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2021 Football

7 Thomas Downs

  • Height 5-9
  • Weight 180
  • Year Senior
  • Hometown Baltimore, Md.
  • High School Milford Mill Academy
  • Position DB
  • Major Joint Studies

Biography

Career Honors

  • Athletic Director's Award for Leadership (2022)
  • NFF Hampshire Honor Society (2022)
  • AFCA Good Works Team nominee (2021)
  • Two-time Centennial Conference Academic Honor Roll (2020, 21)

SINGLE-GAME HIGHS [all-time ranking at time of graduation]:
All-purpose yards: 44, at Moravian, Nov 06, 2021
Interceptions: 2 [t-5th], at Lebanon Valley, Sep 07, 2019
Long interception return: 44, at Moravian, Nov 06, 2021
Tackles: 11, at Moravian, Nov 06, 2021 (7-4)
Tackles for loss: 2.0, at Ursinus, Sep 25, 2021 (2-0)
Pass breakups: 3 [t-8th], Stevenson, Nov 20, 2021

CAREER ALL-TIME RANKINGS [at time of graduation]:
Passes defended: 17th (21)
Interceptions: t-17th (8)
Interception return yards: 20th (100)

SINGLE-SEASON RANKINGS [at time of graduation]:
Passes defended: t-14th (11 in 2021)
Interceptions: t-17th (4 in 2021)

2021: Team captain … Inducted into the NFF Hampshire Honor Society … Announced as a nominee for the American Football Coaches (AFCA) Good Works Team … Named to the Centennial Conference Academic Honor Roll … Appeared in 11 games at safety, making nine starts … Ranked second in the Centennial Conference with four interceptions while also breaking up seven passes … Totaled 51 tackles, including 31 solo stops … Had at least three tackles during nine of the final 10 games … Came up with his first interception during the win against McDaniel (9/18) … Made two tackles for loss at Ursinus (9/25) … Recovered a fumble at Dickinson (10/23) … Had an interception during three of the final four games, with picks against Muhlenberg (10/30), Moravian (11/6), and Stevenson (11/20) … Returned his interception 44 yards against Moravian in addition to recording a season-high 11 tackles during that contest … Broke up a season-best three passes in addition to his interception in the Centennial-MAC Bowl Series win.

2020: Named to the Centennial Conference Academic Honor Roll … Season canceled due to COVID-19.

2019: Appeared in 11 games... Recorded 36 tackles, with 23 being solo... Produced a two-interception game against Lebanon Valley on Sept. 7th... Totaled three interceptions on the year... Broke up a pair of passes.

2018: Played in seven games… Totaled 19 tackles, including 14 solo… Recorded an interception and broke up two more passes against Ursinus on Nov. 3.

High School: Merit Scholarship Award... Received Milford Mill Academy Special Teams Player of the Year Award (2017)... Played three years of varsity football... Varsity baseball captain. 

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 47

    2018First-Year

    DB
    5'7" 170 lbs
    47
  • 26

    2019Sophomore

    DB
    5'9" 182 lbs
    26
  • 26

    2020Junior

    DB
    5'9" 182 lbs
    26
  • 7

    2021Senior

    DB
    5'9" 180 lbs
    7