THREE-YEAR LETTERMAN - Will again give depth to the secondary…has played a number of positions in the secondary and has served as both a starter and reserve as well as action on special teams…worked out at free safety in the spring where he is projected in the two-deep…posted a tackle-for-loss in the second spring scrimmage.
2010- Played in all 11 games and lettered for the third time…posted two tackles against Virginia and a tackle at Charleston Southern.
2009 - Saw the most snaps of any player on the team with 818 plays…started all 11 games at cornerback and lettered for the second time…ranked fifth on the team in tackles with 62 stops and was second on the team in solo stops with 43…had a career-high 14 tackles against Stony Brook including 11 first-hit solo tackles…made eight tackles at Richmond and six against Charleston Southern…one of four Keydets to pick off a pass during the season and logged his to halt a drive against Gardner-Webb…had a tackle-for-loss for four yards against James Madison.
2008 - Lettered as a true freshman and played in all 11 games, with playing time increasing significantly over the last six games of the year...moved into the starting lineup at cornerback the last five games of the season...totaled 20 tackles...made a season-best five tackles against Chowan...intercepted a pass and returned a blocked kick for a two-point conversion against Coastal Carolina... broke up passes against Chowan, Gardner-Webb and Liberty.
HIGH SCHOOL - A graduate of Creekview High School in Carrollton, Texas...captain of football team as a senior...named First-Team All-District as a free safety in his senior season...defensive team MVP & defensive back MVP as a senior...earned Second Team All-District honors as a free safety as a junior... Honorable Mention All-State at Free Safety as a sophomore...Who’s Who in Sports Among High School Students (2005)...lettered in baseball, track, and bowling...team leader in stolen bases as a junior and senior.
PERSONAL - Full name is Juan Edward Thrasher...Psychology major.
