Rodarius Jaiquan Thomas (born July 28, 2002) is a current American football wide receiver for the Troy Trojans. He previously played for Mississippi State and Georgia.
High school career
Thomas attended Eufaula High School in Eufaula, Alabama. As a senior, he had 55 receptions for 945 yards and 13 touchdowns. He committed to Mississippi State University as a three star prospect to play college football.[1]
College career
Mississippi State
As a true freshman at Mississippi State in 2021, Thomas played in 10 games with three starts and had 18 receptions for 252 yards and five touchdowns.[2][3][4] He returned to Mississippi State as a starter in 2022.[5] Following the 2022 season Thomas entered the transfer portal and signed with Georgia.[6]
Georgia
On December 22, 2022, Thomas transferred to Georgia for his junior season.[7] Thomas played in 11 games and had 23 receptions for 383 yards and one touchdown.
On August 1st, 2024, Thomas was dismissed from the program due to charges of felony false imprisonment and a misdemeanor count of family violence battery.[8]
Troy
On March 26, 2025, Thomas transferred to Troy University after accepting a plea deal in his family violence case.[9][10]
College statistics
| Season | GP | Receiving | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | |||||||
| Mississippi State Bulldogs | ||||||||||
| 2021 | 10 | 18 | 252 | 14.0 | 5 | |||||
| 2022 | 12 | 44 | 626 | 14.2 | 7 | |||||
| Georgia Bulldogs | ||||||||||
| 2023 | 11 | 23 | 383 | 16.7 | 1 | |||||
| Career | 33 | 85 | 1,261 | 14.8 | 13 | |||||
Arrests
On January 23, 2023, Thomas was arrested by university police on two charges including one felony. He was charged with felony false imprisonment and misdemeanor battery family violence 1st offense, according to the Clarke County Jail online booking report.[11]
On July 26th, 2024, Thomas was arrested again on two counts of battery, both misdemeanors, and one count of second-degree cruelty to children, a felony.[12] On March 19, 2025, Thomas accepted an Alford plea, reducing the charges to one count of misdemeanor disorderly conduct.[10]
References
- ^ "Trio of Eufaula players ink scholarships".
- ^ "Thomas learns from Polk, seeks more playing time".
- ^ "Emerging Thomas has become a player to say 'Rara' about".
- ^ "Rara Thomas picked up football late, but he's making up for lost time at Mississippi State".
- ^ "Despite losing Makai Polk, Mississippi State football could be deeper at outside receiver".
- ^ "Rara Thomas Commits to Georgia".
- ^ Goeckel, Christian. "Rara Thomas Commits to Georgia". si.com. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
- ^ "UGA's Thomas dismissed from team after arrest". ESPN.com. August 1, 2024. Retrieved August 1, 2024.
- ^ "Former Georgia Wide Receiver Rara Thomas Transfer Destination Revealed". Georgia Bulldogs On SI. March 26, 2025. Retrieved April 1, 2025.
- ^ a b Raby, Dan (March 19, 2025). "Ex-UGA wide receiver Rara Thomas takes plea deal in family violence case". FOX 5 Atlanta. Retrieved April 1, 2025.
- ^ "Georgia football player arrested on two charges including false imprisonment".
- ^ "Georgia WR Rara Thomas arrested on charges of cruelty to children, battery".
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