FRESHMAN (2022)
• Appeared in five games for UCF
• Played final five plays in opener vs. South Carolina State, ran twice for 32 yards
• One rush for 6 yards vs. FAU
• One rush for 2 yards and 1 of 1 passing for 8 vs SMU; 1st career completion went to Xavier Townsend
• Played final 3 series vs. Temple; completed 6 of 6 throws for 60 yards and led UCF in rushing vs. Temple with 3 attempts for 88 including 37 yard TD run
• Played most of second quarter and early part of third quarter vs. Tulane in AAC title game
HIGH SCHOOL
• Four-year quarterback starter who threw for 7,710 career yards and ran for 3,681 more at Ware County High School in Waycross, Georgia
• Rated 44th on list of top 50 players in class of 2022 in Georgia by MaxPreps
• Completed 177 of 275 passes in 2021 for 2,613 and 25 touchdowns
• Also carried 136 times for 968 and 13 more TDs
• Led Ware County to 9-2 record and second round of Georgia 5A playoffs in 2021
• Named to Atlanta Journal-Constitution Super 11 team on 2021 preseason basis as first player from his school to earn that honor since 2000
• 2020 Georgia High School Association first-team 5A all-state selection as an athlete
• Guided Gators to 10-2 record and berth in 2020 Georgia 5A playoff quarterfinals, ending in loss to eventual runner-up Cartersville
• Completed 59 percent of passes for 2,881 yards with 23 TDs against six interceptions as junior in 2020
• Also ran for 939 yards and 24 more scores, averaging 5.5 yards per carry, in 2020
• Also a standout cornerback in football
• Threw for 959 yards and ran for 970 more and 18 TDs as sophomore in 2019
• Played basketball and soccer and competed in 400 meters, relays and long jump in track and field
• Played for coach Jason Strickland
PERSONAL
• Enrolled at UCF in January 2022 to participate in 2022 spring football drills
Thomas Castellanos Season 2022
#12PositionQB
Weight190 lbs
Height6-0
ClassFreshman
HometownWaycross, Ga.