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Matthew
Thomas
#19 Defensive Lineman
Matthew
Thomas
#19 Defensive Lineman
Height 6'3
Weight 230 lbs
Birth Date (Age) 1995-07-21 (27)
Born Miami, FL
School Florida State
Status AMER
Defensive Tackles 51
Special Teams Tackles 5
Interceptions 1
Sacks 4
Profile Stats

NEED TO KNOW:

  • Acquired: Free agent (Jan. 12, 2022)
  • CFL experience (Elks): 2 (1)
  • College: Florida State (2013-17)
  • Highlights:
    • In 2022, finished second on the Elks with four sacks.
    • Thomas played 37 games at FSU, recording 192 tackles, 25 tackles for loss, four sacks, one interception, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery. As a senior in 2017, he led the Seminoles with a career-high 85 tackles.
    • Played 10 regular season games for the Pittsburgh Steelers during the 2018 season, recording three tackles. Thomas later signed with the Baltimore Ravens in January 2019, and then the XFL’s St. Louis BattleHawks in 2020 before inking in Saskatchewan.

YEAR-BY-YEAR:

  • 2022: (Edmonton) Appeared in 18 games, registering 51 defensive tackles, four sacks, and one interception.
  • 2021: (Saskatchewan) Suited up in Week 3 of the season for the Riders, recording a pair of special teams tackles against the Ottawa Redblacks.

Seasons

Defence

YEAR TEAM GP DT ST SACKS INT TD FF
2021
SSK 1 0 2 0 0 0 0
2022
EDM 18 51 5 4 1 0 0
Total
19 51 7 4 1 0 0

Game Log

Defence

DATE WEEK OPP DT ST SACKS INT TD FF
06-11
1 BC 3 0 0 0 0 0
06-18
2 SSK 3 0 0 0 0 0
06-25
3 CGY 1 0 0 0 0 0
07-01
4 HAM 2 0 0 1 0 0
07-07
5 CGY 6 2 2 0 0 0
07-14
6 MTL 0 0 0 0 0 0
07-22
7 WPG 1 0 0 0 0 0
08-06
9 BC 0 2 0 0 0 0
08-13
10 SSK 4 0 0 0 0 0
08-19
11 OTT 0 0 0 0 0 0
08-27
12 OTT 3 1 0 0 0 0
09-05
13 CGY 1 0 0 0 0 0
09-10
14 CGY 1 0 0 0 0 0
09-16
15 SSK 7 0 1 0 0 0
10-01
17 MTL 7 0 1 0 0 0
10-08
18 WPG 5 0 0 0 0 0
10-15
19 TOR 1 0 0 0 0 0
10-21
20 BC 6 0 0 0 0 0
Total
51 5 4 1 0 0