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2018 Football Roster

Profile

  • S
    Position
  • Senior
    Class
  • Lithia, Fla.
    Hometown
  • 6'1
    Height
  • 210
    Weight
  • Newsome
    High School
Aaron Wade
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Aaron Wade
S
Position
Senior
Class
Lithia, Fla.
Hometown

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Summary

Biography

HONORS: Mountain West Defensive Player of the Week (9/10/18).

RECORDS: Returned an interception 95 yards for a touchdown at Colorado State (11/17/18), which is tied for the fifth-longest in school history.

2018 (SR): Played in all 13 games with six starts... Finished the season fifth on the team with 50 tackles (28-solo, 22-assist), which included 3.0 tackles for loss... Tied for the team lead with four interceptions, which tied for first in the Mountain West and 16th in the nation... Also had two pass breakups on the year... Was named the MW Defensive Player of the Week following his performance against New Mexico State (9/8) as he recorded a career-high 10 tackles, including 0.5 tackles for loss, and added a career-best two interceptions, to go along with one pass breakup... Had at least five tackles in each of his final four games... Intercepted a pass at Colorado State (11/17) and returned it 95 yards for his first-career touchdown... That interception return against the Rams is tied for the fifth-longest in school history... Also had an interception against North Texas (12/15) in the New Mexico Bowl, as he also had seven tackles against the Mean Green, to go along with a career-high 1.0 tackles for loss.

2017 (JR): Played in seven games, making two starts… Finished the season with seven tackles (5-solo, 2-assist)… Had a career-high three stops at No. 9 Wisconsin (9/1) and added two tackles against Idaho State (9/7)… Recorded one tackle each against both Boise State (10/28) and New Mexico State (12/29) in the NOVA Home Loans Arizona Bowl.

2016 (SO): Played in 11 games and finished the season with seven tackles (2-solo, 5-assist)… Had a season-high-tying two tackles in three different games, doing so against Arkansas State (9/16), Wyoming (11/5) and Nevada (11/19)… Added one stop against New Mexico (11/12).

2015 (RS-FR): Played in all 13 games and finished the season with three tackles... Had a season-high two tackles at Fresno State (10/10) and added one stop against Akron (12/22) in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl.

2014 (RS): Redshirted during his first season at Utah State. 

HIGH SCHOOL: Recorded 16 total tackles and defended three passes, while also returning one kickoff for 33 yards as a prep senior at Newsome High School in Lithia, Fla... Earned Florida Class 8A all-District 6 first-team honors following his junior season as he recorded 77 tackles, to go along with three interceptions, one fumble recovery and one forced fumble... Also caught 15 passes for 255 yards (17.0 ypr) with two touchdowns and had four carries for 48 yards (12.0 ypc) with one touchdown... Recorded 30 tackles and two passes defended as a sophomore, and 35 tackles with two passes defended as a freshman... Also returned two kickoffs for 70 yards (35.0 ypr) during his sophomore season... Was a member of the track & field team and earned all-state honors as he finished third in the 100m, fourth in the 200m and was part of the 4x100 team that finished second at the 4A District 7 Championships during his senior season... Also earned all-state honors in the 100m as a sophomore and in the 200m as a junior.

PERSONAL: Son of Eddie and Halimah Thomas... Has seven brothers and sisters... Graduated from Utah State in December of 2018 with a general studies degree emphasizing in physical education. 

CAREER STATS

Year G/GS UA-AT-TT TFL Sack INT PB FF FR
2015 (R-Fr.) 13/0 3-0-3 0.0-0 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 0
2016 (So.) 11/0 2-5-7 0.0-0 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 0
2017 (Jr.) 6/2 5-2-7 0.0-0 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 0
2018 (Sr.) 13/6 28-22-50 3.0-6 0.0-0 4-96 2 0 0
TOTAL 43/8 38-29-67 3.0-6 0.0-0 4-96 0 0 0

CAREER HIGHS - Tackles: 10, vs. New Mexico State (9/8/18); TFL: 1.0, vs. North Texas (12/15/18); INT: 2, vs. New Mexico State (9/8/18); PBU: 1, vs. two opponents; QBH: 1, vs. San José State (11/10/18); TD: 1, vs. Colorado State (11/17/18).

CAREER HIGHS - Tackles: 3, at Wisconsin (9/1/17).

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