Kentucky Wildcats · EDGE RoomEDGE
#97 Tyler Thomas
Class RS JR/TRFrom South Alabama (transfer)Ht / Wt 6'5" · 260 lbHometown Mobile, AL · Cottage Hill Christian
Depth-chart placement
Current role
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Updated 2026-07-29EDGE room context
View full depth chart →Tyler Thomas holds the DE · Depth spot in Kentucky Wildcats’s edge room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:
Transfer history
2026South Alabama→Kentucky Wildcats
Background & career
Tyler Thomas is a 6'5", 260-pound defensive end from Mobile, Alabama, who prepped at Cottage Hill Christian Academy. After redshirting at UAB in 2023, Thomas played in all 13 games for South Alabama in 2024, recording 20 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, and 2.5 sacks. He appeared in 11 games with four starts in 2025, adding 17 tackles and 3.5 tackles for loss. Thomas transferred to Kentucky as a redshirt junior and has 38 career tackles across 28 games, including 9.0 tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks, and two forced fumbles.
UABthrough 20232024 – 2025
Kentucky2026 — presentPrevious schoolSouth AlabamaOriginMobile, AL · Cottage Hill Christian