Tra Thomas
Tra Thomas
Full Name:  William Thomas, III
   School:  Deland High School in DeLand, Florida

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FSU Career
Football
Year  No  Pos     Hgt  Wgt  Cl  Ltr  Hometown
1993  91  DE      6-8  288  Fr       DeLand                      
1994  70  OT      6-8  319  Fr-R *   DeLand                      
1995  70  OT      6-8  319  So-R *   DeLand                      
1996  70  OT      6-8  330  Jr-R *   DeLand                      
1997  70  OT      6-8  330  Sr-R *   DeLand                      


Comments
Offensive Tackle from Deland...four-year letterman and one year + starter - backed up NFL standouts Todd Fordham and Walter Jones prior to his senior year...had exceptional size and great strength...earned 2nd Team All-American honors from the Associated Press his senior year...was drafted in the 1st round by the Philadelphia Eagles playing 11 years with the Eagles and one year with the Jacksonville Jaguars...made the Pro Bowl twice.


Conference Awards
Football
Year  Award
1997  Atlantic Coast Conference - Jacobs Blocking Trophy
      Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - 1st Team


All-American Awards
Football
Year  Award
1997  Associated Press - 2nd Team All-American


FSU Statistics
Football
Season Statistics
Defense
         |       Tackles        |   Sacks  |    Fumble    |     Pass Defense    | Blkd |   PAT Attempts  |        |         |    |
Year  GP |  ua   a Tot  tfl-yds |   no-yds | ff fr-yds-td | int-yds-td qbh brup | kick |   kick  rsh rcv |   fg   | saf dxp | td | pts
---------|----------------------|----------|--------------|---------------------|------|-----------------|--------|---------|----|----
1993     |   0   0   0  0.0-    |  0.0-    |  0  0-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0   0   0  |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  0 |   0
1994   1 |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  0-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0   0   0  |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  0 |   0
1995   7 |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  0-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0   0   0  |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  0 |   0
1996   8 |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  0-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0   0   0  |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  0 |   0
1997  11 |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  0-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0   0   0  |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  0 |   0
---------|----------------------|----------|--------------|---------------------|------|-----------------|--------|---------|----|----
Tot   27 |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  0-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0   0   0  |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  0 |   0
Offense/Kick and Punt Returns
         |       Rushing        |      Receiving       |         Passing          |     Kick Returns      |     Punt Returns      |  all
Year  GP |  no  yds  avg td lg  |  no  yds  avg td lg  | cmp- att-int  yds td lg  |  no  yds  avg td  lg  |  no  yds  avg td  lg  | purp
---------|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----
1993     |        0  0.0        |           0.0        |    -    -                |           0.0         |           0.0         |     
1994   1 |   0    0  0.0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0     |   0-  0 - 0     0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0      |   0    0  0.0  0      |    0
1995   7 |   0    0  0.0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0     |   0-  0 - 0     0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0      |   0    0  0.0  0      |    0
1996   8 |   0    0  0.0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0     |   0-  0 - 0     0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0      |   0    0  0.0  0      |    0
1997  11 |   0    0  0.0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0     |   0-  0 - 0     0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0      |   0    0  0.0  0      |    0
---------|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----
Tot   27 |   0    0  0.0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0     |   0-   0- 0     0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0      |   0    0  0.0  0      |    0
Football
Game Participation
                            |      Starts
1994                        | GP  Off  Def
----------------------------|--------------
Sep 17 Wake Forest          |  1           
----------------------------|--------------
Tot                         |  1   0    0

                            |      Starts
1995                        | GP  Off  Def
----------------------------|--------------
Sep  2 Duke                 |  1           
Sep  9 Clemson              |  1           
Oct 21 Georgia Tech         |  1           
Nov  2 Virginia             |  1           
Nov 11 North Carolina       |  1           
Nov 18 Maryland             |  1           
Nov 25 Florida              |  1           
Jan  1 Notre Dame           |  1           
----------------------------|--------------
Tot                         |  8   0    0

                            |      Starts
1996                        | GP  Off  Def
----------------------------|--------------
Oct  5 Clemson              |  1           
Oct 12 Miami                |  1  TT       
Oct 26 Virginia             |  1  TT       
Nov  2 Georgia Tech         |  1  TT       
Nov  9 Wake Forest          |  1  TT       
Nov 16 Southern Mississippi |  1  TT       
Nov 23 Maryland             |  1  TT       
Nov 30 Florida              |  1  TT       
Jan  2 Florida              |  1  TT       
----------------------------|--------------
Tot                         |  9   8    0

