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2023 Football Roster

Thomaz Whitford

85 Thomaz Whitford

  • Position
    TE
  • Ht./Wt.
    6-4 / 250
  • Class
    Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown
    Narragansett, R.I.
  • High School
    Narragansett
  • Previous School
    Monroe College

Biography

Awards
  • 2023 Phil Steele Preseason All-Conference USA Third Team 
  • 2022 Phil Steele Preseason All-Independent Second Team
2022 (Junior)
Started each of the 13 games for NM State in 2022 – One of just two players to start each game on offense … Caught 12 passes for 82 yards … Found the end zone against Hawaii and Lamar … Notched a season-high three receptions at UMass, totaling 17 yards … Hauled in two passes for a season-best 23 yards at Liberty … Made a six-yard catch in the Quick Lane Bowl victory … Also made tackles in back-to-back games on special teams.

2021 (Sophomore)
Played in 11 games for the Aggies, making five starts … Hauled in 19 receptions for 206 yards … Caught a season-high six passes for 88 yards, also a season-high, against Hawai’i … Had an 11-yard touchdown reception against New Mexico … Found the end zone with a five-yard reception against UMass in the season finale … Marked a season-long reception with a 26-yard catch against Hawai’i … Averaged 10.8 yards per catch.

2020 (Sophomore)
• Season postponed to the spring of 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic
• Did not participate in the Aggies' spring 2021 campaign.

Recruitment Notes
• Three-star prospect by 247Sports and ESPN
• Ranked the No. 67 overall junior-college prospect and the No. 4 junior-college tight end in the nation in the class of 2021 by 247Sports
• No. 3 junior-college tight end in the nation in the class of 2021 by ESPN.

2019 (Redshirt Freshman at Monroe College)
• Four catches for 26 yards in six games
• Also punted for the Mustangs, totaling 387 punt yards in 11 attempts (35.2 yards per punt) with a long of 52.

2018 (Freshman at Monroe College)
• Redshirt season.

High School
• Attended Narragansett HS in Narragansett, R.I., where he played football and basketball all four years.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 85

    2020Junior

    Tight End
    6'4" 250 lbs
    85
  • 85

    2021Junior

    Tight End
    6'4" 250 lbs
    85
  • 85

    2022Junior

    Tight End
    6'4" 250 lbs
    85
  • 85

    2023Redshirt Senior

    Tight End
    6'4" 250 lbs
    85