The Freshman from East St. Louis, Illinois had a 70-yard reception against the Yellow Jackets, a 48-yard touchdown reception, against Syracuse, and the 78-yard touchdown reception today.
Thomas had four receptions for nine yards in the first four games. In the last three, he has become Miami Hurricanes quarterback Malik Rosier’s top big-play threat.
The big play from Thomas was a huge part of the Miami offense on Saturday. Four plays encompassed over half of the Hurricanes yards in Saturday’s 24-19 victory over North Carolina.
In addition to the 78-yard touchdown reception from Thomas, his classmate DeeJay Dallas added a 39-yard reception, wide receiver Braxton Berrios had a 42-yard reception and Rosier threw a 51-yard touchdown to tight end Chris Herndon just before halftime.