Joe Thomas

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Joe Thomas, (born on December 4, 1984 in Brookfield, Wisconsin), is an offensive tackle for the Wisconsin Badgers. He is currently a top prospect for the 2007 NFL Draft.

1 High School
2 College
3 Player Profile
4 External links

[edit] High School

Thomas was a standout performer at Brookfield Central High School. He was among the top 20 offensive tackles nationally, a PrepStar All-American, second-team All-America offensive tackle according to USA Today, member of Detroit Free Press All-Midwest team, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel first-team all-state defensive lineman and second-team all-state offensive tackle as a senior, and also received first-team all-state honors at DE from Wisconsin Football Coaches Association and Associated Press. He was also a great defensive player winning the WFCA 2002 Defensive Player of the Year. He had 85 tackles and 12 sacks as a senior. As a junior, he had 70 tackles and 8 sacks. As well as being good athletically, he was good academic standing. He was a 4-year honor roll student and a part of the U.S. Army Academic All-America team.

[edit] College

Thomas currently plays for Wisconsin. In 2003, as a true freshman, he mostly saw action as a blocking tight end. In 2004, he started all 12 games at left tackle. In 2005, he started all 13 games at left tackle and was named a first team All-American by Pro Football Weekly. Overall, he has appeared in 35 games and started 26 of them. He won the Outland Trophy as the nation's top offensive lineman.