Honors
- MVFC Newcomer of the Week (9/24/22)
- MAC West Defensive Player of the Week: (10/4/21)
- MSU Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Spring 2022)
2022
Played in all 11 games and made 8 starts ... Finished season with 56 total tackles, 32 solo tackles, 2.0 tackles for loss, a sack, an interception and 4 pass break-ups ... Racked up a game-high 11 tackles vs. No. 2 South Dakota St. (9/24/22) at home with 7 solo tackles to earn MVFC Newcomer of the Week laurels ... Brought down 7 ball carriers in home win over Youngstown State (11/12/22) with 3 solos ... Had 6 stops in home debut vs. No. 14 UT Martin (9/8/22) with 4 solos and a tackle for loss ... Had 5 stops with 4 solos at No. 10 Arkansas (9/17/22) and 5 tackles at North Dakota (10/1/22) ... Had a bone-rattling sack in season opener at UCA (9/1/22) in his MSU debut to go with an interception and 3 total tackles ... Finished with multiple tackles in 10-of-11 contests.Â
Northern IllinoisÂ
Grad transfer who spent five years with the Huskies (2017-21) of Northern Illinois, playing 45 games as a standout defensive back ... 2021: Brought down 62 ball carriers in 2021 with 35 solo tackles, an interception and 3 pass break-ups for a 9-5 team that won the MAC Championship ... Earned MAC West Defensive Player of the Week honors (10/4/21) after Eastern Michigan win in which he tallied 2 sacks ... 2020: One of seven Huskies to start all 6 games on defense ... Racked up 19 total tackles, 13 solo stops with multiple tackles in 5 different contests ... Logged first career interception at Ball State (11/18/20) as part of a 5-tackle effort ... Posted season-high 7 tackles and a PBU vs. Eastern Michigan (12/12/20) ... 2019: Played in all 12 games and posted 38 tackles with 3 starts at CB ... Notched a season-high 12 tackles and a pair of PBU’s vs. Toledo (11/13/19) ... Posted 10 tackles against Eastern Michigan (11/19/19) ... Forced a fumble and had 3 stops against Western Michigan (11/26/19) ... 2018: Played in all 14 games as a redshirt freshman, including the MAC Championship game ... Recorded 3 total tackles for season ... Posted first career tackle with solo stop vs. BYU (10/27/18) ... Was a regular on special teams ... 2017: Redshirted in his first season at NIU.
High School
Racked up 108 total tackles, 72 solos, 8 interceptions, 29 passes defended, 4 fumble recoveries and 6 blocked field goals during his prep career at Kansas City's Park Hill South High ... Caught 10 touchdown passes as a wide receiver with a 99-yard touchdown catch that ranks as the longest in school history ... Earned Kansas City Star Suburban Red Conference first-team honors at safety and honorable mention recognition at wide receiver in 2016 as a senior ... Earned all-area and all-conference honors three seasons ... Named team captain during his senior year and team MVP award as a junior and senior.
Personal
Dillon D. Thomas was born 6/15/99 in Kansas City, Mo. ... Son of Stacey Thomas and Denise Newson of Kansas City ... Stepfather is Ronald Stevenson ... Majoring in Professional Studies (graduate certificate).
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