Upcoming Event: Football versus UTEP on September 5, 2026
Football
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University of Oklahoma Athletics
2026 Spring Football Roster
Jersey Number 8
Bishop Thomas
- Position:
- DL
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 295
- Hometown:
- New Orleans, La.
- Prev School:
- Georgia State University
2025 (AT GEORGIA STATE)
Played in all 12 games and made four starts … started at Troy (11/22), at Georgia Southern (10/18), vs. Appalachian State (10/11) and vs. Murray State (9/13) … totaled 48 tackles, including 3.5 for loss and 1.5 sacks, one pass breakup and five QB hurries … made at least three tackles in 10 games and at least four tackles in eight contests … notched four tackles and a QB hurry at Old Dominion (11/29) … made five stops at Troy … registered five tackles, including one for loss, at Coastal Carolina (11/8) … tallied four tackles, including 0.5 sack, vs. South Alabama (10/23) … recorded five tackles, including 0.5 for loss, at Georgia Southern … registered a career-high seven tackles, including 0.5 for loss, vs. Appalachian State … notched five tackles, including a sack, vs. James Madison (10/4) … tallied four tackles and a QB hurry vs. Murray State (9/13) … made three stops and was credited with a QB hurry vs. Memphis (9/6) … recorded one tackle, a pass breakup and a QB hurry in the season opener at Ole Miss (8/30).
2024 (AT GEORGIA STATE)
Played in two games … made one tackle vs. Chattanooga (9/7) … also saw action in the season opener at Georgia Tech (8/31).
2023 (AT COLORADO)
Played in nine games … totaled six tackles, including 2.0 for loss, a fumble recovery, a pass breakup and two QB hurries … registered a season-high three tackles, including one for loss, at Arizona State (10/7) … notched one tackle and a QB hurry vs. USC (9/30) … made one tackle at Oregon (9/23) … notched one tackle for loss, a QB hurry and a pass breakup vs. Colorado State (9/16) … recovered a fumble vs. Nebraska (9/9).
2022 (AT FLORIDA STATE)
Redshirted … played in two games … made one tackle vs. Boston College (9/24) … also saw action vs. Louisiana-Lafayette (11/19).
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Bishop Moore Catholic High School in Orlando, Fla. … was rated as a four-star recruit, the No. 27 defensive tackle in the nation and the No. 48 overall prospect in the 2022 class by Rivals … ranked as the No. 66 defensive lineman nationally and No. 65 prospect in Florida on the 247Sports Composite … ranked 86th in Florida according to 247Sports … ranked No. 56 defensive tackle in Class of 2022 by ESPN … made 37 tackles including 7.0 for loss during his junior season … registered 3.0 sacks, forced one fumble and had one fumble recovery … helped Bishop Moore reach the regional semifinal round of FHSAA 5A state playoffs in 2020.
PERSONAL
Enrolled at OU in January 2026.
Played in all 12 games and made four starts … started at Troy (11/22), at Georgia Southern (10/18), vs. Appalachian State (10/11) and vs. Murray State (9/13) … totaled 48 tackles, including 3.5 for loss and 1.5 sacks, one pass breakup and five QB hurries … made at least three tackles in 10 games and at least four tackles in eight contests … notched four tackles and a QB hurry at Old Dominion (11/29) … made five stops at Troy … registered five tackles, including one for loss, at Coastal Carolina (11/8) … tallied four tackles, including 0.5 sack, vs. South Alabama (10/23) … recorded five tackles, including 0.5 for loss, at Georgia Southern … registered a career-high seven tackles, including 0.5 for loss, vs. Appalachian State … notched five tackles, including a sack, vs. James Madison (10/4) … tallied four tackles and a QB hurry vs. Murray State (9/13) … made three stops and was credited with a QB hurry vs. Memphis (9/6) … recorded one tackle, a pass breakup and a QB hurry in the season opener at Ole Miss (8/30).
2024 (AT GEORGIA STATE)
Played in two games … made one tackle vs. Chattanooga (9/7) … also saw action in the season opener at Georgia Tech (8/31).
2023 (AT COLORADO)
Played in nine games … totaled six tackles, including 2.0 for loss, a fumble recovery, a pass breakup and two QB hurries … registered a season-high three tackles, including one for loss, at Arizona State (10/7) … notched one tackle and a QB hurry vs. USC (9/30) … made one tackle at Oregon (9/23) … notched one tackle for loss, a QB hurry and a pass breakup vs. Colorado State (9/16) … recovered a fumble vs. Nebraska (9/9).
2022 (AT FLORIDA STATE)
Redshirted … played in two games … made one tackle vs. Boston College (9/24) … also saw action vs. Louisiana-Lafayette (11/19).
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Bishop Moore Catholic High School in Orlando, Fla. … was rated as a four-star recruit, the No. 27 defensive tackle in the nation and the No. 48 overall prospect in the 2022 class by Rivals … ranked as the No. 66 defensive lineman nationally and No. 65 prospect in Florida on the 247Sports Composite … ranked 86th in Florida according to 247Sports … ranked No. 56 defensive tackle in Class of 2022 by ESPN … made 37 tackles including 7.0 for loss during his junior season … registered 3.0 sacks, forced one fumble and had one fumble recovery … helped Bishop Moore reach the regional semifinal round of FHSAA 5A state playoffs in 2020.
PERSONAL
Enrolled at OU in January 2026.
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