# Roc Thomas > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Roc_Thomas > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Roc_Thomas.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roc_Thomas > Source revision: 1351127414 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) **Roc Thomas** (born September 2, 1995) is an American former professional [football](/source/Gridiron_football) player who was a [running back](/source/Running_back) in the [National Football League](/source/National_Football_League) (NFL) and [Canadian Football League](/source/Canadian_Football_League) (CFL). He played [college football](/source/College_football) for the [Auburn Tigers](/source/Auburn_Tigers_football) and [Jacksonville State Gamecocks](/source/Jacksonville_State_Gamecocks_football).[1] ## Early life Thomas attended and played [high school football](/source/High_school_football) at [Oxford High School](/source/Oxford_High_School_(Alabama)).[2] ## College career Thomas attended and played [college football](/source/College_football) at Auburn and later transferred to Jacksonville State.[3][4] ## Professional career ### Minnesota Vikings Thomas signed with the [Minnesota Vikings](/source/Minnesota_Vikings) as an undrafted free agent on April 30, 2018.[5] After making the initial 53-man roster, Thomas made his NFL debut in Week 4 against the [Los Angeles Rams](/source/2018_Los_Angeles_Rams) on *[Thursday Night Football](/source/Thursday_Night_Football)*. In the 38–31 loss, he had a four-yard rush.[6] On November 7, 2018, the Vikings waived Thomas.[7] He was re-signed to the [practice squad](/source/Practice_squad) the next day.[8] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Vikings on January 2, 2019.[9] Overall, Thomas finished his rookie season with eight [carries](/source/Football_carry) for 30 rushing yards to go along with two [receptions](/source/Football_catch) for 21 receiving yards.[10] Thomas was suspended the first three games of the 2019 season for a violation of the league's substance abuse policy.[11] Days after the suspension announcement, the Vikings waived Thomas on July 22, 2019.[12] ### Jacksonville Jaguars On August 4, 2019, Thomas was signed by the [Jacksonville Jaguars](/source/Jacksonville_Jaguars), but was [waived/injured](/source/Waived/injured) six days later and placed on [injured reserve](/source/Injured_reserve).[13] He was waived with an injury settlement on August 26.[14] Thomas was reinstated from suspension on September 24, 2019.[15] ### Calgary Stampeders Thomas signed with the [Calgary Stampeders](/source/Calgary_Stampeders) on February 14, 2020.[16] ## References 1. Tomasson, Chris (August 13, 2018). ["Vikings RB Roc Thomas makes an impression in preseason debut"](https://www.twincities.com/2018/08/12/vikings-rb-roc-thomas-gets-plenty-of-notice-with-impressive-preseason-debut/). *Twin Cities*. Retrieved October 10, 2018. 1. Medley, Joe (August 27, 2017). ["Roc spins, dazzles in return to national view"](http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/story/sports/2017/08/27/roc-spins-dazzles-return-national-view/105039112/). *The Montgomery Advertiser*. Retrieved December 3, 2018. 1. ["Roc Thomas College Stats, School, Draft, Gamelog, Splits"](https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/roc-thomas-1.html). *[Sports Reference](/source/Sports_Reference)*. Retrieved December 3, 2018. 1. Sinor, Wesley (May 31, 2016). ["Auburn running back Roc Thomas is transferring"](https://www.al.com/auburnfootball/index.ssf/2016/05/roc_thomas_3.html). *AL.com*. Retrieved December 3, 2018. 1. ["Vikings Agree to Terms with Undrafted Free Agents"](http://www.vikings.com/news/article-1/Vikings-Agree-to-Terms-with-Undrafted-Free-Agents/819c5c96-25d7-4e07-b13a-64eb815ea095). *Vikings*. April 30, 2018. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20180612142914/http://www.vikings.com/news/article-1/Vikings-Agree-to-Terms-with-Undrafted-Free-Agents/819c5c96-25d7-4e07-b13a-64eb815ea095) June 12, 2018 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved October 18, 2018. 1. ["Minnesota Vikings at Los Angeles Rams - September 27th, 2018"](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201809270ram.htm). *Pro-Football-Reference.com*. Retrieved October 10, 2018. 1. ["Vikings Claim Former Lions RB Ameer Abdullah Off Waivers"](https://www.vikings.com/news/vikings-claim-former-lions-rb-ameer-abdullah-off-waivers). *Vikings*. November 7, 2018. Retrieved March 14, 2019. 1. ["Roc Thomas: Joins Vikings' practice squad"](https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/football/news/roc-thomas-joins-vikings-practice-squad/). *CBS Sports*. November 8, 2018. Retrieved November 8, 2018. 1. ["Vikings Announce Reserve / Future Free Agent Signings"](https://www.vikings.com/news/vikings-announce-reserve-future-free-agent-signings). *Vikings.com*. January 2, 2019. Retrieved March 14, 2019. 1. ["Roc Thomas 2018 Game Log"](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/T/ThomRo05/gamelog/2018/). *Pro Football Reference*. Retrieved March 14, 2019. 1. Williams, Charean (July 16, 2019). ["NFL suspends Roc Thomas three games"](https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/nfl-suspends-roc-thomas-three-games). *NBC Sports*. Retrieved November 6, 2023. 1. Smith, Eric (July 22, 2019). ["Vikings Sign Pupungatoa, Release Thomas"](https://www.vikings.com/news/vikings-sign-tiano-pupungatoa). *Vikings.com*. Retrieved November 6, 2023. 1. Alper, Josh (August 4, 2019). ["Jaguars signing Roc Thomas"](https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/jaguars-signing-roc-thomas). *NBC Sports*. Retrieved November 6, 2023. 1. Bouda, Nate (2019-08-26). ["Jaguars Waive RB Roc Thomas From IR With Settlement"](https://nfltraderumors.co/jaguars-waive-rb-roc-thomas-from-ir-with-settlement/). *NFLTradeRumors.co*. Retrieved 2024-05-15. 1. ["Roc Thomas: Gets reinstated"](https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/football/news/roc-thomas-gets-reinstated/). *CBSSports.com*. September 24, 2019. Retrieved November 4, 2019. 1. ["Three Players Added to Stamps Roster"](https://www.stampeders.com/2020/02/14/three-players-added-stamps-roster/). *Stampeders.com*. February 14, 2020. Retrieved February 20, 2020. ## External links - [Auburn Tigers bio](https://auburntigers.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=1369) - [Jacksonville State Gamecocks bio](https://jsugamecocksports.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=3349) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Roc Thomas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roc_Thomas) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roc_Thomas?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.