#46

Bryan Thomas Jr.

Senior linebacker for South Carolina. 2025: 40 tackles, 11 tackles for loss, 7 sacks.

LB · South Carolina · Sr. · #46

6′2″ · 249 lb · Windermere, FL

CFB Index 83 · #43 of 583 LBsHigh confidenceReturning to South Carolina for 2026

How he plays

Fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.

QB hurries: 100th percentile.

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The numbers

40

tackles · 2025

11 TFL · 7 sacks · 1 PBU

Best game: 7 tackles, 2 TFL, 2 sacks, vs Kentucky

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 linebacker for South Carolina. 2025: 40 tackles, 11 tackles for loss, 7 sacks.

  • Signed as a 3-star recruit to South Carolina in 2022.
His career, year by year

Bryan Thomas Jr.

LB · South Carolina · Sr · #46

Fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge. This is his fourth year in the same linebacker corps at South Carolina. 2025 brought the first one: SEC Defensive Line Player of the Week. The receipt on tape: 7 tackles, 2 sacks against Kentucky, Week 5, 2025.

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