Tavierre Thomas

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.

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