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2023 Football Roster

92 Thurman Geathers

  • Position DE
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Highschool Louisville
  • Hometown Acworth, Ga.

Biography

2023 (A-State): Sun Belt Conference Third Team All-Conference as a defensive lineman … Appeared in all 13 games with 10 starts … Per PFF, ranked third among Sun Belt Conference edge rushers, eighth in the Group of Five and 20th nationally, with 50 quarterback pressures … His 31 hurries were second in the league, ninth in the Group of Five and 22nd nationally … Per PFF, ranked 19th among Sun Belt Conference edge rushers with a defensive grade of 64.1 … Totaled 15 quarterback hits on the season per PFF to lead the league, rank second in the Group of Five and fourth nationally … Part of a defensive line that made significant strides from a year ago, improving from 12.7 to 14.5 pressures per game, 19 to 42 hits per game and 102 to 121 pass rushes per game … Team leader with 13.0 TFL for 38 yards … Had a tackle for loss in nine of the 13 contests … Recorded a season-high 2.5 TFL for six yards in the win against Texas State … Had at least two 2.0 TFL three times … Finished the season with 49 tackles, 26 solo stops and 3.5 sacks for 15 yards … Had a career-high eight tackles against Memphis … Had at least four tackles on eight occasions … Forced a fumble against Texas State that led to a 91 yard scoop and score by Trevian Thomas … Recovered a fumble against Coastal Carolina … Added a team-leading 12 quarterback hurries including a season-high six at ULM … Assisted in holding two teams to less than 100 yards rushing (Stony Brook and Louisiana) … His TFL, sacks and total tackles were all career-highs in a season.

2022 (A-State): Appeared in nine games for the Red Wolves with four starts … Earned first career start in the season opener against Grambling  … Finished with a career-high three TFL for 23 yards against the Tigers … A-State held Grambling State to 102 total yards, fewest by any opponent since Mississippi Valley State had 69 total yards in 2009 … Had four-straight contests with at least one TFL from Grambling to Old Dominion … Finished the year with 1.5 sacks for 16 yards … Recorded 19 total tackles with multiple tackles in six games … Recorded a quarterback hurry against James Madison.

2021 (A-State): Mid-year signee who participated in A-State’s 2021 spring camp … Saw action in 11 contests … Finished the year with eight tackles … Posted his first career sack at A-State against South Alabama and followed that up with another at ULM … Had a career-high two tackles at Memphis.

2018-20 (Louisville): Transferred to A-State from Louisville, where in 2020 he played in six games with 4 tackles, 0.5 tackles for loss, 0.5 sacks and 2 quarterback hurries ... Appeared in 13 games on defense and on special teams in 2019, playing mainly on the punt return team ... Redshirted the 2018 season.  

High School:  Prior to Louisville, played for Shane Queen at North Cobb (Ga.) High School ... Rated a three-star prospect and the No. 73 defensive end nationally by ESPN ... Rated the No. 79 player in the state ... Three-star prospect by 247Sports ... Tabbed as the No. 67 player in Georgia and the No. 42 weakside defensive end ...  Recorded 10 tackles and three sacks versus Etowah to earn defensive player of the week accolades ...  Named all-GACA First Team defense ... Led North Cobb in sacks ... Named preseason Class 7-A all-state ... Finished his junior year with 77 tackles and 15 sacks ... Named honorable mention all-state ... Team reached the quarterfinals of the 7-A state playoffs ... Voted to the Atlanta Journal Constitution All-Cobb County team ... Voted to the MDJ all-county first team ... Named to the all-region squad ... Invited to play in the Rising Senior game ... Defense allowed just 17.0 per game ... Voted the CCTDC Defensive Lineman of the Year ... Uncle, Jumpy Geathers, played for the Atlanta Falcons ...  Also recruited out of high school by programs such as Arkansas, Indiana, Kansas State, Maryland, Marshall, Minnesota, NC State, Purdue, Rutgers, Syracuse, TCU, and USF.

Personal:  Born Dec. 18, 1999.

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Historical Player Information

  • 92

    2021Redshirt Junior

    DE
    6'2" 217 lbs
    92
  • 92

    2022Redshirt Senior

    DE
    6'2" 225 lbs
    92
  • 92

    2023Redshirt Senior

    DE
    6'2" 215 lbs
    92