The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2013 Football Roster
Roster
Duke Thomas
- Position:
- CB/WR
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 176
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Killeen, Texas
- High School:
- Copperas Cove
A four-year player who started the past three seasons at cornerback, while spending time at nickel as a senior … a backup cornerback in 2012 … also helped return punts and kickoffs for the past three seasons … played in all 51 games over the last four seasons (35 starts) … two-time honorable mention All-Big 12 honoree (2014-15) … 2015 second-team Academic All-Big 12 selection … three-time member of the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll … a prep All-American … a three-year starter at multiple positions in high school.
SENIOR (2015)
Honorable mention All-Big 12 choice by the coaches … second-team Academic All-Big 12 selection … started all 12 games in the secondary at nickel and corner … finished third on the team in tackles with 58, and second in pass breakups with five … also tied for the most tackles for loss among defensive backs with three … recorded at least three tackles in every game, and at least four in seven contests … opened the season with five tackles, including matching his career high with two TFL at Notre Dame … posted seven tackles and had a career long 56-yard punt return that set up a TD against Rice … notched five tackles versus Cal … recorded seven tackles, including one for a loss against Oklahoma State … registered three tackles and two pass breakups at TCU … tallied three tackles and one pass breakup versus Oklahoma … set a season high with eight tackles against Kansas State … totaled seven tackles and one pass breakup at Iowa State … had three consecutive games with three tackles each against Kansas, West Virginia and Texas Tech … wore jersey No. 28 against Kansas in honor of Freddie Steinmark … totaled four tackles, one interception with a return of 29 yards and one pass breakup at Baylor en route to being named the team’s co-Defensive Player of the Week.
JUNIOR (2014)
Started all 13 games at cornerback ... honorable mention All-Big 12 choice by the coaches ... led the team with 10 pass breakups and tied for second with three interceptions ... ranked tied for eighth in the Big 12 in passes defended (1.0 per game) ... ranked tied for 15th in the Big 12 in interceptions (0.2 per game) ... had a careeer-high 53 tackles ... recorded a tackle and a quarterback pressure vs. North Texas ... posted four tackles vs. BYU ... had a career-high nine tackles against UCLA ... had his first career multi-interception game against Kansas ... also had a pass breakup and two tackles against the Jayhawks ... shared the team’s defensive player of the game award with Malcom Brown and Jordan Hicks ... had two tackles and a pass breakup against Baylor ... intercepted a pass and made five tackles against Iowa State ... made six tackles and broke up two passes against Kansas State ... had five tackles and a career-high four pass breakups against Texas Tech ... made eight tackles against West Virginia ... recorded three stops against Oklahoma State ... made two tackles, including one for a loss, and had two pass breakups against TCU ... had six stops against Arkansas in the Texas Bowl.
SOPHOMORE (2013)
Played in all 13 games with 10 starts ... started the first six games at cornerback as well as against Oklahoma State, Baylor and Oregon ... had a team-best three interceptions ... tied for third in pass breakups (3) ... also played on special teams ... had five tackles vs. New Mexico State ... posted three stops and first career interception against BYU ... registered three tackles vs. Ole Miss ... had five tackles vs. Kansas State ... posted five tackles, one interception, and one pass breakup against Oklahoma ... had three stops vs. TCU ... registered two solo tackles and one pass breakup in the win against Kansas ... posted four solo tackles and one pass breakup in the OT win vs. West Virginia ... had five tackles against Oklahoma State ... recorded career highs in tackles (7) and tackles for loss (2), in addition to an interception and his first career sack in the win vs. Texas Tech ... notched five tackles, two pass breakups, and career-highs of four kickoff returns for 107 yards against Baylor ... posted three tackles and one kickoff return for 21 yards vs. Oregon in the Alamo Bowl.
HIGH SCHOOL
Coached by Jack Welch at Copperas Cove High School ... a prep All-American … three-year starter at multiple positions … played in the 2012 Offense-Defense All-American Bowl, recording one INT and one fumble recovery … ranked as the 25th-best athlete by ESPNU … a member of the Austin American-Statesman’s Fab 55 (state’s top prospects) … three-year starter who tallied 2,520 rushing yards and 1,700 passing yards over his final two seasons … helped Copperas Cove post a 27-7 record in three seasons … a Sports Illustrated High School All-America honorable mention selection as a senior … a second-team Preseason Super Team selection by Dave Campbell’s Texas Football … a first-team selection on Killeen Daily Herald’s All-Area Team … named third-team All-State by the Texas Sports Writers Association at kick returner … named the district 12-5A Offensive MVP while playing quarterback … tabbed honorable mention 5A Academic All-State by the Texas High School Coaches Association … helped Copperas Cove to a 10-2 record and an appearance in the second round of the state playoffs … rushed for 1,138 yards and 17 TDs while completing 76 of 150 passes for 1,020 yards and nine TDs … a first-team selection on Killeen Daily Herald’s All-Area Team as a junior … a second-team all-district 12-5A selection at QB … helped Copperas Cove to a 9-2 record and an appearance in the first round of the state playoffs … tallied 1,500 yards rushing and 500 passing yards … a first-team all-district 12-5A selection at WR as a sophomore … helped Copperas Cove to a 8-3 record and an appearance in the first round of the state playoffs … also lettered in baseball, basketball and track and field … helped Copperas Cove place placed second in the 4x100m and 4x200m relay at the state meet as a junior … placed second in district in the 110 hurdles as a sophomore, qualifying for regionals … a three-time academic all-district selection while earning honorable mention academic all-state honors as a senior.
