The Browns selected WR Jamari Thrash with the 156th overall pick in the fifth round of the NFL Draft.
Thrash spent the first part of his collegiate career at Georgia State before he transferred to Louisville for his final season. In his four seasons at Georgia State, Thrash caught 104 receptions for 1,752 yards and 12 touchdowns, as well as three carries for 10 yards. Then, during the 2023 season with Louisville, Thrash caught 63 passes for 858 receiving yards and six touchdowns, and one carry for 12 yards and a touchdown.
“Going to ACC, I was able to go against ACC defenses. Well, they were ACC defenses that were NFL defenses,” Thrash said. “So just being in ACC and going against different competition and playing with (Coach Jeff Brohm), it also helped me a lot to mature and pick up on a lot of things getting into this, well, actually heading into my NFL career.”
Thrash demonstrated great body control during his collegiate career as he ranks above average in catches near the sideline.
Thrash said he met with the Browns at the NFL Combine and talked to the team “a lot” in the pre-draft process. He had a feeling he’d be landing in Cleveland.
“They got to know me as a player and a character,” Thrash said. “I’m blessed and honored to be a Cleveland Brown. You know, it means a lot to me right now.”
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Louisville wide receiver Jamari Thrash (1) is chased by Murray State defensive back Justus Johnson (12) during the second half of an NCAA college football game in Louisville, Ky., Thursday, Sept. 7, 2023. Louisville won 56-0. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)
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Louisville wide receiver Jamari Thrash runs a drill at the NFL football scouting combine, Saturday, March 2, 2024, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
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Louisville wide receiver Jamari Thrash (1) reaches to pull in a ball during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh, Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023. (AP Photo/Matt Freed)
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Louisville wide receiver Jamari Thrash runs a drill at the NFL football scouting combine, Saturday, March 2, 2024, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
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Louisville wide receiver Jamari Thrash (1) has his jersey grabbed by Pittsburgh defensive back Phillip O’Brien Jr. (5) during the first half of an NCAA college football game in Pittsburgh, Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023. (AP Photo/Matt Freed)
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Florida State defensive back Azareye’h Thomas (20) defends against Louisville wide receiver Jamari Thrash (1) during the second half of the Atlantic Coast Conference championship NCAA college football game Saturday, Dec. 2, 2023, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Erik Verduzco)
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Georgia State tight end Aubry Payne (88) gets hugs from wide receivers Terrance Dixon (0) and Jamari Thrash (2) after his touchdown reception against Ball State during the first half of the Camellia Bowl NCAA college football game Saturday, Dec. 25, 2021, in Montgomery, Ala. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt)
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Georgia State wide receiver Jamari Thrash (2) runs a route during the second half of an NCAA football game against Coastal Carolina on Thursday, Sept. 22, 2022, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Stew Milne)
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Georgia State wide receiver Jamari Thrash (2) runs upfield during the second half of an NCAA college football game against North Carolina in Chapel Hill, N.C., Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021. (AP Photo/Chris Seward)
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Georgia State wide receiver Jamari Thrash (2) runs a route during the second half of an NCAA football game against Coastal Carolina on Thursday, Sept. 22, 2022, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Stew Milne)
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Georgia State wide receiver Jamari Thrash during an NCAA football game against Appalachian State on Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2022, in Boone, N.C. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond)
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Louisville wide receiver Jamari Thrash (1) stiff arms North Carolina State safety Bishop Fitzgerald (19) during the second half of an NCAA college football game in Raleigh, N.C., Friday, Sept. 29, 2023. (AP Photo/Karl B DeBlaker)
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Georgia State wide receiver Jamari Thrash (2) can’t make a catch as Louisiana Monroe’s Shane Reasonover defends during an NCAA football game on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020 in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Amis)
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Louisville’s Jamari Thrash (1) stiff-arms North Carolina State’s Bishop Fitzgerald (19) during the second half of an NCAA college football game in Raleigh, N.C., Friday, Sept. 29, 2023. (AP Photo/Karl B DeBlaker)
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Louisville’s Jamari Thrash (1) slips the tackle of North Carolina State’s Robert Kennedy (8) during the second half of an NCAA college football game in Raleigh, N.C., Friday, Sept. 29, 2023. (AP Photo/Karl B DeBlaker)
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Louisville wide receiver Jamari Thrash (1) runs against Georgia Tech during the second half of an NCAA college football game, Friday, Sept. 1, 2023, in Atlanta. Louisville won 39-34. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)
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Louisville wide receiver Jamari Thrash (1) runs with the ball away form North Carolina State cornerback Brandon Cisse (25) during the second half of an NCAA college football game in Raleigh, N.C., Friday, Sept. 29, 2023. (AP Photo/Karl B DeBlaker)
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Louisville wide receiver Jamari Thrash celebrates after a catch during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Indiana, Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
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Louisville’s Jamari Thrash (1) prepares for a snap during an NCAA football game on Friday, Sept. 29, 2023, in Raleigh, N.C. (AP Photo/Ben McKeown)
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Louisville wide receiver Jamari Thrash (1) looks toward the ball against North Carolina State during the second half of an NCAA college football game in Raleigh, N.C., Friday, Sept. 29, 2023. (AP Photo/Karl B DeBlaker)
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