Ian Thomas
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Experience: 8 years
Height: 6-4
Age: 29
Weight: 260 lbs
College: Indiana
2024 SEASON
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REC3
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YDS7
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AVG2.33
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TDS0
Receiving
| YEAR | TEAM | G | REC | YDS | AVG | LNG | TD | 1st | 1st% | 20+ | 40+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Carolina Panthers | 5 | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Carolina Panthers | 12 | 5 | 56 | 11.2 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | Carolina Panthers | 17 | 21 | 197 | 9.4 | 50 | 0 | 8 | 38.1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | Carolina Panthers | 17 | 18 | 188 | 10.4 | 41 | 0 | 6 | 33.3 | 3 | 1 |
| 2020 | Carolina Panthers | 16 | 20 | 145 | 7.2 | 21 | 1 | 11 | 55 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | Carolina Panthers | 16 | 16 | 136 | 8.5 | 19 | 1 | 10 | 62.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | Carolina Panthers | 16 | 36 | 333 | 9.2 | 31 | 2 | 20 | 55.6 | 4 | 0 |
| TOTAL | 99 | 119 | 1062 | 8.9 | 50 | 4 | 57 | 47.9 | 10 | 2 |
Fumbles
| YEAR | TEAM | G | FUM | LOST | FF | OWN FR | OPP FR | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Carolina Panthers | 5 | ||||||
| 2023 | Carolina Panthers | 12 | 0 | |||||
| 2022 | Carolina Panthers | 17 | 0 | |||||
| 2021 | Carolina Panthers | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 2020 | Carolina Panthers | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2019 | Carolina Panthers | 16 | ||||||
| 2018 | Carolina Panthers | 16 | 0 | |||||
| TOTAL | 99 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Defense
| YEAR | TEAM | G | Total | Solo | AST | SCK | SFTY | PDEF | INT | TDS | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Carolina Panthers | 5 | |||||||||||
| 2023 | Carolina Panthers | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2022 | Carolina Panthers | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2021 | Carolina Panthers | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2020 | Carolina Panthers | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2019 | Carolina Panthers | 16 | |||||||||||
| 2018 | Carolina Panthers | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| TOTAL | 99 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Biography
Thomas joins the Silver and Black after spending the past seven seasons (2018-24) with the Carolina Panthers. He was originally selected by the club in the fourth round (101st overall) of the 2018 NFL Draft and has played in 99 career games with 54 starts, totaling 119 receptions for 1,062 yards (8.9 avg.) and four touchdowns.
In 2024, Thomas played in five games with two starts before finishing the season on the Reserve/Injured List. He set career highs in receptions (36), receiving yards (333) and receiving touchdowns (two) as a rookie in 2018.
A native of Baltimore, Mary., Thomas played two seasons at Indiana (2016-17) after transferring from Nassau Community College. In 2017, he earned All-Big Ten Honorable Mention after recording five touchdowns and averaging 15.0 yards per reception, ranking 12th and fifth among tight ends in the nation, respectively.