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Jersey Number 47
Ty Thames
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 214
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Wimberley, Texas
- High School:
- Wimberley
Pronunciation Guide
2025
True freshman who made an immediate impact on special teams and moved into a larger role at linebacker as the season progressed… Made his debut with seven special teams plays in the opener at Louisiana and ended the year with a team-leading 184 plays on special teams… Made his debut on defense vs. Prairie View and was credited with his first career tackle… Picked up tackles vs. UConn, UAB, North Texas and vs. Texas State in the Armed Forces Bowl to finish with five on 36 defensive plays.
Wimberly HS
Consensus 4A All-State selection as a senior and named the THSCA 4A Defensive MVP on their Super Elite team for Coach Doug Warren at Wimberley … Two-time Defensive MVP of District 13-4A DII while leading the Texans to consecutive berths in the 4A DII state semifinals… Led the district in tackles (172) and sacks (13) as a senior… Finished his career with 271 tackles and 18 sacks… Also a standout in baseball and led Wimberley to the 4A DII state championship game and was named to the 4A DII All-State Tournament team… Hit .389 with two homers and 31 RBI in 29 games and was 4-1 with a 1.71 ERA and 62 strikeouts in 41 innings on the mound… State championship appearances in football and baseball allowed Wimberley to win the Class 4A Lone Star Cup, which honors the state's best overall athletic and academic programs...Academic All-State honorable mention in football and second team in baseball.
Personal
Full name: Ty Thames… Birthdate: June 2… Parents: Ronnie and Kendra Thames …One sister …. Father played football and was a two-time All-Southland selection in baseball at Sam Houston… Mother played basketball at Texas A&M Corpus Christi… Uncle (Charlie Thames) was an All-American reliever at Texas and was drafted by the Angels in the fourth round of the 2000 Draft. Cousin (Damon Thames) played baseball at Rice and was a two-time All-American and was named the 1998 ABCA National Player of the Year after hitting .426 with 26 home runs at Rice… He was inducted into the Rice Athletics Hall of Fame in 2009. Rice College: Will Rice
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2025
True freshman who made an immediate impact on special teams and moved into a larger role at linebacker as the season progressed… Made his debut with seven special teams plays in the opener at Louisiana and ended the year with a team-leading 184 plays on special teams… Made his debut on defense vs. Prairie View and was credited with his first career tackle… Picked up tackles vs. UConn, UAB, North Texas and vs. Texas State in the Armed Forces Bowl to finish with five on 36 defensive plays.
Wimberly HS
Consensus 4A All-State selection as a senior and named the THSCA 4A Defensive MVP on their Super Elite team for Coach Doug Warren at Wimberley … Two-time Defensive MVP of District 13-4A DII while leading the Texans to consecutive berths in the 4A DII state semifinals… Led the district in tackles (172) and sacks (13) as a senior… Finished his career with 271 tackles and 18 sacks… Also a standout in baseball and led Wimberley to the 4A DII state championship game and was named to the 4A DII All-State Tournament team… Hit .389 with two homers and 31 RBI in 29 games and was 4-1 with a 1.71 ERA and 62 strikeouts in 41 innings on the mound… State championship appearances in football and baseball allowed Wimberley to win the Class 4A Lone Star Cup, which honors the state's best overall athletic and academic programs...Academic All-State honorable mention in football and second team in baseball.
Personal
Full name: Ty Thames… Birthdate: June 2… Parents: Ronnie and Kendra Thames …One sister …. Father played football and was a two-time All-Southland selection in baseball at Sam Houston… Mother played basketball at Texas A&M Corpus Christi… Uncle (Charlie Thames) was an All-American reliever at Texas and was drafted by the Angels in the fourth round of the 2000 Draft. Cousin (Damon Thames) played baseball at Rice and was a two-time All-American and was named the 1998 ABCA National Player of the Year after hitting .426 with 26 home runs at Rice… He was inducted into the Rice Athletics Hall of Fame in 2009. Rice College: Will Rice
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