Justin Thomas (American football)
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| Position | Quarterback |
| Class |  Junior |
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| Date of birth | March 15, 1994 |
| Place of birth | Montgomery, Alabama |
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Justin Micheal Bryant Thomas (born March 15, 1994) is an American football quarterback for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets.
Early years
Thomas attended Prattville High School in Prattville, Alabama. He played football, basketball and baseball. He helped lead the Lions to win the Alabama class 6A state football championship in 2011. Rivals.com rated him as a four-star recruit in football.[1] He originally committed the University of Alabama to play college football but changed to Georgia Tech.[2] He made the change due to Georgia Tech offering him a chance to play quarterback.[3]
College career
Thomas was redshirt his freshman season at Georgia Tech in 2012. As a redshirt freshman in 2013, he played in 10 games as a backup to Vad Lee. He completed nine of 17 passes for 131 yards and one passing touchdown and rushed for 234 yards on 33 carries and two touchdowns. Thomas took over as the starter in 2014 after Lee transferred.[4][5] He would go on to start all 14 games. including the Orange Bowl victory against Mississippi State. He was named the MVP of the game after he had 125 passing yards, a passing touchdown, 121 rushing yards and three rushing touchdowns.[6] For the season he passed for 1,719 yards and 18 touchdowns with six interceptions and rushed for 1,086 yards and eight touchdowns.
Statistics
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| Year* | Attempts | Comps | Comp % | Yards | TD | Int | Attempts | Yards | TD |
| 2013 | 17 | 9 | 52.9% | 131 | 1 | 2 | 33 | 234 | 2 |
| 2014 | 187 | 96 | 51.3% | 1719 | 18 | 6 | 190 | 1086 | 8 |
| 2015 | 162 | 69 | 42.6% | 1263 | 12 | 6 | 136 | 491 | 6 |
| 2016 | |||||||||
| Total | 366 | 174 | 47.5% | 3113 | 31 | 14 | 123 | 1811 | 16 |
Year* 2012 – red shirt
References
- ↑ Rivals.com bio
- ↑ Justin Thomas flips to Georgia Tech from Alabama
- ↑ A tale of two Prattville quarterbacks – Justin Thomas' win-win and Jalen Whitlow's quest for the right fit
- ↑ JUSTIN THOMAS TAKES OVER AT QB FOR GEORGIA TECH
- ↑ Former Prattville QB starting at Georgia Tech
- ↑ Orange Bowl MVP Justin Thomas savors Georgia Tech win over Mississippi State
