1 3 . ▁He ▁saw ▁a ▁lot ▁of ▁playing ▁time ▁at ▁both ▁guard ▁and ▁tack le ▁during ▁his ▁career , ▁and ▁became ▁the ▁starting ▁left ▁tack le ▁for ▁the ▁Tig ers ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁where ▁he ▁started ▁ 2 6 ▁games ▁over ▁his ▁last ▁two ▁seasons . ▁He ▁was ▁named ▁a ▁first - team ▁All - AC C ▁as ▁a ▁junior , ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁second - team ▁All - AC C ▁selection ▁as ▁a ▁senior . ▁ ▁Professional ▁career ▁On ▁December ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁Thomas ▁had ▁accepted ▁his ▁inv itation ▁to ▁play ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁Senior ▁Bowl . ▁On ▁January ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁he ▁played ▁in ▁the ▁Re ese ' s ▁Senior ▁Bowl , ▁as ap art ▁of ▁Atlanta ▁Fal cons ' ▁head ▁coach ▁Mike ▁Smith ' s ▁North ▁team ▁that ▁lost ▁ 2 0 - 1 0 ▁to ▁the ▁South . ▁Thomas ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁ 5 0 ▁colleg iate ▁off ensive ▁lin emen ▁to ▁attend ▁the ▁NFL ▁Sc out ing ▁Com bine ▁in ▁Indian apolis , ▁Indiana . ▁He ▁performed ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁combine ▁dr ills ▁and ▁ran ▁the ▁nin th ▁fast est ▁ 4 0 - yard ▁dash ▁among ▁all ▁off ensive ▁lin emen ▁and ▁had ▁the ▁fifth ▁best ▁vertical ▁jump . ▁On ▁March ▁ 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁Thomas ▁attended ▁C lem son ' s ▁pro ▁day ,