University of Louisville wide receiver Jamari Thrash was selected with the No. 156 pick in the fifth round by the Cleveland Browns in the 2024 NFL Draft on Saturday.

Thrash is the third player to be drafted on Saturday and the 139th in the history of the school. He’s the fourth UofL player to be selected by the Browns and the first since Charles Gaines was drafted in the 2015 draft.

Isaac Guerendo and Jarvis Brownlee were also selected on Saturday. Louisville has had six players taken in the last two drafts after three were selected this year and three in 2023.

Thrash played four seasons at Georgia State and one with the Cardinals, totaling 167 receptions for 2,610 yards and 18 touchdowns during his collegiate career. His best season came in 2022 with Georgia State when the Georgia native caught 61 passes for 1,122 yards and seven touchdowns to earn honorable mention All-America honors and was a first team All-Sun Belt Conference honoree. He broke the GSU single-game record for receiving yards with 213 yards on 10 catches versus Charlotte. 

In 2023 with the Cards, Thrash led the team with 63 receptions for 858 yards and six touchdowns, while recording a pair of 100-yard receiving games. A second team All-ACC performer, Thrash caught four passes for 159 yards and a touchdown against Indiana and added a season best nine receptions for 120 yards in a loss to Pittsburgh. He had a career long 85-yard touchdown reception against the Hoosiers in the team’s 21-14 win at Lucas Oil Stadium.

“I’m thrilled for Jamari to be selected by Cleveland in the NFL Draft,” head coach Jeff Brohm said. “Jamari was a big-play wide receiver for us last season and was a huge part of our passing game. I’m excited to see how he progresses at the next level with the Browns..”

Thrash is the first wide receiver selected in the draft since Tutu Atwell was a second round selection by the Los Angeles Ram in the 2021 NFL Draft.

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@UofLSheriff50. Louisville native, University of Louisville Business School Grad c/o 2004. Co-Founder of TheCrunchZone.com

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