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2024 Football Roster

8 DJ Thomas-Jones

  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 256
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Mobile, Ala.
  • Highschool Saraland

Biography

2024 (Sr.): Started all 13 games for the Jaguars ... caught 22 passes for 191 yards and three touchdowns on the year ... scored two touchdowns against Northwestern State to help the Jaguars score a program record 87 points ... caught a 10-yard touchdown pass at App State to help the Jags beat the Mountaineers in the conference opener ... caught a season-high five passes against Texas State for 59 yards ... helped South Alabama with the IS4S Salute to Veterans Bowl against Western Michigan for the program's second-straight bowl championship.

2023 (Jr.): Appeared in all 13 of South Alabama's games in 2023 while making seven starts ... hauled in 27 passes on the season for 235 yards and five touchdowns ... scored all five of his touchdowns in the final two games of the season ... made nine catches for 56 yards and three touchdowns at Texas State in the regular season finale ... caught three passes for 23 yards and two touchdowns in South Alabama's 68 Ventures Bowl Championship over Eastern Michigan.

2022 (So.): Saw action in 12 games, splitting time as a starter... Finished the season with 24 receptions for 227 yards and three touchdowns... Hauled in a season-high four receptions twice, against Arkansas State (10.29) and Western Kentucky (12/21) in the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl... Recorded three catches three other times... Hauled in a season-high 48 yards against Arkansas State (10/28)... Recorded touchdown receptions against Texas State (11/12), Old Dominion (11/29), and Western Kentucky (12/21).

At Ole Miss: Saw action in six contests in 2020 ... Played 29 total snaps with 16 on special teams and 13 on the offensive side of the ball ... Member of the 2019-20 signing class ... Named to SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll (2020-21) ... Named to Athletic Director's Honor Roll (2020-21).

High School: Rated as a 4-star prospect by Rivals ... Listed as a 3-star by 247Sports and ESPN ... Ranked as the No. 13 tight end nationally and the No. 13 overall Alabama recruit by Rivals ... Rated as the No. 34 tight end in the nation by ESPN ... Helped the Spartans reach the 2018 Alabama Class 6A state championship game and finish with a 13-1 record ... Powered team to a 10-1 finish as a senior ... Tallied 739 receiving yards and seven touchdowns as a senior ... Chose Ole Miss over Tennessee, Southern Miss, Army, Louisiana and Tulane ... Member of Project Outreach and National Honor Society ... Coached by former Seattle Seahawks and Southern Miss quarterback Jeff Kelly.

Personal: Son of Stevie and Shandra Jones ... Full name is DaMarcus Juan Thomas ... Born July 6, 2002 ... 2020-21 SEC First-Year Honor Roll ... Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in spring 2021 ... Journalism major.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 8

    2022Junior

    Tight end
    6'3" 230 lbs
    8
  • 8

    2023Junior

    Tight end
    6'3" 247 lbs
    8
  • 8

    2024Senior

    TE
    6'2" 256 lbs
    8