Logan Thomas

Logan Thomas
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Thomas with the Virginia Tech Hokies in 2011
No. 82 – Buffalo Bills
Position: Tight end, Quarterback
Personal information
Born: (1991-07-01) July 1, 1991
Lynchburg, Virginia
Height: 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight: 250 lb (113 kg)
Career information
High school: Brookville (Lynchburg, Virginia)
College: Virginia Tech
NFL Draft: 2014 / Round: 4 / Pick: 120
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 2, 2018
TD–INT: 1–0
Passing yards: 81
Passer rating: 101.6
Receptions: 9
Receiving yards: 98
Receiving touchdowns: 1
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

Logan Lamont Thomas (born July 1, 1991) is an American football tight end for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Arizona Cardinals in the fourth round of the 2014 NFL Draft. He played college football at Virginia Tech, where he was the starting quarterback from 2011 to 2013.

Early years

Thomas attended Brookville High School in Campbell County, Virginia. He played quarterback, wide receiver, and defensive back for the Bees football team. As a senior, he completed 118 of 204 passes for 1,535 yards and 20 touchdowns and had 842 rushing yards and 11 touchdowns as a quarterback. On defense, he had 80 tackles and four interceptions. He played in the 2009 U.S. Army All-American Bowl.

In addition to football, Thomas also competed in track & field his junior and senior years at Brookville. He earned All-state honors in the 110m hurdles (14.95 s), the 300m hurdles (41.03 s), high jump (1.96 m), and discus (48 m).[1] At the 2009 Seminole District Outdoor T&F Championships, he won the long jump event, posting a career-best jump of 6.70 meters.[2]

College career

After being redshirted in 2009, Thomas spent 2010 as the backup quarterback to Tyrod Taylor, appearing in seven games. He completed 12 of 26 passes for 107 yards and 22 rushing yards on six attempts. He also had a two-yard receiving touchdown on his lone reception of the season.

Thomas took over as the starter in 2011.[3] He started all fourteen games, throwing for 3,013 yards and 19 touchdowns while also contributing 469 yards and 11 touchdowns on the ground.

In 2012, Thomas completed 220 of 449 passes for 2,976 yards and 18 touchdowns with 16 interceptions. He also rushed for 528 yards and 9 touchdowns.[4] As a senior in 2013, he passed for 2,907 yards with 16 touchdowns and 13 interceptions.

Statistics

YearTeamPassingRushing
CmpAttPctYdsY/ATDIntRtgAttYdsAvgTD
2010Virginia Tech122646.21074.10080.76223.70
2011Virginia Tech23439159.83,0137.71910135.51534693.111
2012Virginia Tech22042951.32,9766.91816115.91745243.09
2013Virginia Tech22740256.52,9077.21513123.11623442.14
Career6931,24855.59,0037.25239123.64951,3592.724

Source:[5]

Professional career

Thomas was a quarterback prospect in the 2014 NFL Draft.[6][7] He was drafted by the Arizona Cardinals in the fourth round with the 120th overall pick.[8] Thomas was the sixth quarterback taken in the draft behind Blake Bortles (3rd, Jacksonville Jaguars), Johnny Manziel (22nd, Cleveland Browns), Teddy Bridgewater (32nd, Minnesota Vikings), Derek Carr (36th, Oakland Raiders), and Jimmy Garoppolo (62nd, New England Patriots).[9] The Cardinals signed him on a four-year contract on May 21, 2014.[10]

Pre-draft measurables
Ht Wt Arm length Hand size 40-yard dash 10-yd split 20-yd split 20-ss 3-cone Vert jump Broad Wonderlic
6 ft 6 1⁄8 in
(1.98 m)		 248 lb
(112 kg)		 34 1⁄4 in
(0.87 m)		 10 7⁄8 in
(0.28 m)		 4.54 s 1.61 s 2.60 s 4.18 s 7.05 s 35 1⁄2 in
(0.90 m)		 9 ft 10 in
(3.00 m)		 29[11]
All values from NFL Combine[12]

Arizona Cardinals

Thomas made his NFL debut on October 5, 2014, Week 5 against the Denver Broncos in relief of the injured Drew Stanton.[13] Thomas completed his third career NFL pass for an 81-yard touchdown to Andre Ellington.[14] Thomas became the first NFL quarterback to have his first career completion be for 80+ yards since Pittsburgh Steelers' Neil O’Donnell's 89-yard pass, against the San Diego Chargers on September 1, 1991.[9] Thomas finished the game completing a single pass in eight attempts as the Cardinals were defeated by the Broncos 41–20. After Week 16 and after the Cardinals one sided loss to the Seattle Seahawks, it was announced that the Cardinals would start rookie Thomas over the struggling Ryan Lindley. However, after a shaky week of practice, coach Bruce Arians announced that the Cardinals would instead go with Lindley.

