Ian Thomas is a veteran tight end for the Las Vegas Raiders who is now in his ninth NFL season.
The 30-year-old joined the Raiders after spending his first seven seasons with the Carolina Panthers.
He was picked in the fourth round of the 2018 NFL Draft after playing college football at Indiana. Thomas has mostly had a supporting role in Las Vegas, but he brings years of NFL experience to the tight end room.
Away from football, Thomas married Azaria Algarin in May 2025. Here is what is known about his age, wife, children, earnings and NFL career.
Ian Thomas age, height and NFL career
Thomas was born on June 6, 1996, in Baltimore, Maryland. He is listed by the Raiders at 6-foot-3 and 253 pounds and wears No. 80. He played college football at Indiana before Carolina selected him 101st overall in the 2018 draft.
Thomas made an early impact with the Panthers, catching 36 passes for 333 yards and two touchdowns as a rookie. The 333 receiving yards remain his career high. He stayed with Carolina through the 2024 season before signing with the Raiders as an unrestricted free agent in March 2025.
Ian Thomas wife and children
Thomas is married to Azaria Algarin. The couple got married on May 25, 2025, in Charlotte, North Carolina, in a ceremony attended by about 220 guests, according to PEOPLE.
{{/usCountry}}Thomas is married to Azaria Algarin. The couple got married on May 25, 2025, in Charlotte, North Carolina, in a ceremony attended by about 220 guests, according to PEOPLE.
{{/usCountry}}Algarin told PEOPLE, “Every element no matter how big or small was intentional and true to who we are. It was important to us that our wedding felt like us from start to finish.”
The couple met through a mutual friend on Instagram and later got engaged during a surprise proposal in Santorini, Greece, in July 2024. They had planned a 12-day honeymoon in the South of France after the wedding.
There is no reliable public information confirming that Thomas and Algarin have children. In the PEOPLE report, Algarin said they were excited to “make babies,” but that was stated as a future plan.
Ian Thomas net worth and NFL stats
There is no confirmed public figure for Thomas’ personal net worth. OverTheCap lists his 2026 Raiders contract at $1.615 million, with $612,500 guaranteed. The site lists his career earnings at about $17.08 million in earned cash, while other contract trackers give different totals based on how scheduled money is counted.
On the field, Thomas has recorded 133 receptions for 1,187 yards and four touchdowns across his NFL career, according to the Raiders.
In 2025, his first season with Las Vegas, he caught 13 passes for 114 yards in 15 games. In 2026, he has one reception for 11 yards through the Raiders' first three games, with the official team statistics listing him with two games of recorded regular-season participation.
The Raiders currently list Thomas alongside Brock Bowers and Michael Mayer in their tight end group.