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2011: Athlon Sports Preseason second-team All-Big Ten ... Phil Steele Magazine preseason fourth-team All-Big Ten.
2010: Started all 13 games ... Fourth on the team with 67 tackles in 2010, including 6.5 TFLs, 1.0 sacks, one interception, two PBU and two fumble recoveries ... Posted four tackles and 1.5 TFLs at Fresno State ... Recorded five tackles, one TFL and returned his first career interception 15 yards in win over Northwestern ... Tallied seven tackles against Minnesota ... Posted seven tackles, a PBU and recovered a fumble in win over Indiana ... Posted seven tackles against Ohio State ... Tallied seven tackles, including four solos, and matched his career best with 1.5 TFLs in win over Northern Illinois ... Recorded four tackles, one TFL, one QB sack, one PBU and first career fumble recovery in win over Southern Illinois ... Matched his career best with a team-high 13 tackles, including 1.5 TFLs against Missouri.
2009: Started all 12 games, recording a team-high 95 tackles, 4.0 TFLs, 1.0 sack, four PBUs, one QB hurry and one fumble recovery on the season ... Ranked 10th in the Big Ten and 83rd nationally in tackles (7.9 tpg) ... Posted 10 tackles in the season finale vs. Fresno State ... Had six tackles, including one TFL, at No. 5 Cincinnati ... Was the top tackler against Northwestern with 12 stops ... Led team with 10 stops in win over Minnesota ... Posted nine tackles, including one TFL, broke up a pass, had one hurry and one fumble recovery in win over Michigan ... Led team with 10 tackles, including a career-best eight solo stops against Purdue ... Registered five tackles at Indiana ... Posted four tackles, one sack and two PBUs against Illinois State ... Started his first collegiate game in the season opener against Missouri, leading the team in tackles with 13 and logging his first TFL.
2008: Played in nine games, recording four tackles on the season ... Recorded the first tackle of his career at Penn State.
2007: Redshirted the 2007 season.
High School: Ranked as the 19th-best weakside linebacker in the nation by Scout.com ... Named a top-20 recruit in the Mid-Atlantic region by SuperPrep ... Helped lead DeMatha to four straight state titles, including a perfect 12-0 season in 2006 ... Team won WCAC Conference Championship in 2004, 2005 and 2006 ... Posted 126 tackles and six sacks in 2006 ... Had six sacks and two interceptions while leading a defense that allowed just 6.5 points per game ... Earned honors as the Defensive Player of the state of Maryland as a senior ... Garnered All-Met honors by The Washington Post ... Was named the Most Valuable Player at DeMatha ... Bench presses 385 pounds ... Named to the George Michaels' Golden Eleven team ... As a junior, compiled 101 tackles and five sacks ... Was a boxer from ages 8 to 14 and ranked third in the country in the National Silver Gloves rankings for two years straight.
Personal: Full name is Ian Matthew Thomas ... Born June 20, 1989 ... Son of Kim and Ginger Thomas ... High school coach was Bill McGregor ... Majoring in communication ... Chose Illinois over Maryland and Connecticut.
CAREER HIGHS
Tackles: 13, twice (last time vs. Missouri, 9/4/10)
Solos: 8, twice (last time vs. Michigan, 10/31/09)
TFL: 1.5, twice (last time vs. Northern Illinois, 9/18/10)
Quarterback Sack: 1, twice (last time vs. Southern Illinois, 9/11/10)
Quarterback Hurry: 1 vs. Michigan, 10/31/09
Fumble Recovered: 1, twice (last time vs. Indiana, 10/23/10)
PBU: 2 vs. Illinois State, 9/12/09
INT: 1 vs. Northwestern, 11/20/10
INT Return Yards: 15 vs. Northwestern, 11/20/10
Thomas' Statistics:
(updated 8/3/11)
