Thomas Gore

ATHLETIC HONORS
• 2021 All-Sun Belt Conference (honorable mention)

ACADEMIC HONORS
• Athletic Director’s Honor Roll, Spring 2020

AT GEORGIA STATE: All-Sun Belt defensive lineman who emerged as a playmaker in 2021, when he split time at noseguard and defensive end ... Has six career sacks and 14 tackles for loss ... Member of the 2019 recruiting class.

2021: Honorable mention All-Sun Betl and the highest graded interior defensive in FBS, according to Pro Football Focus, which calculated that he totaled the third-most defensive stops at the position despite ranking only 234th in snaps ... Second on the team with 9.5 tackles for loss ... Top game was win vs. Arkansas State, when he had seven tackles with two sacks and 2.5 tackles for loss, helping the Panthers set a school record by allowing minus-3 yards rushing ... Had 2.5 TFL in win over Texas State and 1.5 TFL in win over Charlotte.

2020: Collected 4.5 tackles for loss, including 3.5 sacks, as a backup ... Had 1.5 sacks for 15 yards in losses in win over East Carolina, helping the GSU defense allow no offensive touchdowns and just 284 total yards ... Had a 9-yard sack against ULM and a 4-yard sack at South Alabama ... Added a tackle for loss vs. Coastal Carolina.

2019: Played in three games during a redshirt year ... Made one tackle in the bowl game vs. Wyoming.

HIGH SCHOOL: Helped Brentwood Academy in Nashville, Tenn., win its fourth straight state title in 2018 ... First-team all-state (Division II-AAA) by the Tennessee Sportswriters Association ... Named to the American Family Insurance ALL-USA Tennessee Football Team (second team) by USA Today ... All-county selection who was named Co-Defensive Player of the Year in his region ... Had three tackles for loss, including two sacks, in Brentwood’s win over Montgomery Bell in the state semifinals ... State champion heavyweight wrestler … Threw the shot put and discus for the track and field team.