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Former Red Elephant Niles breaking out on defensive line at Central Florida
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Thomas Niles (69) steps over SMU quarterback Garrett Gilbert (11) after recording a sack during the Knights’ 42-17 win in Orlando last season. Niles is a rising redshirt sophomore at UCF this season. - photo by UCF Athletics
Thomas Niles has a lot to like about playing football at the University of Central Florida. He plays in the major market of Orlando, Fla., even though the Knights have to compete for fans in a college-football crazed state with three other powerhouses. Niles, a 2011 Gainesville High graduate, is also a big man on campus as a defensive lineman, who jumped onto the scene as a redshirt freshman in 2012 with 30 tackles and seven sacks.
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