Skyler Thomas

Photo by: Karl Maasdam

Photo by: Scobel Wiggins/Oregon State Athletics

Position:
Defensive Back
Height:
6-2
Year:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
East Menlo Park, Calif.
High School:
Menlo Atherton/Heard County

2024 (REDSHIRT JUNIOR)
• Played in all 12 games
• Led Oregon State with 81 tackles. Added one forced fumble, two fumble recoveries, an interception and a team-high nine pass breakups
• Recorded at least two tackles in all 12 games and five or more in 11
• Recorded a career-high nine tackles twice; versus Oregon and at California
• Credited with one pass breakup against the Golden Bears
• Intercepted his second career pass - and first since 2021 - in the opener against Idaho State, returning it 15 yards. Had seven tackles in the win
• Finished with seven tackles in back-to-back wins over Purdue and Colorado State. Tallied two breakups against the Boilermakers and one versus the Rams
• Ended the season with a season-best three pass breakups, a forced fumble and five tackles at Boise State
• Had eight tackles with a fumble recovery at Air Force. Followed that game with six tackles, a fumble recovery and pass breakup in the win over Washington State
• Recorded eight tackles at Nevada

2023 (JUNIOR)
• Injured prior to the season and did not play. Redshirted

2022 (SOPHOMORE)
• Played in all 13 games, making two starts
• Totaled 29 tackles with one tackle for loss, one fumble recovery and one pass breakup
• Tallied two tackles against Boise State to open the season
• Finished with three tackles apiece against both Utah and Washington. Had a TFL against the Utes
• Recorded six tackles in the win over California
• Picked up a season-best eight tackles in the win at Arizona State. Added a pass breakup and also recovered a fumble on a muffed Arizona State punt return

2021 (FRESHMAN)
• Played in 12 games
• Finished with three tackles
• Picked off his first career pass, for 26 yards, in the win over Idaho. Also recorded two tackles versus the Vandals

MENLO ATHERTON HIGH SCHOOL/HEARD COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL
• Letterwinner for head coaches Adhir Ravipati, Steve Papin, Tim Barron and Christopher Saunders
• Played his senior season at Heard County High School in Georgia
• Appeared in five games as a senior, tallying 12 receptions for 182 yards. Defensively, recorded 37 tackles with two tackles for loss. Added one pass deflection and forced one fumble
• Made 35 tackles as a sophomore in 2018, finishing with two tackles for loss. Had one sack and finished with three interceptions and six pass deflections
• Led Menlo Atherton to a 13-2 record as a sophomore. Program won its first ever state title that season

PERSONAL
• Born in Redwood City, Calif.
• Son of Tamica Garner and Eldridge Thomas
• Has two brothers, Darius and Cynai
• On African American Honor Roll, the Wilks Scholarship and National Honor Society in high school
• Chose Oregon State because “I love what they have going there and I think I fit right into what they are trying to do.”