Josh Thomas

Dallas Cowboys 143rd pick

DB · Buffalo · 2011–2016

Draft Details

Year

2011

Round

Round 5

Pick

143rd overall

Team

Dallas Cowboys

Position

College

Buffalo

Josh Thomas Career Stats

Defense

Season	Team	G	Solo	Ast	TFL	INT	PD
2011	CAR	3	1	0	0	0	0
2012	CAR	13	25	8	1	0	7
2013	CAR	9	21	7	0	1	2
2014	NYJ	2	2	0	0	0	2
2015	IND	3	4	0	0	0	2
Career		30	53	15	1	1	13

G = games with at least one recorded statistic; the career games total in the summary above includes every game played.

Source: nflverse · Updated Sep 28, 2026

Josh Thomas is a former defensive back out of Buffalo, selected by the Dallas Cowboys with the 143rd overall pick (round 5) in the 2011 NFL Draft. He played 51 regular-season games from 2011 to 2015, with the Carolina Panthers, New York Jets and Indianapolis Colts.

More from the 2011 Draft

Rd	Pick	Team	Player	Pos	College
1	1	CAR	Cam Newton	QB	Auburn; Blinn College; Florida
1	2	DEN	Von Miller	OLB	Texas A&M
1	3	BUF	Marcell Dareus	DT	Alabama
1	4	CIN	A.J. Green	WR	Georgia
1	5	ARI	Patrick Peterson	CB	LSU
1	6	ATL	Julio Jones	WR	Alabama
1	7	SF	Aldon Smith	DE	Missouri
1	8	TEN	Jake Locker	QB	Washington
1	9	DAL	Tyron Smith	OT	USC
1	10	JAX	Blaine Gabbert	QB	Missouri

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