Gerald Thomas

BYU

Sep 27 (Sat)

8:15 PM

Position:
Wide Receiver
Height:
5-11
Weight:
175
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
New Orleans, La.
High School:
Colony HS, The Colony Texas

AT COLORADO: This Season (Fr.)-Projected as a wide receiver his true freshman year in college.

HIGH SCHOOL-As a senior, he was ranked nationally as the No. 147 wide receiver by Scout.com and No. 148 by ESPN.com, which also ranked him the No. 198 overall player in Texas. He was named the Texas 4A District 4 Special Teams Player of the Year, also earning second-team All-4A District 4 honors. He was his school's Offensive Player of the Year, Receiver of the Year and Special Teams Player of the Year. As a junior, he earned first-team All-4A District 4 honors. He became a starter at receiver near the end of his freshman season and would eventually go on to establish seven of the eight receiving records in school history, including all three major career marks: 127 receptions for 2,345 yards and 22 touchdowns. As a senior, he caught 37 passes for 945 yards and 10 touchdowns, with 88 yards and four additional touchdowns rushing on 15 attempts. During his junior season, he had 71 catches for 1,270 yards and 10 touchdowns and added 46 rushing yards and three more scores. That season, he averaged about 36 yards per kickoff return and 23 yards per punt return. He listed two of his top games against Wichita Falls both his freshman and junior seasons. As a freshman, he scored his first touchdown in the homecoming game against Wichita Falls, and his junior season he had six catches for 276 yards and three touchdowns setting the school record for receiving yards in a game and longest passing play, a 91-yard reception. He had four 100-yard games as a senior, including a 10-for-169 effort in a senior season opener to Sherman. Under coach Rudy Rangel, The Colony was 4-6 his junior and senior seasons, 2-8 his sophomore year and 7-3 his freshman campaign. He also lettered in track, competing in the 400-meter dash and the 4x100- and 4x400-meter relays. He won the district title in the 400-meter dash and tied for third at regionals (with a time of 47.9 seconds). Three athletes advanced to the state championship meet and he lost out by less than a tenth of a second, but his regional time would have been good for eighth.

ACADEMICS-He is interested in majoring in Business at Colorado.

PERSONAL-He was born May 8, 1994 in New Orleans, where he grew up until his family was uprooted when Hurricane Katrina hit the city. His family, which numbered 12, stayed in a Dallas hotel for three months before moving to Plano for the next three months. After things settled down, Gerald and his parents stayed in Plano while the rest of his family returned to New Orleans. After spending sixth and seventh grade in Plano, his family moved to The Colony where he would attend high school. He is a distance cousin of current Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Mike Wallace. His hobbies include working out, spending time with friends and playing video games.