Xavier Thomas walks away from serious car accident

Tony Crumpton by Assoc. Editor -

Xavier Thomas Defensive End TigerNet: (5.00) (5.00)

Height: 6-3 Weight: 260 Hometown: Bradenton, FL (IMG Academy HS) Class: 2018 ESPN:

#4 Overall, #2 DE, #1 FL #4 Overall, #2 DE, #1 FL Rivals:

#5 Overall, #1 DE, #1 FL #5 Overall, #1 DE, #1 FL 24/7:

#4 Overall, #1 SDE, #1 FL #4 Overall, #1 SDE, #1 FL 6-3260Bradenton, FL (IMG Academy HS)2018

Nation's top 2018 defensive prospect and Clemson 5-star defensive end commit Xavier Thomas was in a serious car accident in West Virginia on Monday morning according to his Twitter account.

"Deer ran out, swerved, hit a ditch, flipped over & hit a tree," Thomas posted. "No seatbelt, Blessed to walk away from this with just bruises and scratches."

Thomas was lucky as he was not seriously injured in the accident with just a few bruises as his elbow protected his head during the collision. The 5-star prospect told Clemson target Jackson Carman on Twitter that he will now use his seatbelt "25/8" which is more than 24/7.

Check out the damage to his car below in the following pictures.

Deer ran out, swerved, hit a ditch, flipped over & hit a tree. No seatbelt, Blessed ????to walk away from this with just bruises and scratches pic.twitter.com/hCe5MhvJKb — Xavier Thomas 1??9?? (@atxlete) June 12, 2017

There is no excuse for it but I was not wearing my seatbelt b/c I was thinking short term and the hotel was 1/2 mile away from where I went https://t.co/2bK1cVsAbv — Xavier Thomas 1??9?? (@atxlete) June 12, 2017

Trust from now on, I will definitely wear it no matter the distance. ???? — Xavier Thomas 1??9?? (@atxlete) June 12, 2017