Rara Thomas

Rodarius Jaiquan Thomas (born July 28, 2002) is a current American football wide receiver for the Troy Trojans. He previously played for the Mississippi State Bulldogs and Georgia Bulldogs.

Early life Thomas attended Eufaula High School in Eufaula, Alabama. As a senior, he had 55 receptions for 945 yards and 13 touchdowns. He committed to Mississippi State University as a three star prospect to play college football.v

College career Mississippi State As a true freshman at Mississippi State in 2021, Thomas played in 10 games with three starts and had 18 receptions for 252 yards and five touchdowns. He returned to Mississippi State as a starter in 2022. Following the 2022 season Thomas entered the transfer portal and signed with Georgia.

Georgia On December 22, 2022, Thomas transferred to Georgia for his junior season. Thomas played in 11 games and had 23 receptions for 383 yards and one touchdown.

On August 1st, 2024, Thomas was dismissed from the program due to charges of felony false imprisonment and a misdemeanor count of family violence battery.

Troy On March 26, 2025, Thomas transferred to Troy University after accepting a plea deal in his family violence case.

College statistics Year Team GP Receiving Rec Yds Avg TD 2021 Mississippi State 10 18 252 14.0 5 2022 Mississippi State 12 44 626 14.2 7 2023 Georgia 11 23 383 16.7 1Career 33 85 1,261 14.8 13

Professional career

Arrests On January 23, 2023, Thomas was arrested by University of Georgia police on two charges including one felony. He was charged with felony false imprisonment and misdemeanor battery family violence 1st offense, according to the Clarke County Jail online booking report.

On July 26, 2024, Thomas was arrested again by Athens-Clark County police on two counts of battery, both misdemeanors, and one count of second-degree cruelty to children, a felony. On March 19, 2025, Thomas accepted an Alford plea, reducing the charges to one count of misdemeanor disorderly conduct.