2026 Football Roster
Jersey Number 8
Cameron Thomas
- Position:
- LB
- Class:
- Freshman
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 205
- Hometown:
- Cincinnati, Ohio
- High School:
- Lakota West
High School
- Four-star recruit by ESPN and three-star by 247Sports and Rivals
- Position ranks: #29 (ESPN), #41 (Rivals), #44 (247)
- State ranks: #19 (ESPN), #28 (247), #60 (Rivals)
- Played for head coach Tom Bolden at Lakota West
- Four-year letterwinner
- Led Lakota West to two Greater Miami Conference championships
- 211 tackles, 40 tackles for loss, 16 sacks, six forced fumbles, one fumble recovery, five pass breakups, and three interceptions during his high school career
- Three-time All-Ohio, All-Southwest District, and All-Greater Miami Conference honors in 2023, 2024, and 2025
- 2026 U.S. Army All-American Bowl selection
- Also lettered in track & field
- Academic all-conference
- High Honor Roll
- Offers included Boston College, Cincinnati, Duke, Georgia Tech, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisville, Maryland, Michigan, North Carolina State, Oregon, Pitt, Purdue, Virginia Tech, West Virginia, and Wisconsin
Personal
- Born April 9, 2007
- Son of Gregory and Allison Thomas
- One brother, Julian
- Grandfathers played college football at Miami (Ohio) and Akron
- High school teammates with Illinois linebacker Grant Beerman
- Plans to major in business, communication, or sports management
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