Ian Thomas

Thomas made a career-best 13 starts at tight end in his fourth season in 2021, posting 188 receiving yards on 18 receptions.

FRANCHISE RANKINGS

• His 333 receiving yards in 2018 were the most by a rookie tight end in franchise history.

PRO CAREER

• Played in all 17 games and made a career-best 13 starts at tight end in his fourth season in 2021, posting 188 receiving yards on 18 receptions...His 41-yard catch on a game-tying fourth quarter drive against Minnesota (Week 6) was the longest reception of his career.
• Made eight starts in 16 games played in 2020, posting 145 receiving yards on 20 receptions with one touchdown.
• Saw action in all 16 games with three starts for the Panthers in 2019...Posted 16 catches for 139 yards and one touchdown.
• Played in all 16 games with six starts for Carolina in 2018...Tallied 36 receptions for 333 yards and two touchdowns.
• Totaled the most receiving yards by a rookie tight end in Panthers history.

TRANSACTIONS
Drafted by the Carolina Panthers in the fourth round of the 2018 Draft (101st overall)...Signed a contract extension with Carolina (2/25/22).

GP/GS: Career (65/30) [0/0]: 2021 (17/13); 2020 (16/8); 2019 (16/3); 2018 (16/6)

COLLEGE
Played two seasons for Indiana after transferring from Nassau Community College (Garden City, N.Y.)…In 2017, was All-Big Ten Honorable Mention…Finished second among Big Ten tight ends with 15.0 yards per reception (4th nationally)…tied for third among tight ends in the conference with five receiving touchdowns (T-12th nationally)…Averaged 37.6 receiving yards per game…His touchdowns and yardage rank seventh all-time on Indiana's single-season tight ends list.

PERSONAL
Went to Digital Harbor High School in Baltimore, Md…Also played basketball and ran track.