Oklahoma State University Athletics
2022 Football Roster
Roster
Thomas Harper
- Height:
- 5-11
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Knoxville, TN
- High School:
- Karns
2020 Second Team Academic All-Big 12
A multiple-year contributor on defense who has played in 35 career games with on career start under his belt ... Could step into a more prominent role in 2022 ... Brother, Devin Harper, finished his OSU career in 2021.
2021 (Junior): Played in 12 games and finished the year with 20 tackles, including 12 solo stops ... Added 1.5 tackles for loss and a forced fumble ... One of his highlight plays of the season came when he forced a fumble in the second half of the Bedlam win over No. 10 Oklahoma, catching Caleb Williams from behind to dislodge the ball and help force a turnover for Cowboys ... Credited with an assisted tackle for loss in each game against Missouri State, Baylor and TCU ... Recorded at least one tackle in 11 of his 12 games played with multiple tackles in five games and a season-high of four against both Boise State and Iowa State ... Credited with a pass breakup in the shutout win at Texas Teach.
2020 (Sophomore): A second team Academic All-Big 12 selection ... Played in all 11 games, starting one ... A contributor on both special teams and on defense ... Logged 31 tackles, 27 of which were solo stops ... Broke up three passes, intercepted a pass and recovered a fumble ... Had five tackles against both West Virginia and Texas and had four tackles against Oklahoma ... Had a tackle for loss against Kansas State ... Recovered a fumble against Miami in the Cheez-It Bowl ... His three tackles on kickoff returns tied for fourth on the team.
2019 (Freshman): Saw action in 12 games, primarily on special teams, but saw some defensive work as well ... Credited with 13 tackles, nine of which were unassisted ... Had a tackle for loss against Baylor ... Recorded a career-high four tackles against Kansas and had three against McNeese ... Four of his 13 tackles on the year came on kickoff coverage.
High School: Played for coach Tobi Kilgore at Karns … Saw action on both sides of the ball and excelled as a receiver, racking up 1,086 receiving yards and 11 touchdowns during his junior season … Named to the 2017 Tennessee High School Coaches Class 5A All-State team ... Was the first player in Karns history to surpass 1,000 receiving yards, per Knox News … Broke his own school record with 1,279 receiving yards and 18 touchdowns on 80 receptions as a senior in 2018 … As a defender, he logged 92 total tackles, including 67 solo stops, as a senior … Added seven pass break ups, two forced fumbles, one interception and one blocked field goal during his final high school campaign … Named all-district, all-region and team MVP … Finished his high school career with 155 total tackles, 114 of which were solo stops, 16 passes defended and three interceptions … On the honor roll and part of Mu Alpha Theta … Also played basketball at Karns … Rated as a three-star prospect by 247Sports and ESPN … ESPN listed him as the No. 35 prospect in the state of Tennessee for 2019 ... Chose Oklahoma State over Chattanooga, Navy and reported interest from Wake Forest, among other schools.
Personal: Born Nov. 5, 2000, in Knoxville, Tenn. … Son of Kevin and Alacia Harper … Younger brother of OSU linebacker Devin Harper … Father, Kevin, played college basketball ... Management major.
