Cameron Thomas (born January 7, 2000) is an American professional football defensive end for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the San Diego State Aztecs and was selected by the Arizona Cardinals in the third round of the 2022 NFL draft.
Early life Thomas was born on January 7, 2000 in San Diego, California and grew up in Carlsbad, California. He attended Carlsbad High School. He committed to play college football at San Diego State over offers from Oregon State, Wyoming and Navy.
College career Thomas redshirted his true freshman season. As a redshirt freshman, he was named first-team All-Mountain West Conference and a second-team freshman All-American by The Athletic after finishing the season with 49 tackles, nine tackles for loss, and 5.5 sacks. Thomas had four sacks and 9.5 tackles for loss and repeated as a first-team All-Mountain West selection in SDSU's COVID-19-shortened 2020 season.
Thomas repeated as a first-team All-Mountain West selection as a redshirt junior and was named the conference Defensive Player of the Year. Thomas was also named a second-team All-American by the Associated Press, Football Writers Association of America, Walter Camp Foundation, and the Sporting News.
Professional career
Arizona Cardinals Thomas was selected in the third round (87th overall) by the Arizona Cardinals in the 2022 NFL draft.
Kansas City Chiefs On August 27, 2024, Thomas was traded to the Kansas City Chiefs. He was waived on November 26.
Cleveland Browns On November 27, 2024, Thomas was claimed off waivers by the Cleveland Browns.
Atlanta Falcons On March 12, 2026, Thomas signed with the Atlanta Falcons.
NFL career statistics Legend Led the league Bold Career high
Regular season Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds Avg Lng TD PD FF Fum FR Yds TD 2022 ARI 17 0 18 7 11 3.0 3 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2023 ARI 15 3 22 13 9 0.0 3 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 2024 KC 4 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CLE 5 0 11 6 5 1.0 4 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2025 CLE 17 0 28 7 21 2.5 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Career 58 3 79 33 46 6.5 11 0 0 0.0 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 1
References
External links Atlanta Falcons bio San Diego State Aztecs bio