Rated as the #103 defensive tackle in the nation and #29 player in North Carolina by Scout.com...#37 defensive tackle in the nation by ESPN.com...#30 player in North Carolina by SuperPrep...participated in the Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas for the North Carolina team...coached by Luke Hyatt at Anson High School...had 37 tackles, four fumble recoveries in 2009...made all-conference as a junior and senior in two different conferences...had 12 tackles for loss as a junior on defense, had 100 pancake blocks on offense...also blocked three punts...starter his last three years...cousin of Georgia lineman Trinton Sturdivant...also all-conference in wrestling and track...recruited by Dan Brooks...chose Clemson over Louisville, Duke, East Carolina, and Michigan State...youngest member of the 2010 signee class, he was born Sept. 18, 1992.

Mickey Plyler on Tra Thomas: "Thomas is a leverage guy. He is a run stopper who gets under the pads of offensive linemen. He is another bright prospect."

Reminds Plyler of: Terry Jolly