Rodney Thomas II

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Rodney Thomas II

| image = Yale football player Rodney Thomas II (cropped).jpg

| alt =

| caption = Thomas II with the Yale Bulldogs in 2019

| current_team = Indianapolis Colts

| number = 25

| position = Safety

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|06|26}}{{cite web |title=Rodney Thomas II Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/T/ThomRo07.htm |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |access-date=25 July 2022 |language=en}}

| birth_place = Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.

| death_date =

| death_place =

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 1

| weight_lbs = 196

| high_school = Central Catholic
(Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)

| college = Yale (2017–2021)

| draftyear = 2022

| draftround = 7

| draftpick = 239

| pastteams =

Indianapolis Colts ({{NFL Year|2022}}–present)

| status = Active

| highlights =

| statweek =

| statseason = 2023

| statlabel1 = Total tackles

| statvalue1 = 86

| statlabel2 = Sacks

| statvalue2 =

| statlabel3 = Forced fumbles

| statvalue3 =

| statlabel4 = Fumble recoveries

| statvalue4 =

| statlabel5 = Pass deflections

| statvalue5 = 10

| statlabel6 = Interceptions

| statvalue6 = 6

| pfr = ThomRo07

}}

Rodney Thomas II (born June 26, 1998) is an American professional football safety for the Indianapolis Colts in the National Football League (NFL). Thomas played four years of college football at Yale.

Professional career

{{NFL predraft

| height ft = 6

| height in = 1 3/4

| weight = 196

| dash = 4.51

| ten split = 1.56

| twenty split = 2.50

| shuttle = 4.02

| cone drill = 7.02

| vertical = 41.0

| broad ft = 10

| broad in = 7

| bench = 13

| arm span = 31 7/8

| hand span = 9 1/4

| note = All values from Pro Day{{Cite web |url=https://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=1030616&DraftYear=2022 |title=2022 NFL Draft Scout Rodney Thomas II College Football Profile |access-date=April 8, 2023 |website=DraftScout.com}}

}}

Thomas was drafted by the Indianapolis Colts with the 239th pick in the seventh round of the 2022 NFL draft.{{Cite web |last=Stankevitz |first=JJ |date=April 30, 2022 |title=NFL Draft 2022: Colts Select Yale CB Rodney Thomas With 239th Pick |url=https://www.colts.com/news/nfl-draft-2022-colts-select-yale-cb-rodney-thomas-with-239th-pick |access-date=2024-07-23 |website=Colts.com}} In Week 5 of the 2022 season, on Thursday Night Football, Thomas intercepted Denver Broncos quarterback Russell Wilson.{{Cite web |last=Walker |first=Andrew |date=April 30, 2022 |title=Seventh-Round Pick Rodney Thomas II Brings Versatile Defensive Background To Colts |url=https://www.colts.com/news/rodney-thomas-nfl-draft-cornerback-yale-university-press-conference |access-date=2023-03-10 |website=Colts.com}}{{cite news |last1=Moore |first1=Andrew |title=CB Rodney Thomas II Can Be a Swiss Army Knife for Colts |url=https://www.si.com/nfl/colts/draft/colts-draft-rodney-thomas-ii-cornerback-yale |access-date=21 August 2022 |publisher=Sports Illustrated |date=11 May 2022|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220614063834/https://www.si.com/nfl/colts/draft/colts-draft-rodney-thomas-ii-cornerback-yale|archivedate=14 June 2022}} He finished his rookie season with 52 tackles, six passes defensed, and four interceptions through 17 games and 10 starts.{{Cite web |title=Rodney Thomas II 2022 Game Log |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/T/ThomRo07/gamelog/2022/ |access-date=2024-11-03 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}

Thomas entered the 2023 season as the Colts starting strong safety. He finished the season with 34 tackles, four passes defensed, and two interceptions through 17 games and 15 starts.{{Cite web |title=Rodney Thomas II 2023 Game Log |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/T/ThomRo07/gamelog/2023/ |access-date=2024-11-03 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}

References

External links

[https://www.colts.com/team/players-roster/rodney-thomas/ Indianapolis Colts bio]
[https://yalebulldogs.com/sports/football/roster/rodney-thomas-ii/17116 Yale Bulldogs bio]

Category:Living people

Category:American football safeties

Category:Yale Bulldogs football players

Category:Indianapolis Colts players

Category:Players of American football from Pittsburgh

Category:1998 births

Category:21st-century American sportsmen