PERSONAL
Born in Middletown, Conn., before moving to Louisiana and finally Texas at the age of 10 … first name is Orlando … father, Orlando Thomas Sr., played basketball at LSU … uncle, Grover Perkins, played football and ran track at Southern University … grandfather, Grover Perkins, played for the Kansas City Chiefs … began playing football at age 9 … active in community service, such as reading to children at the library and doing yard work for senior citizens … majored in corporate communication … three-time member of the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll (spring 2012; fall 2012; fall 2014) … a member of the inaugural Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team (2012-13).
THOMAS' CAREER STATISTICS
2012
| Opponent | TT(Solo) | TFL | Sacks | INT | PBU | FF | FR | QBP |
| Wyoming | 0 (0) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| New Mexico | 2 (1) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ole Miss | 1 (1) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oklahoma State | 0 (0) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| West Virginia | 1 (1) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oklahoma | 0 (0) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Baylor | 3 (2) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kansas | 2 (2) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Texas Tech | 1 (1) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Iowa State | 2 (2) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TCU | 0 (0) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kansas State | 0 (0) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oregon State | 0 (0) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2013
| Opponent | TT(Solo) | TFL | Sacks | INT | PBU | FF | FR | Blks | QBP |
| New Mexico St. | 5 (1) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BYU | 3 (3) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ole Miss | 3 (1) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kansas State | 5 (3) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Iowa State | 0 (0) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oklahoma | 5 (2) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TCU | 3 (3) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kansas | 2 (2) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| West Virginia | 4 (4) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oklahoma State | 5 (2) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Texas Tech | 7 (5) | 2-10 | 1.0-9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Baylor | 5 (4) | 0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oregon | 3 (2) | 0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2014
| Opponent | TT (Solo) | TFL | Sacks | INT | PBU | FF | FR | Blks | QBP |
| North Texas | 1(1) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| BYU | 4(2) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| UCLA | 9 (6) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kansas | 2 (2) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Baylor | 2 (1) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oklahoma | 0 (0) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Iowa State | 5 (2) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kansas State | 6 (6) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Texas Tech | 5 (3) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| West Virginia | 8 (7) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oklahoma State | 3 (3) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TCU | 2 (1) | 1-3 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arkansas | 6 (2) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2015
| Opponent | TT (Solo) | TFL | Sacks | INT | PBU | FF | FR | QBP |
| Notre Dame | 5 (3) | 2-11 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rice | 7 (5) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| California | 5 (4) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oklahoma State | 7 (5) | 1-1 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TCU | 3 (2) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oklahoma | 3 (3) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kansas State | 8 (6) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Iowa State | 7 (5) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kansas | 3 (2) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| West Virginia | 3 (1) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Texas Tech | 3 (3) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Baylor | 4 (3) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
DEFENSE
| Year | G/GS | TT (Solo) | TFL | Sacks | INT | QBP | PBU | FF | FR | High |
| 2012 | 13/0 | 12 (10) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3/BU |
| 2013 | 13/10 | 50 (32) | 2-10 | 1.0-9 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7/TT |
| 2014 | 13/13 | 53 (36) | 1-3 | 0.0-0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 9/UCLA |
| 2015 | 12/12 | 58 (42) | 3-12 | 0.0-0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8/KSU |
| Career | 51/35 | 173 (120) | 6-25 | 1.0-9 | 7 | 2 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 9/UCLA |
ALL-PURPOSE
| Year | G/GS | Rush-Yds | Rec-Yds | KRet | PRet | Att-Total | Per/Play | Per/G | High |
| 2012 | 13/0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2013 | 13/10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7-161 | 0-0 | 8-180* | 22.7 | 26.2 | 107/BU |
| 2014 | 13/13 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3-69 | 0-0 | 5-93* | 18.6 | 7.8 | 24/KU |
| 2015 | 12/12 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-23 | 2-55 | 5-107* | 21.4 | 8.9 | 56/Rice |
| Total | 51/35 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 12-253 | 2-55 | 18-380* | 21.1 | 7.5 | 107/BU |
*incudes interception return yardage
SPECIAL TEAMS
| Year | G/GS | TT(Solo) | FF | FR | KBLK | PBLK |
| 2012 | 13 | 8 (6) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 13 | 2 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 13 | 1 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 12 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 51 | 11 (8) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
CAREER HIGHS
Tackles: 9, vs. UCLA (Jr.)
Sacks: 1.0, vs. Texas Tech (So.)
Tackles for loss: 2.0, vs. Texas Tech (So.); at Notre Dame (Sr.)
Fumbles forced: 1, at Kansas (Fr.)
Quarterback pressures: 1, vs. North Texas (Jr.); vs. Kansas (Sr.)
Pass breakups: 4, at Texas Tech (Jr.)
Interceptions: 2, at Kansas (Jr.)
Long interception return: 29, at Baylor (Sr.)
Kickoff returns: 4, at Baylor (So.)
Kickoff return yards: 107, at Baylor (So.)
Longest kickoff return; 38, at Baylor (So.)
All-purpose yards: 107, at Baylor (So.)
