thomas redshirted his true freshman season. As a redshirt freshman, he was named first-team All-Mountain West Conference and a second-team freshman All-American by The Athletic after finishing the season with 49 tackles, nine tackles for loss, and 5.5 sacks. Thomas had four sacks and 9.5 tackles for loss and repeated as a first-team All-Mountain West selection in SDSU's COVID-19-shortened 2020 season. Thomas repeated as a first-team All-Mountain West selection as a redshirt junior and was named the conference Defensive Player of the Year. Thomas was also named a second-team All-American by the Associated Press, Football Writers Association of America, Walter Camp Foundation, and The Sporting News.

In the 2022 NFL Draft, Cameron Thomas was taken 87th by the Arizona Cardinals.