Randy Thomas (American football)

Randy Thomas

No. 77

Position:

Guard

Personal information

Date of birth:

January 19, 1976 (age 41)

Place of birth:

East Point, Georgia

Height:

6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)

Weight:

317 lb (144 kg)

Career information

College:

Mississippi State

NFL Draft:

1999 / Round: 2 / Pick: 57

Career history

* Offseason and/or practice squad member only

Career NFL statistics

Games played:	143
Games started:	143
Player stats at NFL.com

Games played:	143
Games started:	143
Player stats at NFL.com

Randy Thomas (born January 19, 1976 in East Point, Georgia) is a former American football guard. He was drafted by the New York Jets in the second round of the 1999 NFL Draft. He played college football at Mississippi State.

Thomas was also a member of the Washington Redskins and Miami Dolphins.

Thomas did not start playing football until the tenth grade at Tri Cities High School. He gained special recognition form in the state of Georgia as a tight end. Thomas also lettered in basketball, playing both forward and center, and played baseball on the prep level, where he was a pitcher.

Prior to his career at Mississippi State, Thomas was an All-America, All-State & all-Region selection as a two-year starter at "tight" guard at Copiah-Lincoln Community College. He was rated the best JUCO lineman in the state by the Jackson Clarion-Ledger and the fifth-best player overall. He helped Copiah-Lincoln to a 15-5 record during his junior college career, including 8-2 his freshman campaign.Thomas started every game in his two years at Mississippi State after transferring from junior college. He quickly established himself as one of the Bulldogs’ top offensive linemen. Earned 1st-team all-Southeastern Conference honors and was also an SEC Academic Honor Roll recipient. He started all 12 games at RG, led the team with 90 knockdowns as he showed excellent consistency for an offense that gained 3870 yards.

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