Thomas Shrader

Position:
Offensive Line
Height:
6-5
Weight:
312
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Venice, Fla.
Prev School:
Appalachian State
High School:
Venice HS

A versatile lineman who transferred to the Bulls in December of 2024 after starting 11 games for Appalachian State in 2024…previously spent four years In the Florida State program where he played in 16 games with one start.

2025 CSC Academic All-District
2023 All-ACC Academic Team

2025: Started all 13 games at left guard...helped lead USF to a 9-4 record and third straight bowl appearance...leader on a USF offense that ranked No. 3 in the nation in total offense (488.7 ypg), No. 5 in scoring offense (40.5 ppg), No. 13 in rushing offense (212.1 ypg), No. 5 in red zone offense (.936), No. 16 in first downs (309) and No. 17 in third down conversion percentage (.472)...blocked for 1,000-yard rusher Byrum Brown and four Bulls that ran for 350 yards.

2024 (Appalachian State): Started all 11 games for an Appalachian State team that went 5-6 and had one game cancelled by Hurricane Helene…offense averaged 426 yards per game and produced 4,695 yards.

2020-23 (Florida State): Played in 16 career games at FSU with one start, including action in 11 games during a 2023 season in which the Seminoles took an unbeaten record into the Orange Bowl …played in four ACC games and started one (against NC State) as a true freshman in 2020 (during the COVID year) and also played in one game in 2022 …a two-time ACC Honor Roll member and Seminole Scholar, and earned 2023 All-ACC Academic Team honors.

HIGH SCHOOL: Three-star recruit rated as the nation’s No. 13 center and 75th overall prospect in Florida by 247Sports … as a senior, helped Venice advance to the semifinal round of the Florida 7A state playoffs while blocking for an offense that rushed for nearly 3,000 yards and averaged 32.8 points per game .. as a junior, blocked for an offense that averaged 43.1 points per game, rushed for 2,892 yards and passed for 2,790 yards for a team that won 11 games and advanced to semifinal round of state playoffs … won a state title as a sophomore, blocking for an offense that averaged 39.5 points per game, passed for 3,145 yards and added 2,982 yards on the ground … also played basketball at Venice.

PERSONAL: Earned USF Athletics Honor Roll recognition in the fall of 2025...2025 CSC Academic All-District...earned his master's degree in business administration from USF in spring of 2026.