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#58 Kardell Thomas Season 2024

Position
Offensive Line
Height
6'3
Weight
350
Class
Junior
Hometown
Baton Rouge, La.
High School
Southern Lab HS

2021 SEC Academic Honor Roll

CAREER
Key backup on the offensive line during his four years at LSU … Entered the transfer portal in January of 2023 … In 4 seasons with the Tigers, appeared in 11 games with 2 starts … Starts came at right guard vs. Louisiana-Monroe and Texas A&M in 2021 – both wins … Logged a total of 206 snaps during his 11 appearances … Baton Rouge area product and high school teammates with former LSU running back Tyrion Price-Davis … Named to the 2021 SEC Academic Honor Roll … Majoring in interdisciplinary studies.

JUNIOR SEASON (2022)
Appeared in 4 games in a backup role at both left and right guard … Saw action against Southern, New Mexico, UAB and Purdue in the Citrus Bowl … Played a total of 78 snaps with a season-high 36 coming in win over Southern in week 2 … Capped season with 22 snaps in 63-7 win over Purdue.

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2021)
Played in 6 games, starting 2 times … Recorded 124 offensive snaps in 6 games … Starts came at right guard in November wins over Louisiana-Monroe and Texas A&M … Logged a career-best 55 snaps in win over Texas A&M … Played 27 snaps vs. Arkansas and followed that with 36 snaps in first career start vs. Louisiana-Monroe … Named to the 2021 SEC Academic Honor Roll.

REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON (2020)
Appeared in one game, seeing action in win over South Carolina … Played 4 snaps in LSU debut in win over South Carolina.

FRESHMAN SEASON (2019)
Redshirted as a true freshman in 2019 … Had progress slowed as a true freshman with a preseason ankle injury that sidelined him for most of the year.

HIGH SCHOOL
Another highly-touted local product for LSU’s 2019 signing class … Considered to be one of the best offensive line prospects to come out of the Baton Rouge in many years … Rated as a 5-star prospect by 247Sports and rated a four-star recruit by both Rivals and ESPN … Member of the ESPN 300 at No. 26 … Parents are Karl and Janice Thomas … Has two sisters … Coached by Darrell Asberry.

 

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