Growing up very poor Thomas found his niche in football and quickly became a legend on the gridiron within the city of Miami, earning himself the nickname "Big 6".Thomas vowed to break the cycle of poverty in his family.

He was rated consensus five-star recruit coming out of high school and was ranked among the top prospects in his class.

He committed to Florida State University to play college football on National Signing Day in 2013.

As a freshman at Florida State in 2013, Thomas played in four games before undergoing season-ending shoulder surgery.

[6] He made the Steelers 53-man roster as an undrafted rookie, playing in 10 games before being waived on December 1, 2018 and re-signed to the practice squad.

[11] After the CFL canceled the 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Thomas chose to opt-out of his contract with the Roughriders on September 1, 2020.