Xxavier Thomas holds the NB · Depth spot in Penn State Nittany Lions’s safety room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Xxavier Thomas is a redshirted freshman cornerback from Canonsburg, PA who attended Pittsburgh Central Catholic High School. As a senior, he recorded 15 tackles, six interceptions with one returned for a touchdown, and five pass breakups while adding 624 receiving yards and nine touchdowns. Thomas earned first-team all-conference honors in 2022, 2023, and 2024, and led Pittsburgh Central Catholic to an 11-2 record and WPIAL Class 6A title in his final season. He appeared in one game during the 2025 season and earned the coaching staff's Developmental Squad Special Teams Player of the Week honors against Iowa on 10/18.

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