2024 Football Roster
Jersey Number 55
Tomas Rimac
- Position:
- Offensive Line
- Height:
- 6-6
- Weight:
- 318
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Brunswick, Ohio
- High School:
- Brunswick
2023 (r-So.)
- College Sports Communicators Academic All-District
- Academic All-Big 12 Conference First Team
- All-Big 12 Conference Honorable-Mention (Coaches)
- Started all 11 games in which he played
- Missed the Houston and Oklahoma State games (leg injury)
- Saw action on 689 offensive snaps, including 60 or more snaps in seven games
- Did not allow a sack in 2023
- Finished with 21 knockdowns and had the second-most great blocks on the team (63)
- Season-high five knockdowns against Pitt and at UCF
- Recorded five or more great blocks in seven games, including a season-high 11 against Cincinnati
- Member of the offensive line that led Power 5 in rushing yards per game (228.9) and was No. 3 nationally in fewest sacks allowed (10)
- Among Power 5 schools, WVU has the longest streak of games with 140 or more rushing yards (16), three more than any other team
2022 (r-Fr.)
- Academic All-Big 12 Conference First Team
- The Athletic Freshman All-American First Team
- Saw action in all games, including starting the final five games
- Used on 430 offensive snaps, including averaging 72.4 snaps a game in the final five games of the season
- Registered a season-high 91 snaps against Oklahoma
- Season-high six great blocks against Oklahoma
- Recorded a season-best four knockdowns against TCU
2021 (Fr.)
- Redshirted
- Saw action in Long Island and Minnesota games
- Season-high four snaps against LIU and Minnesota
High School
- Two-way player and three-year starter for coach Mark Pinzone at Brunswick High
- Can play tackle but has the versatility to play guard
- Named to the All-Ohio Prep Schools Writers’ Association (OPSWA) Division I All-State Honorable Mention team
- Earned All-Northeast Inland District Offense and all-area honorable mention
- During his senior season, Brunswick averaged 28.1 points per game
- Helped lead the Blue Devils to a 6-3 record and region semifinals
- 2019 OPSWA All-State Special Mention selection
- As a junior, he started at left tackle and paved the way for the offense to average 28.6 points per game and 292 yards per game
- Finished with a team-high 3.5 sacks and nine tackles for loss to go along with his 42 tackles, a forced fumble and a blocked punt
- Also a member of the track team (shot put)
- Rated a three-star prospect by ESPN, Rivals and 247Sports
- Ranked No. 104 in the region
- No. 41 offensive tackle nationally ranked by 247Sports, No. 74 by ESPN
- No. 18 prospect in Ohio by 247Sports, No. 25 by ESPN and No. 55 by Rivals
- Also offered by Indiana, Iowa State, Louisville, Michigan, Minnesota, Pitt, Purdue and Wisconsin
Personal
- Son of Paul and Kristina Rimac
- One of three children (2 brothers)
- Majoring in coaching and performance science
- Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll
- Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll
TV Highlights: Houston Game
Sunday, November 02
Scotty Fox Jr. | Nov. 1
Saturday, November 01
Diore Hubbard | Nov. 1
Saturday, November 01
Jordan Scruggs | Nov. 1
Saturday, November 01
