Photos: Nation’s top defensive prospect uninjured following devastating car accident
Published:
Five-star 2018 prospect Xavier Thomas learned a valuable lesson recently, no matter the distance you are driving, it’s always a good idea to wear your seat belt.
The Clemson commit shared four photos showing his destroyed vehicle Monday following his unfortunate road accident. According to Thomas, a deer ran out on the road causing him to swerve and hit a ditch, flip his vehicle over and eventually hit a tree. Judging by the photos, Thomas was lucky to walk away from the scene with only bruises and scratches.
ESPN rates the 6-foot-3, 263-pound Thomas as the nation’s No. 1 overall prospect, while 247Sports Composite Ratings lists him as the nation’s No. 1 strong-side defensive end and the No. 2 overall prospect in the nation.
With his incredibly bright future ahead of him, Thomas appears to have walked away from the incident having learned a valuable lesson.
There is no excuse for it but I was not wearing my seatbelt b/c I was thinking short term and the hotel was 1/2 mile away from where I went https://t.co/2bK1cVsAbv
— Xavier Thomas (@atxlete) June 12, 2017
Trust from now on, I will definitely wear it no matter the distance. ??
— Xavier Thomas (@atxlete) June 12, 2017
A graduate of the University of Tennessee, Michael Wayne Bratton oversees the news coverage for Saturday Down South. Michael previously worked for FOX Sports and NFL.com
