Jaheim Thomas Season 2022

2022: Breakout redshirt season for the Cincinnati native and Princeton High School product...Ranked third on the Bearcats with 70 tackles and second with 6.5 TFLs to go along with two sacks...Appeared in all 13 games, rotating with the first team at linebacker...Notched a career-high 11 tackles versus Tulane...Had seven tackles and two sacks at SMU...Made six tackles, including two TFLs, at Temple...Opened the season with seven stops and a half-TFL at Arkansas...Recorded nine tackles and a half-TFL versus Kennesaw State...Made three stops and a half-TFL versus Indiana...Tallied five tackles against Navy and six stops against ECU...Capped season with eight tackles and one TFL against Louisville in the Wasabi Fenway Bowl. 

2021: Played in 12 games with his first career start coming at Tulane... Tallied 23 tackles (nine solo)...Had four tackles and a half-sack against the Green Wave...Had career-high seven stops against UCF...Finished with three tackles versus Temple and three stops against Houston in the AAC Championship...Appeared in College Football Playoff Semifinals against No. 1 Alabama at the 86th Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic.

2020: Appeared in four games as a true freshman...Made his collegiate debut against Austin Peay...Recorded two tackles, with one stop apiece against Austin Peay and USF...Redshirted.

PERSONAL: Four-star recruit out of Cincinnati’s Princeton High School…Prepped for former UC standout receiver Coach Mike Daniels…Ranked as the No. 5 recruit in Ohio by 247sports.com and the No. 22 outside linebacker nationally…Had 73 tackles, including 46 solo, as a senior…Finished with 6.5 sacks, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery and one interception during 2019 seaso …Brother Jiair is a wide receiver at UC…Chose UC over Michigan State, Tennessee, Kentucky, LSU, Maryland and Louisville.