Kelon Thomas

Canadian gridiron football player (born 2000)

Kelon Thomas
Career information
No. 77 Calgary Stampeders
Thomas with the Calgary Stampeders in 2024
Born:	(2000-12-16) December 16, 2000 (age 23) Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
Status	Active
CFL status	National
Position(s)	Defensive lineman
Height	6 ft 5 in (196 cm)
Weight	249 lb (113 kg)
CJFL	Okanagan Sun
High school	Jean Vanier Catholic
Career history
As player
2023–present	Calgary Stampeders

Career highlights and awards
Canadian Bowl champion (2022)
Career stats
Playing stats at CFL.ca

Kelon Thomas (born December 16, 2000) is a Canadian professional football defensive lineman for the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League (CFL).

Junior career

Thomas played for the Okanagan Sun of the Canadian Junior Football League (CJFL) from 2019 to 2022.^[1]^[2] In 2022, he was named the outstanding defensive lineman for the B.C. Football Conference as he played in ten regular season games where he recorded 19.5 tackles, 11.5 sacks, two forced fumbles, one fumble recovery and one blocked kick.^[2]^[3] He also played in the 2022 Canadian Bowl where he had 2.5 tackles an 1.5 sacks in the team's championship victory over the Regina Thunder.^[2]^[4]

Professional career

Thomas was signed by the Calgary Stampeders on January 9, 2023.^[2] He made the team's active roster following training camp in 2023 and made his professional debut on June 8, 2023, against the BC Lions.^[3] He played in 15 regular season games in 2023 where he had one defensive tackle and 12 special teams tackles.^[3]

References

^ "Kelon Thomas". Okanagan Sun. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Stamps sign junior star". Calgary Stampeders. January 9, 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Kelon Thomas". Calgary Stampeders. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
^ "Okanagan Sun Are Champs". Canadian Junior Football League. November 12, 2022.