                            |      Starts
1997                        | GP  Off  Def
----------------------------|--------------
Sep  6 Southern California  |  1  TT       
Sep 13 Maryland             |  1  TT       
Sep 20 Clemson              |  1  TT       
Oct  4 Miami                |  1  TT       
Oct 11 Duke                 |  1  TT       
Oct 18 Georgia Tech         |  1  TT       
Oct 25 Virginia             |  1  TT       
Nov  1 North Carolina State |  1  TT       
Nov  8 North Carolina       |  1  TT       
Nov 15 Wake Forest          |  1  TT       
Nov 22 Florida              |  1  TT       
Jan  1 Ohio State           |  1  TT       
----------------------------|--------------
Tot                         | 12  12    0

----------------------------|--------------
Career Tot                  | 30  20    0
Football
Game Statistics
                            |       Tackles        |   Sacks  |    Fumble    |     Pass Defense    | Blkd |   PAT Attempts  |        |         |    |
1994                        |  ua   a Tot  tfl-yds |   no-yds | ff fr-yds-td | int-yds-td qbh brup | kick |   kick  rsh rcv |   fg   | saf dxp | td | pts
----------------------------|----------------------|----------|--------------|---------------------|------|-----------------|--------|---------|----|----
Sep 17 Wake Forest          |   1   0   1  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  0-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0    0   0 |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  0 |   0
----------------------------|----------------------|----------|--------------|---------------------|------|-----------------|--------|---------|----|----
Tot                         |   1   0   1  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  0-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0    0   0 |  0- 0  |  0    0 |  0 |   0

                            |       Rushing        |      Receiving       |         Passing          |     Kick Returns      |     Punt Returns      |  all
1994                        |  no  yds  avg td lg  |  no  yds  avg td lg  | cmp- att-int  yds td lg  |  no  yds  avg td  lg  |  no  yds  avg td  lg  | purp
----------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----
Sep 17 Wake Forest          |   0    0  0.0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0     |    -   0- 0     0  0     |   0    0  0.0         |   0    0  0.0  0      |     
----------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----
Tot                         |   0    0  0.0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0     |   0-   0- 0     0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0      |   0    0  0.0  0      |    0



Pro Career
Football
Height: 6-7   Weight: 316
Drafted: 1998, 1st Round  #11, Philadelphia Eagles, T     
Debut: September 6, 1998

Year  Abbr   Team                                No      Pos
1998  Phi    Philadelphia Eagles                 72      OT
1999  Phi    Philadelphia Eagles                 72      OT
2000  Phi    Philadelphia Eagles                 72      OT
2001  Phi    Philadelphia Eagles                 72      OT
2002  Phi    Philadelphia Eagles                 72      OT
2003  Phi    Philadelphia Eagles                 72      OT
2004  Phi    Philadelphia Eagles                 72      OT
2005  Phi    Philadelphia Eagles                 72      T
2006  Phi    Philadelphia Eagles                 72      OT
2007  Phi    Philadelphia Eagles                 72      T
2008  Phi    Philadelphia Eagles                 72      T
2009  Jac    Jacksonville Jaguars                72      OT
  "   Jac    Jacksonville Jaguars                72      T


Comments
Football
Pro Bowl - 2001, 2002, 2004 (games were played the next year in January or February)
Super Bowl - 2004(S) (games were played the next year in January or February)
     S=Start, P=Played, T=On Team, did not play, I=Inactive


Pro Statistics
Football
Defensive Statistics
Year  Team  GP  GS    TK  Ast  Tot  Sack   TFL QBH  Int  Yds TD  PD  FF FR  Yds TD
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1998  Phi   16         0    0    0                                                
1999  Phi   16         2    0    2                                                
2000  Phi   16         0    0    0                                                
2001  Phi   15         0    0    0                                                
2002  Phi   16         0    0    0                                                
2003  Phi   15         0    0    0                                                
2004  Phi   15         0    0    0                                                
2005  Phi   10         1    0    1                                                
2006  Phi   16         0    0    0                                                
2007  Phi   15         0    0    0                                                
2008  Phi   16         0    0    0                                                
2009  Jac    8         0    0    0                                                
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12 Years   174   0     3    0    3   0.0   0.0   0    0    0  0   0   0  0    0  0
Offensive Statistics
Year Team  GP  GS
-----------------
1998 Phi   16  16
1999 Phi   16  15
2000 Phi   16  16
2001 Phi   15  15
2002 Phi   16  16
2003 Phi   15  15
2004 Phi   15  15
2005 Phi   10  10
2006 Phi   16  16
2007 Phi   15  15
2008 Phi   16  16
2009 Jac    8   3
-----------------
12 Years  174 168