Christopher Thomas named Southwest Florida Footballer of the Year in Defense

GAINESVILLE, Florida – One of Florida’s 2021 signatories was honored for his performance on the grate as a senior last fall.

Early entrant Christopher Thomas, who has been on campus since January and trains with the Gators in the spring, was named Football Player of the Year in Defense at the Southwest Florida High School Sports Awards, presented annually by The News-Press and the Naples Daily News.

Thomas was a star for Dunbar in Ft. Myers, where he collected an impressive 88 tackles as a defensive line.

He recorded nine sacks and 31 tackles for a loss when he reached the 6A regional finals with his high school roster. Thomas signed up in Florida on September 23, then was officially inked with the Gators in the early signing stage before re-enrolling in January.

He’s been through all of spring soccer practice with the Gators and is one of several younger interior aligners to be counted on for the next several years after three seniors retire from Florida’s 2020 squad.

Thomas is massive too; he is listed on Florida’s list at 6 feet 5,314 pounds.

The 247Composite, an industry-generated recruiting ranking, has ranked Thomas as the number 442 player in the country in the 2021 recruiting class. He was ranked the No. 56 defensive lineman while he was ranked the No. 68 overall player in the state of Florida.

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