Kiondre Thomas

Position:
Defensive Back
Height:
6-0
Weight:
186
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Fort Smith, Ark.
High School:
Northside
Prev School:
Univ. of Minnesota

CAREER: Spent the 2020 season at K-State after transferring in from Minnesota.

2020: Played in eight games with four starts as each start came in the final four games of the season... Tallied a season-high six tackles against Oklahoma State... Also had five tackles in the final two games against Baylor and Texas... Batted away one pass in four different games.

2019: Played in all 13 games, including four starts, as he made 22 tackles, an interception and four total passes defended... Tallied a career-high eight tackles against South Dakota State... First-career interception was at Fresno State... Had pass breakups against Purdue, Rutgers and Maryland... Tallied four tackles at Purdue and Rutgers, while he had a tackle for loss against Nebraska.

2018: Played in 10 games with six starts, including a start in the Gophers’ Quick Lane Bowl victory over Georgia Tech... Recorded 34 tackles and four pass breakups, knocking away two passes against both New Mexico State and Purdue... Had a season-high seven tackles against both New Mexico State and Ohio State, the latter featuring a tackle for loss... Also had five stops at Nebraska.

2017: Played in nine games with six starts as he recorded 21 tackles on the year... Had a season-high six tackles against Maryland, while he had five in his first-career game against Buffalo.

2016: Redshirted.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played at Northside under head coach Mike Falleur... Earned all-state honors after totaling 63 tackles, 18 pass breakups, two forced fumbles and six interceptions, including one he returned for a touchdown... Also added six touchdowns on offense, accumulating three rushing touchdowns and three receiving scores... Returned a pair of kickoffs for touchdowns... Also completed in track.

PERSONAL: Kiondre (key-ON-dre) Thomas was born February 7, 1998... Son of Robert Thomas and Melissa Stubbs... Has one sister, Kyonda.