2018 Football

Thomas Freeland #5 DB

  • Ht./Wt.:
    6-1 / 195
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Franklin, Tenn.
  • High School:
    Ensworth

Summary

Biography

2018: Three-year letterwinner and a team captain ... expected to compete for a starting spot at safety again this fall. 

2017: Played in and started eight games as a safety ... recorded 40 tackles, 28 of which were solo stops ... also had 2.0 tackles for a loss (-7) ... notched three interceptions and three pass breakups ... also had one forced fumble ... notched a season-best 12 tackles in a 32-29 loss to Johns Hopkins (9/1) in the season-opener ... had six tackles and two interceptions in a 24-14 win at Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (9/16) ... had four tackles and an interception in a 48-21 win over Shenandoah (11/11) that clinched the league title. 

2016: Started eight contests at safety during his sophomore season ... finished third on the team in tackles despite missing a pair of games due to injury ... totaled 68 stops and had five pass breakups ... 40 of his tackles were solo stops ... tallied 13 tackles and three pass breakups in a 48-34 win over Guilford (10/15) ... also posted 13 tackles and a pass breakup in a 30-20 loss at Bridgewater (11/5) ... notched 11 tackles and a pass breakup in a 59-42 win over Shenandoah (11/12) and registered 10 tackles, including eight solo stops, in a 31-28 loss to Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (9/17).

2015: Played in 11 games, starting the final seven games of the season at strong safety ... earned VaSID College Division Rookie of the Year laurels ... finished fourth on the team in tackles with 61 total stops, including 48 solo tackles ... also had three tackles for a loss (-13) ... led the team and tied for second in the ODAC with four interceptions ... notched four pass breakups and also had a fumble recovery ... earned ODAC Player of the Week honors after notching a season-high 13 tackles and a fumble recovery in a 35-28 win over Hampden-Sydney (10/10) ... logged nine tackles and an interception in a 34-21 win over Shenandoah (11/14) ... had eight tackles and an interception in a 45-23 win over Bridgewater (10/24) ... picked off two passes and registered five tackles in a 21-17 win at Randolph-Macon (10/17).

High School: Earned three letters in football, three in lacrosse and one in track & field at Ensworth High School ... also played one season of basketball ... helped lead the football team to three state championships ... named All-Mid-State in football as a junior and senior and was an all-state honoree as a senior ... was a member of the state runner-up 4x100 relay team that earned All-Mid-State laurels.

Personal: Brother, Andrew, played football at Washington (Mo.) ... volunteers as a basketball coach with the Rockbridge Area Recreation Organization (RARO) ... business administration major.

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Historical Player Information

  • 5

    2015First Year

    DB
    6'1" 185 lbs
    5
  • 5

    2016Sophomore

    DB
    6'1" 190 lbs
    5
  • 5

    2017Junior

    DB
    6'1" 190 lbs
    5
  • 5

    2018Senior

    DB
    6'1" 195 lbs
    5