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2023 Football Roster

73 John Thomas

  • Position
    Offensive Line
  • Class
    Senior
  • Height
    6-2
  • Weight
    315
  • Hometown
    Marietta, Ga.
  • High School
    Hillgrove HS
  • Twitter
    64jdtjr

Biography

2022
  • Team Captain
  • Played in and started all 11 games
  • Named First Team All-SoCon by the media, Second Team All-SoCon by the coaches
  • Helped Mercer to No. 1 scoring offense and No. 2 total offense in SoCon
  • Part of offensive line that allowed fewest sacks in SoCon (10)
  • Mercer offense scored 420 points on the season - second most in a season in program history
  • Mercer led SoCon in scoring offense, averaging 38.2 points per game
  • Bears set school record for average yards per game in a season, at 470.5 yards per game.
  • Part of Mercer offense that scored 40 points in all seven of its wins
  • Offense scored 60 points in season-opening win over Morehead State
  • Against Morehead State, offense broke school record for total yards in a game with 625 total yards of offense
2021
  • Played in 9 games
2020-21 Spring
  • Appeared in 10 games
2019
  • Saw action in 11 games with six starts
  • Started the final six games of 2019
  • Made his season debut in at Presbyterian (Sept. 7) as Mercer passed for a season-best 368 yards
  • Helped the Bears rush for 323 yards, a season-high, in a defeat of the Campbell Fighting Camels (Sept. 28)
  • Was an integral part of an offensive line that ranked 28th among FCS schools in sacks allowed
  • Played a key role in helping the Bears average 358.8 yards per game
Before Mercer
High School
Four-year letter winner at Hillgrove High School in Powder Springs, Ga.
Played on the Hawks’ offensive line under head coach Phillip Ironside
Helped lead Hawks to consecutive AAAAAAA Region 3 titles in 2017 & 2018
Earned All-State Honors as a senior
Also played basketball at Hillgrove High School

Personal
Son of Monique & John Thomas Sr.
Has 1 sibling, Jazmin
Born on Jan. 9, 2001
Twitter handle: @64jdtjr

Statistics

Season:
2023

Season Statistics

Season Statistics

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Career Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 73

    2019Freshman

    Offensive Line
    6'3" 291 lbs
    73
  • 73

    2020Sophomore

    Offensive Line
    6'3" 300 lbs
    73
  • 73

    2021Sophomore

    Offensive Line
    6'3" 305 lbs
    73
  • 73

    2022Junior

    Offensive Line
    6'3" 305 lbs
    73
  • 73

    2023Senior

    Offensive Line
    6'2" 315 lbs
    73