Rodarius Jaiquan Thomas (born July 28, 2002) is an American football wide receiver. He previously played for Mississippi State and Georgia.
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| Position | Wide receiver |
| Class | Senior |
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| Born: | July 28, 2002 Eufaula, Alabama |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
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| High school | Eufaula (Eufaula, Alabama) |
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High school career
editThomas attended Eufaula High School in Eufaula, Alabama. As a senior, he had 55 receptions for 945 yards and 13 touchdowns. He committed to Mississippi State University to play college football.[1]
College career
editMississippi State
editAs a true freshman at Mississippi State in 2021, Thomas played in 10 games with three starts and had 18 receptions for 252 yards and five touchdowns.[2][3][4] He returned to Mississippi State as a starter in 2022.[5] Following the 2022 season Thomas entered the transfer portal and signed with Georgia.[6]
Georgia
editOn December 22, 2022, Thomas transferred to Georgia.[7]
On August 1st, 2024, Thomas was dismissed from the program due to felony false imprisonment and a misdemeanor count of family violence battery.[8]
College statistics
edit| Season | GP | Receiving | ||||||||
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| Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | |||||||
| Mississippi State Bulldogs | ||||||||||
| 2021 | 10 | 18 | 252 | 14.0 | 5 | |||||
| 2022 | 12 | 44 | 626 | 14.2 | 7 | |||||
| Georgia Bulldogs | ||||||||||
| 2023 | 11 | 23 | 383 | 16.7 | 1 | |||||
| Career | 33 | 85 | 1,261 | 14.8 | 13 | |||||
Arrests
editOn January 23, 2023, Thomas was arrested by university police on two charges including one felony. He was charged with felony false imprisonment and misdemeanor battery family violence 1st offense, according to the Clarke County Jail online booking report.[9] On July 26th, 2024, Thomas was arrested again on two counts of battery, both misdemeanors, and one count of second-degree cruelty to children, a felony.[10]
References
edit- ^ "Trio of Eufaula players ink scholarships".
- ^ "Thomas learns from Polk, seeks more playing time".
- ^ "Emerging Thomas has become a player to say 'Rara' about".
- ^ "Rara Thomas picked up football late, but he's making up for lost time at Mississippi State".
- ^ "Despite losing Makai Polk, Mississippi State football could be deeper at outside receiver".
- ^ "Rara Thomas Commits to Georgia".
- ^ Goeckel, Christian. "Rara Thomas Commits to Georgia". si.com. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
- ^ "UGA's Thomas dismissed from team after arrest". ESPN.com. August 1, 2024. Retrieved August 1, 2024.
- ^ "Georgia football player arrested on two charges including false imprisonment".
- ^ "Georgia WR Rara Thomas arrested on charges of cruelty to children, battery".