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Get To Know Your Orange Man - #17, LB Jonathan Thomas

Let's all take some time to get to know Jonathan Thomas, shall we?

By James Szuba

Name: Jonathan Thomas

Position: Linebacker

Year: Sophomore

Height: 6'1"

Weight: 202

Hometown: Lawrenceville, Ga.

2014 Stats: Played in nine games and was good for four tackles and forced a fumble.

2015 Projections: With a depleted defense from a season ago, Thomas will get more time on field as he's listed second on the depth chart behind Parris Bennett.

How'd He Get Here?: Thomas chose Syracuse over schools like Oklahoma, Indiana and Cincinnati.

What'd Recruiting Sites Say?: Three stars

Money Quote: On choosing Syracuse...

"That was the best place for me and my situation because they never gave up on me."

Links Of Wonder: Thomas has trust issues with birds...

Twitterfeed: @jonny_suave1

Tweets Of Wonder: Don't do it, Jonny...

What Does Shafer Think Of Him?: Shafer said when he was recruiting the position that he was looking for someone who run and blitz like Dyshawn Davis and that he found that type of player in Thomas.

Interesting Nugget O' Interest: Thomas went to the same high school as Maya Moore.

Let's Get A Good Look Atcha:

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