Tavierre Thomas

CB

#4

Experience: 6 years

Height: 5-10

Age: 27

Weight: 205 lbs

College: Ferris State

2022 SEASON

Solo
20
SCK
0
FF
2
INT
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Defense

YEAR	TEAM	G	Total	Solo	AST	SCK	PDEF	INT	TDS	YDS	AVG	LNG
2022	Houston Texans	10	37	20	17	0	1
2021	Houston Texans	17	75	43	32	0	4	2	1	48	24	48
2020	Cleveland Browns	16	29	28	1	1	0
2019	Cleveland Browns	16	4	4	0	0	0
2018	Cleveland Browns	13	7	7	0	0	0
TOTAL		72	152	102	50	1	5	2	1	48	24	48

Fumbles

YEAR	TEAM	G	FUM	LOST	FF	OWN FR	OPP FR	TD
2022	Houston Texans	10			2
2021	Houston Texans	17			1
2020	Cleveland Browns	16	0	0	1	1
2019	Cleveland Browns	16	0	0	0	1
2018	Cleveland Browns	13			0
TOTAL		72	0	0	4	2	0	0

Kick Return

YEAR	TEAM	G	RET	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD	20+	40+	FC	FUM
2022	Houston Texans	10
2021	Houston Texans	17	0	30		30	0	1	0	0	0
2020	Cleveland Browns	16
2019	Cleveland Browns	16	10	204	20.4	31	0	6	0	0	0
2018	Cleveland Browns	13
TOTAL		72	10	234	23.4	31	0	7	0	0	0

Biography

TRANSACTIONS: Signed by the Arizona Cardinals as a college free agent on April 30, 2018…Waived by the Cardinals on Sept. 1, 2018…Claimed off waivers by the Cleveland Browns on Sept. 2, 2018…Signed by the Houston Texans as a free agent on March 22, 2021...Placed on the Texans reserve/injured list on Sept. 1, 2022...Activated from the reserve/injured list to the active roster on Nov. 3, 2022...Resigned with the Houston Texans on March 17, 2023.

HONORS:

AFC Defensive Player of the Week (Week 16, 2021)

2022 (Houston 10/6):

Made the initial 53-man roster but was placed on the reserve/injured list for Weeks 1-8
Appeared in the last 10 games (six starts) of the season and tallied 39 defensive tackles (19 solo), one tackle for loss, one pass defensed, two forced fumbles and five special teams tackles in 2022
Made his first appearance of the season and posted one tackle and one special teams tackle vs. Philadelphia (11/3)
Made his first start of the season and tallied four tackles (two solo) vs. Washington (11/20)
Recorded the second and third forced fumbles of his career vs. Cleveland (12/4)
Posted a season-high seven tackles (four solo), one tackle for loss and two special teams tackle in the season finale at Indianapolis (1/8/23)

2021 (Houston 17/8):

Posted career-highs in games played (17), starts (eight), tackles (78 total, 46 solo), interceptions (two) and passes defensed (four). Also tallied one tackle for loss, one quarterback hit, his first career pick-six, first career forced fumble and eight special teams tackles (five solo)
Appeared in his first game as a Texan vs. Jacksonville (9/12), playing on special teams
Registered his first tackle as a Texan at Cleveland (9/19)
Made his first start as a Texan at Buffalo (10/3), tallying seven tackles (four solo)
Logged four tackles (two solo) vs. New England (10/10)
Made his second start of the season at Indianapolis (10/17), totaling five tackles (three solo) on defense and one tackle on special teams
Finished tied for second on the team with seven tackles (two solo) along with one pass defensed vs. the L.A. Rams (10/31)
Tied for second-most tackles on the team with eight (six solo) at Miami (11/7)
Led the team with three special teams tackles, also tallying five tackles on defense (three solo) at Tennessee (11/21)
Finished with three tackles (all solo), a pass defensed and one special teams tackle vs. the N.Y. Jets (11/28). Recorded his first career interception, picking off a pass from QB Zach Wilson
Finished with four tackles (two solo), one tackle for loss and his first forced fumble of his career vs. Indianapolis (12/5)
Tied for the team lead with a career-high 11 tackles (seven solo) at Jacksonville (12/19)
Placed second on the team with eight tackles (six solo), tied for the third-highest total of his career, vs. the L.A. Chargers (12/26). Intercepted a pass from QB Justin Herbert and returned it 48 yards for a touchdown, his second interception of the season and first career score
Finished with seven tackles (five solo), a quarterback hit and two special teams tackles vs. Tennessee (1/9/22)

2020 (Cleveland 16/3, 2/0):

Played in all 16 regular season games (three starts) and notched 20 total tackles (19 solo), 1.0 sack, two tackles for loss, one quarterback hit, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery. Also finished second on the Browns with 11 special teams tackles
Recorded his first sack of the season at Baltimore (9/13) for a seven-yard loss
Started his first game for the Browns and logged a season-high nine solo tackles vs. Cincinnati (9/17)
Registered five special teams tackles at Dallas (10/4), which was the most by a Browns player since 2004

2019 (Cleveland 16/0):

Saw action in all 16 games, primarily on special teams and accumulated nine special teams tackles and one fumble recovery

2018 (Cleveland 13/0):

Appeared in 13 games, totaling seven special teams tackles and one solo tackle

COLLEGE:

Played four seasons (2014-17) at Ferris State University in Big Rapids, Mich.
Named Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) defensive back of the year as a senior when he led Ferris to a fourth-straight playoff appearance as a senior (2017). Tallied four inceptions and a team-high 18 pass breakups
Earned consensus All-America accolades as a junior (2016) after finishing the year with 59 total tackles (36 solo), a team-high six interceptions and 15 pass breakups
Notched 48 total tackles (28 solo), three interceptions and one forced fumble in his sophomore season (2015) for the Bulldogs
Walked on as a freshman (2014), appearing in five games and logging one interception

PERSONAL:

Attended Detroit (Mich.) Allen High School
Played against Texans DB Desmond King II in high school
Went to Ferris State on an academic scholarship after posting a 3.8 GPA in high school

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