2023 • REDSHIRT SENIOR SEASON
Awards: Postseason: Named an All-Big Ten honorable mention selection by the media...Earned the team's Ridge Riley Memorial Award along with Malick Meiga. Preseason: Named to the Allstate Good Works Team and Wuerffel Trophy watch lists.
Season: Appeared in 13 games, making eight starts...Finished with 26 tackles (14 solo), five tackles for loss and a quarterback hurry.
West Virginia (9/2): Tallied four tackles (2 solo). at Northwestern (9/30): Had a quarterback hurry. UMass (10/14): Tied for the team lead in tackles with a career-high five, while also posting a career-high 2.5 tackles for loss. at Ohio State (10/21): Assisted on a pair of tackles, including a half tackle for loss. Indiana (10/28): Made a solo stop. at Maryland (11/4): Assisted on a tackle for loss and made two total tackles. Michigan (11/11): Made four tackles (3 solo). Rutgers (11/18): Posted three tackles and assisted on a tackle for loss. at Michigan State (11/24): Recorded a solo tackle for loss. vs. Ole Miss (12/30): Posted our tackles (3 solo).
2022 • REDSHIRT JUNIOR SEASON
Awards: Earned the team's Public Service Award.
Season: Appeared in 13 games, making one start...Collected 15 total tackles (6 solo), including two tackles for loss, a sack, one forced fumble and a pass breakup.
at Purdue (9/1): Made a solo tackle. at Auburn (9/17): Made a solo tackle and added a quarterback hurry. Central Michigan (9/24): Assisted on a tackle. Northwestern (10/1): Started and assisted on a tackle. at Michigan (10/15): Made three tackles...Recorded his first career forced fumble. Ohio State (10/29): Collected one tackle for loss. at Indiana (11/5): Recorded his first sack of the season...Totaled two tackles. Maryland (11/12): Assisted on three tackles. at Rutgers (11/19): Assisted on one tackle. Michigan State (11/26): Recorded his first career pass breakup. vs. Utah (1/2): Made a solo stop.
2021 • REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE SEASON
Season: Appeared in 13 games, making one start...Tallied 15 tackles (7 solo) to go along with 1.5 tackles for loss, a fumble recovery and two quarterback hurries.
at Wisconsin (9/4): Tallied two solo tackles. Indiana (10/2): Assisted on two tackles...Added a QB hurry. at Iowa (10/9): Recorded a solo tackle and a QB hurry. Illinois (10/23): Posted first career fumble recovery. at Ohio State (10/30): Assisted on a tackle for loss. Michigan (11/13): Assisted on three tackles. Rutgers (11/20): Recorded a tackle for loss. at Michigan State (11/27): Tallied a career-high four tackles (3 solo). vs. Arkansas (1/1): Made first career start...Assisted on a tackle.
2020 • REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON
Season: Appeared in three games...Tallied three tackles, a sack and a quarterback hurry.
at Rutgers (12/5): Collected first career sack and tackle for loss on the final play of regulation. Illinois (12/19): Made two solo tackles.
2019 • TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON
Redshirt season...Appeared in one game.
HIGH SCHOOL
Three-time letterman for head coaches Hakeem Sule and Dom Damico at McDonogh School...Was high school teammates with former Nittany Lion PJ Mustipher...Was a team captain as a senior...Chosen for the Polynesian Bowl...Played in the Offense-Defense All-American Bowl for Team American...Named All-USA Maryland Football Team second team by USA Today in 2018...Selected to the Baltimore Sun All-Metro first team as a senior...Chosen All-MIAA as a senior...Earned team MVP honors as a senior...Registered 72 tackles, 17 sacks, 11 tackles for loss, three forced fumbles, a fumble recovery and a blocked extra point in 2018...Tallied 46 tackles, 10 tackles for loss, three sacks, an interception and blocked extra point as a sophomore...Rated a four-star prospect by 247Sports and a three-star recruit by ESPN and Rivals...Rated as the No. 112 overall prospect, No. 9 defensive tackle and No. 3 recruit in Maryland by 247Sports...Ranked as the No. 47 defensive tackle, No. 69 player in the region and No. 14 prospect in Maryland by ESPN...Ranked No. 29 defensive tackle and No. 7 recruit in Maryland by Rivals...Participated in track & field...Broke the McDonogh School record for shot put and discus...Won the Senior Leadership Award.
PERSONAL
Full name is Dvonesquire J-Thomas...Son of Repa and Sean Thomas...Has two sisters, Lealah and Rania...Coached shot put for the Special Olympics...Graduated with a degree in telecommunications in the spring of 2023...Working towards a second major in journalism.