Drake Thomas

LB

#32

Experience: 4 years

Height: 5-11

Age: 26

Weight: 228 lbs

College: N.C. State

2026 SEASON

Solo
14
SCK
1
FF
0
INT
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Year

Season

Defense

Days

	G	Total	Solo	AST	SCK	SFTY	PDEF	INT	TDS	YDS	AVG	LNG
Other Days (not Mon or Sun)	1	9	3	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sundays	2	16	11	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Months

	G	Total	Solo	AST	SCK	SFTY	PDEF	INT	TDS	YDS	AVG	LNG
September	3	25	14	11	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Opponents by Group

	G	Total	Solo	AST	SCK
vs AFC Teams	1	9	3	6	1
vs NFC Teams	2	16	11	5	0
Outside Own Division	2	18	8	10	1
vs Own Division	1	7	6	1	0

Opponents by Team

	G	Total	Solo	AST	SCK
New England Patriots	1	9	3	6	1
Arizona Cardinals	1	7	6	1	0
Washington Commanders	1	9	5	4	0

Outcomes

	G	Total	Solo	AST	SCK	SFTY	PDEF	INT	TDS	YDS	AVG	LNG
Losses	1	9	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Wins	2	16	9	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Stadiums

	G	Total	Solo	AST	SCK
State Farm Stadium	1	7	6	1	0
Northwest Stadium	1	9	5	4	0
Lumen Field	1	9	3	6	1

Biography

Claimed off waivers by Seattle on August 30, 2023.

TRANSACTIONS:

05/12/23: Signed by Las Vegas as a UDFA
08/29/23: Released by Las Vegas
08/30/23: Claimed off waivers by Seattle
11/06/23: Placed on IR (knee)
03/11/26: Re-signed by Seattle

NFL CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

• Started 14 of 17 games played and all three postseason games during Seattle's Super Bowl LX-winning season. Finished the season with a career-high 89 tackles (second on team), 3.5 sacks, 10 tackles for loss (second on team), and 11 passes defensed (third on team).

• Played in all 17 games in 2024 and finished second on the team with nine special teams tackles.

• Played seven games for Seattle in 2023, mostly on special teams. Suffered a knee injury at Baltimore (11/5/23) and missed the rest of the season.

COLLEGE: Played four years at North Carolina State, seeing action in 47 career games. Totals include 293 tackles (136 solo), 46 tackles for loss, 19 sacks, four interceptions and 13 passes defensed. In 2022, played in 13 games and set career highs with 101 tackles (50), 7.5 sacks and 19 tackles for loss. Led the ACC in tackles for loss. Named first-team All-ACC by the Associated Press and second-team All-ACC by coaches. In 2021, played in 12 games and led the team with 100 tackles (48 solo). Added 13.5 tackles for loss, six sacks, three interceptions and five passes defensed. Named first-team All-ACC by the Associated Press.

PERSONAL: Attended Heritage High School in Wake Forest, N.C. Played middle linebacker and running back. Finished high school career as the school's all-time leading tackler with 393 stops (203 solo). Eclipsed the 100-tackle mark in each of his final three prep seasons. As a running back, totaled 139 career carries for 908 yards and 11 touchdowns. As a senior, racked up 123 tackles, three sacks and two interceptions. Rushed for 280 yards on 50 carries with seven touchdowns. Led team to North Carolina 4A state playoffs. Ranked as the No. 19 recruit in North Carolina and the No. 22 inside linebacker in the nation by Rivals.com. Also played high school baseball.

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