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Tre'Vius Hodges-Tomlinson (born January 10, 2000) is an American professional
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for the
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of the
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(NFL). He played
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for the
TCU Horned Frogs The TCU Horned Frogs are the athletic teams that represent Texas Christian University. The 18 varsity teams participate in National Collegiate Athletic Association, NCAA Division I and in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) for football, competi ...
, and received three all-conference honors during his time with TCU and won the
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in 2022.


Early life

Tomlinson attended
Midway High School Midway High School is a public high school located in the city of Waco, Texas, USA and classified as a 6A school by the UIL. It is part of the Midway Independent School District, which serves the Waco, Texas area. Although the school is located ...
in
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. He committed to
Texas Christian University Texas Christian University (TCU) is a private university, private research university in Fort Worth, Texas, United States. It was established in 1873 by brothers Addison Clark, Addison and Randolph Clark as the AddRan Male & Female College. It i ...
(TCU) to play
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.


College career

As a freshman at TCU in 2019, Tomlinson played in 12 games and had eight tackles. He became a starter in 2020, and started all 10 games, recording 26 tackles. In 12 games in 2021, he had 41 tackles, two
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and a
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. Tomlinson won the
Jim Thorpe Award The Jim Thorpe Award, named in memory of multi-sport athlete Jim Thorpe, has been awarded to the top defensive back in college football College football is gridiron football that is played by teams of amateur Student athlete, student-athle ...
as a senior in 2022.


Professional career


Los Angeles Rams

Tomlinson was selected by the
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in the sixth round, 182nd overall, of the
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. As a rookie, he appeared in 15 games in the 2023 season. Tomlinson was placed on season-ending injured reserve on August 27, 2024. On March 6, 2025, Tomlinson was waived by the Rams.


San Francisco 49ers

On March 7, 2025, Tomlinson was claimed off waivers by the
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. He was waived on May 9 and reverted to injured reserve.


Personal life

He is the nephew of Hall of Fame NFL running back
LaDainian Tomlinson LaDainian Tarshane Tomlinson (born June 23, 1979), nicknamed "LT", is an American former professional football running back who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 11 seasons. After a successful college football career with the T ...
.


References


External links


San Francisco 49ers bioTCU Horned Frogs bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Tomlinson, Tre 2000 births Living people Players of American football from Waco, Texas American football cornerbacks TCU Horned Frogs football players All-American college football players Los Angeles Rams players San Francisco 49ers players