NFL Draft Profile: Charlie Thomas, Linebacker, Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
Charlie Thomas
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
#25
Pos: LB
Ht: 6026
Wt: 216
Hand: 0848
Arm: 3148
Wing: 7728
40: 4.52
DOB: 1/31/2000
Hometown: Thomasville, GA
High School: Thomasville
Eligibility: 2023
One-Liner:
A rangy linebacker who fits the mold for sub personnel or Nascar packages.
Evaluation:
Stringy but chiseled musculature. Will that can also play as an overhang or spy in sub-packages. Rangy and sideline-sideline flow immediately stands out. Knows when to trigger on QB vs stay in pass coverage. Great feet and shuffle keep him in every play with the ability to scrape and finish. Poor eyes. Lack of awareness as a zone dropper. Seems to rely on pure athleticism as of now. Brings himself to traffic. Poor angles and fundamental tackling issues as a Blitzer and in the open field. Thomas is an athletic linebacker that can scrape, shed, and finish with the best of them. His overall utility is countered by his size though, as he is too slight to play on a down-in, down-out basis. That’s ok given today’s schemes and personnel packages where defensive coordinators leverage speed over size to combat today’s NFL offenses. A situational role will be his best fit but with an acceptance to the shrine bowl and athletic testing still to come, these endeavors could bump his draft positioning.
Grade:
5th Round
Background
Charlie Thomas is a returner for Georgia Tech playing in all 12 games. Thomas was ranked 4th on the team with 70 tackles, receiving 2021 Honorable Mention All-ACC. In high school, Thomas was rated as a three-star prospect by ESPN, 247Sports/Scout, and Rivals. Graduated from Georgia Tech in December 2021 with a bachelor’s degree in business administration. Is pursuing graduate studies in history, technology, and society. Plans to go to graduate school to pursue an MBA.