He was released by the Cardinals on September 5, 2015.[15]

Miami Dolphins

Thomas was claimed off waivers by the Miami Dolphins on September 6, 2015.[16] The Dolphins released Thomas on September 11, 2015.[17] He was then re-signed by the Miami Dolphins to their practice squad on September 15, 2015.[18] On December 16, 2015, the Miami Dolphins elevated Thomas from practice squad.[19]

The Dolphins waived Thomas on June 16, 2016.[20]

New York Giants

Thomas in 2016

On June 17, 2016, Thomas was claimed off waivers by the New York Giants.[21][22] On September 3, 2016, he was released by the Giants.[23] The next day, he was signed to the Giants practice squad.[24] Thomas was on and off the Giants' practice squad throughout the first three months of the season before being released on November 22, 2016, a total of 13 transactions with the team.[25][26]

Detroit Lions

Thomas switched his position to tight end and was signed to the Detroit Lions' practice squad on November 28, 2016.[27]

Buffalo Bills

On November 30, 2016, the Buffalo Bills signed Thomas off the Lions practice squad.[28] Thomas gained significant playing time in 2017 after fellow tight end Charles Clay was sidelined with a knee injury. He caught his first NFL touchdown, a 22-yard pass from former Virginia Tech teammate Tyrod Taylor, during a game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on October 22. It was the second time Taylor and Thomas connected for a touchdown and the first since college.[29]

Career statistics

YearTeamGamesPassingReceiving
GPGSCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDIntRtgRecYdsAvgLngTD
2014ARI 201911.1819.010101.6----------
2017BUF 122----------------7679.6221
Total1421911.1819.010101.67679.6221

Source:[30]

Personal life

Thomas is married with four sons. His fifth child, a daughter, was born prematurely and died on October 24, 2017.[31][32]

References

  1. ↑ "Logan Thomas - Stats". MileStat.com. Retrieved 2016-06-19.
  2. ↑ "Seminole District Outdoor T&F Championships - Complete Results (Raw)". MileStat.com. Retrieved 2016-06-19.
  3. ↑ Giannotto, Mark (2011-08-06). "Logan Thomas getting his chance to run Hokies' offense". Washington Post. Retrieved 2016-06-19.
  4. ↑ "Logan Thomas". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2016-06-19.
  5. ↑ "Logan Thomas". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 17, 2016.
  6. ↑ "NFL Events: Combine Player Profiles - Logan Thomas". www.nfl.com. Retrieved 2016-06-19.
  7. ↑ "NFL Draft Prospects". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2016-06-19.
  8. ↑ Daniels, Tim (2014-05-10). "ARI Takes Logan Thomas, 1st QB of Day 3". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 2016-06-19.
  9. 1 2 "Arizona Cardinals: Logan Thomas". www.azcardinals.com. Retrieved 2015-12-17.
  10. ↑ Patra, Kevin (May 21, 2014). "Arizona Cardinals sign rookie QB Logan Thomas". NFL.com. Retrieved 2014-06-01.
  11. ↑ McGinn, Bob (May 1, 2014). "Rating the NFL draft prospects: Quarterbacks". JSOnline.com. Archived from the original on August 16, 2017. Retrieved June 16, 2018.
  12. ↑ "Logan Thomas – 2014 NFL Draft Scout Player Profile", NFLDraftScout.com
  13. ↑ "Cardinals' Drew Stanton leaves game; Logan Thomas in". NFL.com. October 5, 2014. Retrieved October 5, 2014.
  14. ↑ NFL (2015-08-17), Logan Thomas threads the needle to Andre Ellington for an 81-yard TD (Week 5, 2014), retrieved 2016-06-19
  15. ↑ Hanzus, Dan (September 5, 2015). "Logan Thomas released by Arizona Cardinals". nfl.com. Retrieved September 5, 2015.
  16. ↑ Alper, Josh (September 6, 2015). "Logan Thomas lands with Dolphins". NBCSports.com. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
  17. ↑ Nogle, Kevin (September 11, 2015). "Dolphins promote Jonas Gray to 53-man roster; Sam Brenner called up as well". The Phinsider. Retrieved October 9, 2015.
  18. ↑ Kelly, Omar (September 16, 2015). "Three Dolphins defensive ends nursing injuries". Sun Sentinel. Retrieved October 8, 2015.
  19. ↑ Beasley, Adam (2015-12-16). "Miami Dolphins elevate backup QB Logan Thomas from practice squad". Miami Herald. Retrieved 2015-12-17.
  20. ↑ Gantt, Darin (June 16, 2016). "Dolphins cut bait on quarterback Logan Thomas". NBCSports.com. Retrieved June 18, 2016.
  21. ↑ Marron, Brian (June 17, 2016). "Logan Thomas Signed by Giants, B.J. Daniels Waived: Details, Comments, Reaction". Bleacher Report. Retrieved August 14, 2016.
  22. ↑ Patra, Kevin (June 18, 2016). "New York Giants claim QB Logan Thomas off waivers". NFL.com. Retrieved June 18, 2016.
  23. ↑ Eisen, Michael (September 3, 2016). "New York Giants announce 20 roster moves". Giants.com.
  24. ↑ Eisen, Michael. "Giants announce practice squad; claim DT Robert Thomas". Giants.com.
  25. ↑ Eisen, Michael. "Giants sign DT Montori Hughes; release Kicker Randy Bullock". Giants.com.
  26. ↑ "Giants Re-Sign LB Deontae Skinner To Practice Squad, Cut QB Logan Thomas".
  27. ↑ Rogers, Justin (November 28, 2016). "Lions sign Logan Thomas to practice squad as TE". DetroitNews.com.
  28. ↑ Brown, Chris (November 30, 2016). "Bills sign TE Logan Thomas". BuffaloBills.com.
  29. ↑ "Taylor, Thomas connect for TD in Bills win". HokieSports.com. Virginia Tech Athletics. October 24, 2017. Retrieved October 28, 2017.
  30. ↑ "Logan Thomas". NFL Enterprise. Retrieved March 14, 2015.
  31. ↑ Rodak, Mike (October 27, 2017). "Logan Thomas leans on Bills locker room after death of daughter". ESPN. Retrieved October 28, 2017.
  32. ↑ Warren, Matt (October 27, 2017). "Premature newborn daughter of Buffalo Bills tight end Logan Thomas passes away". Buffalo Rumblings. SB Nation. Retrieved October 28, 2017.
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