Michael Thomas (wide receiver, born 1993)
| No. 13 New Orleans Saints | |||||||||
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| Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | March 3, 1993 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Los Angeles, California | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 212 lb (96 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Woodland Hills (CA) Taft | ||||||||
| College: | Ohio State | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2016 / Round: 2 / Pick: 47 | ||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 12, 2016 | |||||||||
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Michael Thomas (born March 3, 1993[1]) is an American football wide receiver for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). Thomas played college football for the Ohio State Buckeyes.
Early years
Thomas attended Taft High School in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California.[2] As a senior he had 86 receptions for a state-leading 1,656 yards and 21 touchdowns. Thomas was ranked by Rivals.com as a four-star recruit.[3] He committed to Ohio State University to play college football.[4] Thomas attended Fork Union Military Academy for a year after high school and was roommates with fellow Ohio State teammate Cardale Jones.[5]
College career
Thomas played in 11 games as a true freshman in 2012. He had three receptions for 22 yards. As a sophomore in 2013, Thomas was redshirted.[6] Thomas entered his redshirt sophomore season in 2014 as a backup, but eventually took over as a starter.[7][8] He ended the season leading the team in receptions with 54 for 799 yards and nine touchdowns. In the 2015 College Football Playoff National Championship victory over Oregon, he had four receptions for 53 yards. On January 5, 2016, he announced to enter the 2016 NFL Draft.
Professional career
| Ht | Wt | Arm length | Hand size | 40-yd dash | 10-yd split | 20-yd split | 20-ss | 3-cone | Vert | Broad | BP | ||||||||
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| 6 ft 3 in | 212 lb | 32 1⁄8 in | 10 1⁄2 in | 4.57 s | 4.13 s | 6.80 s | 35 in | 10 ft 6 in | 18 reps | ||||||||||
| All values from NFL Combine,[9] | |||||||||||||||||||
On April 29, 2016, Thomas was drafted by the New Orleans Saints in the second round (47th overall) of the 2016 NFL Draft.[10] On May 9, 2016, the Saints signed Thomas to a four-year, $5.11 million contract with $2.60 million guaranteed and a signing bonus of $1.92 million.[11][12]
The Saints named Thomas one of their starting wide receivers, along with Brandin Cooks, for their 2016 season opener against the Oakland Raiders. He finished his first career start with six receptions for 58-yards. On September 26, 2016, he caught his first career touchdown on a 3-yard pass from Drew Brees during the second quarter of a Monday Night Football matchup against the Atlanta Falcons. Thomas finished the 45-32 loss with seven catches for 71 receiving yards and a touchdown. On October 23, 2016, he had his first game with over a hundred receiving yards after he finished with ten receptions for 130 receiving yards in a game against the Kansas City Chiefs. During a Week 9 contest at the San Francisco 49ers, Thomas caught two touchdown passes and made five catches for 73-yards.[13]
Personal life
Thomas is the nephew of former NFL wide receiver Keyshawn Johnson.[14][15][16]
References
- ↑ http://buckeyextra.dispatch.com/content/stories/2014/10/24/gameday/meet-a-buckeye.html
- ↑ Taft High's Mike Thomas catching on fast
- ↑ Rivals.com bio
- ↑ Wide receiver recruit commits to Ohio State
- ↑ Ohio State passing duo got its start at Fork Union in central Virginia
- ↑ 'I have been waiting for spring to come around': Ohio State WR Michael Thomas putting tough redshirt season behind him
- ↑ 'Wow moments' arriving for Ohio State's Michael Thomas
- ↑ Ohio State football: Michael Thomas rises to the top
- ↑ "NFL Events: Combine Player Profiles - Michael Thomas". National Football League.
- ↑ Terrell, Katherine (April 29, 2016). "New Orleans Saints select Ohio State WR Michael Thomas in Round 2". NOLA.com. Retrieved November 6, 2016.
- ↑ "Saints Sign Rankins, Thomas and Lasco to Four-Year Deals; Release Ballard, Hunt and Opurum". New Orleans Saints. May 9, 2016. Retrieved November 6, 2016.
- ↑ "Sportrac.com: Michael Thomas contract". sportrac.com. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
- ↑ "NFL Player Profile: Michael Thomas". NFL.com. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
- ↑ Ohio State’s Thomas can do great things with the damn ball
- ↑ Keyshawn Johnson says nephew, Ohio State's Mike Thomas, 'still learning how to play': 7 point breakdown
- ↑ Ohio State football: After redshirt year, Michael Thomas ready to make a difference