West Virginia University Athletics

2019 (r-Sr.)

• Played in 10 games, adding depth on the defensive line
• Saw action on 94 plays, including 89 on defense
• Used on a season-high 14 plays at Missouri
• Also used on 13 plays against James Madison
• Finished with four tackles, including two solo stops

2018 (r-Jr.)

• Saw action in five games
• Added depth on the defensive line
• Saw action on a season-high nine plays against Youngstown State

2017 (r-So.)

• Sat out to fulfill NCAA transfer requirements
• WVU Scout Team Defensive Champion: Kansas State

2016 (r-So.) - Penn State

• Granted a medical hardship by the NCAA
• Did not see game action

2015 (r-Fr.) - Lackawanna College

• Helped Lackawanna to the Northeast Football Conference Championship with a 8-2 record
• Had 14 tackles in five games
• Registered 3.0 sacks and 3.5 tackles for loss.

2014 (Fr.) - Temple

• Redshirted

High School

• Earned all-state second team honors as a senior
• Selected to the Northwest All-Stars and Fab 22
• Claimed first-team all-conference honors each of his four seasons
• Registered 102 tackles, including 72 solo, 16.0 sacks and a fumble recovery as a senior
• Posted 354 career tackles
• Played in the 2013 Chesapeake Bowl
• Rated the No. 27 prospect in Pennsylvania and No. 90 defensive end by ESPN
• Ranked as the No. 2 middle linebacker in Pennsylvania, No. 6 middle linebacker in the east and No. 60 MLB overall by Scout
• Ranked as the No. 49 recruit in Pennsylvania and the No. 71 inside linebacker by 247Sports
• Played basketball at Gateway.

Personal

• Son of Ellis and Lisa Thrift
• One of two children
• Graduated with a bachelor’s degree in journalism in December 2018
• Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll
• Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll