2025 Football Roster
Roster
Keaton Thomas
- Position:
- Linebacker
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 229
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Jacksonville, Fla.
- High School:
- Trinity Christian Academy
- Prev School:
- West Virginia / Northeast Mississippi CC
2025 (Redshirt Junior):Β One of the top defenders in college football for the second straight year β¦ Started all 12 games at inside linebacker β¦ Totaled 103 tackles, including seven TFLs, one sack, one interception, one fumble returned for a TD, a QB hurry and three PBUs β¦ Was on the Nagurski and Butkus Award Watch Lists β¦ Had five 10+ tackle efforts β¦ Opened the year with 16 tackles vs. Auburn β¦ Had 10 tackles at SMU with a TFL β¦ Had five stops vs. Samford β¦ Finished with 10 tackles and half a stop for a loss vs. ASU β¦ Had eight tackles and two PBUs at OSU β¦ Had six tackles and a TFL vs. Kansas State β¦ Had eight tackles, half a stop for a loss, and returned a fumble 24 yards for a TD at TCU β¦ Had 12 tackles at Cincinnati β¦ Made four tackles with a PBU vs. UCF β¦ Had eight tackles, including two TFLs vs. Utah, with a QB hurry β¦ Made five tackles at Arizona β¦ Had 11 tackles with a sack, two TFLs and an interception returned 14 yards vs. Houston.Β
2024 (Redshirt Sophomore):Β Had one of the best defensive seasons in Baylor history and was among the top defenders in college football β¦ Started all 13 games at inside linebacker and was a clear vocal and physical leader β¦ Played the majority of the season with a cast on β¦ Finished with 114 tackles, seven for a loss, with 2.5 sacks, three QB hurries and an interception returned 35 yards for a TD β¦ Had four games with 10+ tackles β¦ Teamed with Matt Jones to both earn first-team All-Big 12 honors β¦ The duo were the first at Baylor to each go over 100 tackles in a season since 2012 β¦ Made seven tackles and returned a pick to the house in Baylor debut vs. Tarleton β¦ Was named the PFF National Team of the Week in Week One β¦ Had 12 tackles at Utah β¦ Went for eight stops vs. Air Force β¦ Made nine tackles, with two TFLs and a sack at Colorado β¦ Had eight tackles and a TFL vs. BYU β¦ Made eight stops at Iowa State β¦ Had seven tackles at Texas Tech β¦ Made seven tackles with a TFL vs. OSU β¦ Had 12 tackles vs. TCU β¦ Made 12 stops with a sack at WVU β¦ Had a season-high 13 tackles with two TFLs, half a sack and one QB hurry at Houston β¦ Had four stops and a QB hurry vs. Kansas β¦ Made seven tackles with a QB hurry vs. LSU in the Texas Bowl β¦ Named mid-season DCFT All-Texas β¦ Named honorable mention Big 12 Defensive Newcomer of the Year.Β
Previous School: Star linebacker for Northeast Mississippi CC in Booneville, Miss. β¦ First-Team NJCAA All-America selection β¦ Totaled 107 tackles, 10 for a loss, and 1.5 sacks during the 2023 season, adding two interceptions and two pass break-ups β¦ Averaged 11.9 tackles per game as a sophomore β¦ Ranked second in the NJCAA in tackles β¦ Ranked as a three-star prospect by 247Sports and as the third-ranked junior college linebacker β¦ Redshirted the 2022 season while playing defensive back at West Virginia β¦ While at WVU, was named Scout Team Defensive Champion for games vs. Oklahoma and Oklahoma State and Special Teams Scout Team Champion for the week vs. Towson.Β
High School: Prepped for Coach Verlon Dorminey at Trinity Christian Academy in Jacksonville, Fla. β¦ Was named All-First Coast First-Team β¦ As a senior, led Trinity Christian to a 10-4 mark and the 2A State Championship β¦ Had 60 tackles, two sacks, four pass break-ups and seven interceptions as a senior β¦ Over his last three years, while also playing wide receiver, had 49 catches for 620 yards and six TDs β¦ Was a three-star wide receiver prospect by Rivals out of high school.Β
