Simeon Thomas

Position:
Defensive Back
Ht./Wt.:
6-3 / 197
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Miami, Fla.
High School:
Carol City

• Drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the sixth round (188th overall) of the 2018 NFL Draft

2017 (Senior)
Appeared in nine games, starting eight at cornerback ... Led the Ragin' Cajuns in pass break ups (12), finishing with the second most PBUs in the Sun Belt Conference ... Finished wth 42 tackles, 33 solo which was the fourth most on the team, and three tackles for loss ... Broke up at least one pass in last five games played ... Had breakout game against Texas A&M (9/16), breaking up three passes and finishing with three solo tackles ... Made first start of the season against ULM (9/23) finishing with a team leading 11 tackles (nine solo) and two tackles for loss ... Added five tackles (four solo) and one PBU at Idaho (10/7) ... Led the Cajuns in tackles for second time in the season finishing with eight tackles (seven solo) against Texas State (10/12) ... Had two PBUs and four tackles (three solo) at Arkansas State (10/19) ... Broke up one pass and added three tackles at South Alabama (11/4) ... Made four stops (three solo) and broke up one pass at Ole Miss (11/11) ... Credited with two PBUs and three tackles, one for loss, against New Mexico State (11/18) ... Had two pass breakups against Georgia Southern (11/25) ... Earned third letter.

2016 (Junior)
Cornerback appeared in all 13 games for the Ragin' Cajuns and earned seven starts ... Recorded 40 tackles and a pair of interceptions on the season and led the Ragin' Cajuns with five pass breakups ... Added a forced fumble, a fumble recovery and quarterback pressure ... Opened the season with a career-high seven tackles against Boise State (9/3) ... Posted five tackles at Georgia (11/19) and added four stops in games against Texas State (10/22), Idaho (11/5), Georgia Southern (11/10) and Southern Miss (12/17) ... Credited with interceptions in games at New Mexico State (10/1) and Texas State ... Added a forced fumble against Idaho ... Recovered a fumble in the regular-season finale at ULM (12/3) ... Earned second letter.

2015 (Redshirt sophomore)
Missed the first nine games of the season due to academic ineligibility … Did not play in the final three games of the season.

2014 (Sophomore)
Did not play during the season ... Member of the scout team during the latter half of the season.

2013 (Freshman)
Reserve cornerback and special teams performer in nine games ... Missed the first three contests waiting for the NCAA to act on a waiver request ... Was declared eligible two days before the Akron game (9/21) and sat out the contest due to lack of practice preparation ... Played in the last nine games, making eight tackles ... Had a pair of tackles in his Cajuns debut vs. Texas State (10/5) ... Added a stop vs. Troy (11/7) ... Earned first letter.

High School
Ranked No. 20 in the Miami Herald list of the top Miami-Dade County recruits as a senior at Carol City High, playing for coach Harold Barnwell ... Made 35 tackles with two interceptions as a senior ... Played in the Nike Dade against Broward All-Star game ... Made 65 tackles with three interceptions as a junior ... A three-star recruit, he was ranked No. 40 at his position by Scout.com.

Personal
Born Sept. 22, 1993 in Miami ... The son of Tiffany Paramore ... Has two brothers and one sister ... A cousin, Kermit Whitfield, was a four-year letterwinner at Florida State and played for the NFL's Chicago Bears (2017) and Cincinnati Bengals (2017-present) ... Another cousin, Marvin Bracy, played football at FSU, was a two-time All-USA high school track and field team selection, and is a three-time U.S. national champion in the 60-meter dash ... General studies major.