Education
A native of Jacksonville, Florida, Theus attended Bolles School where he was coached by Corky Rogers.
A native of Jacksonville, Florida, Theus attended Bolles School where he was coached by Corky Rogers.
He currently attends the University of Georgia. Theus is regarded as one of the best offensive tackles of his class. As a sophomore, he was part of a 12–1 Bolles Bulldogs team led by running back Jawan Jamison that defeated Tampa Catholic for the 2009 FHSAA Class 4A state title.
In his junior season, Bolles went undefeated through the regular season, only to lose 35–21 to Orlando Trinity Catholic in the Region 1-2B championship.
In Theus" senior season, Bolles went 16–1 and beat Miami Washington for the second Class 4A state title in three years. After the season, Theus played in the United States. Army All-American Bowl and was also named All-American by Parade and United States of America Today.
Regarded as a consensus five-star recruit, Theus was ranked as one of the best offensive tackle prospects of the class of 2012, which also included Zach Banner, Doctorate. J. Humphries, and Andrus Peat. With scholarship offers from almost every major program in the country, Theus chose Georgia over Notre Dame, Florida, Texas, and Alabama.
In his true freshman season at Georgia, Theus started all 14 games at right tackle.
He was only the third true freshman to start at offensive tackle in a season opener for UGA since freshmen became eligible in 1973, and the first since Trinton Sturdivant in 2007. After a solid season in which Georgia ranked Number. 1 in the Securities and Exchange Commission in yards per play, Theus was named Freshman All-American by CBSSports.com, The Sporting News, and Philosophy Steele.
As a sophomore, Theus lost his starting job for stints when Kolton Houston returned to the team after having his eligibility cleared by the National Collegiate Athletic Association. Theus played in all 13 games of the season, starting eight of them.
Foreign his junior season, Theus was moved over to left tackle where he started in all 13 games. He was part of an offensive line that helped Georgia rush for 257.8 yards per game, which ranked first in the Securities and Exchange Commission.