Troy University Athletics
2013 Football Roster
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Jersey Number 3
Eric Thomas
- Position:
- WR
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-1 / 209
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Shreveport, La.
- High School:
- Evangel Christian
Bio
**2011 Second Team All-Sun Belt**
** 2012 All-Sun Belt Honorable Mention**
2012 (Junior): Will enter the 2013 season as the Sun Belt’s active career leader with 17 touchdown receptions … Caught a pass in 25 straight games ... Started all 12 games his junior year and caught 55 passes for 667 yards and a team-leading seven touchdowns; seven touchdowns were the third most in the Sun Belt and most among returning players … He will slide back to the X wide receiver position in 2013 where he caught 67 passes for 875 yards and nine touchdowns as a sophomore … Caught six passes for 147 yards and two touchdowns at Tennessee; including a spectacular one-handed 67-yard touchdown reception to give Troy a late fourth-quarter lead … Made six catches for 60 yards and scored twice against FIU … Caught a pass in every game and had at least four catches in seven different contests … Had touchdown grabs against Louisiana-Lafayette, Western Kentucky and Middle Tennessee …. Featured on SportsCenter’s Top 10 Plays for his touchdown grab against WKU on ESPNU … Finished the season ninth in the Sun Belt with 4.6 receptions per game and eighth with 55.6 receiving yards per game ... Caught a season-high nine passes for 55 yards against Louisiana-Lafayette; followed that with back-to-back games with seven receptions (Mississippi State and North Texas) ... Picked up first downs or touchdowns on 31 of his 55 receptions ... On third down, 11 of his 14 catches earned a first down or a touchdown
2011 (Sophomore): Named to the All-Sun Belt Second Team after leading the conference with nine touchdown receptions ... Led the Trojans with 67 receptions for 875 yards (13.1 ypc) ... Finished third in the Sun Belt with 5.6 receptions per game, 13.1 yards per catch and fourth in the league in receiving yards per game with 72.9 ... Had at least three receptions in all 12 games and had five or more receptions in nine of Troy’s 12 games … Led the Trojans in receiving yards in 10-of-12 games ... Had a pair of touchdown receptions against Arkansas, North Texas and Florida Atlantic ... Caught a season-high 11 passes for 84 yards in the season finale at Arkansas State ... Had six receptions for a season-high 128 yards in Troy’s victory over Florida Atlantic ... Had 10 catches for 96 yards and a touchdown against Louisiana-Lafayette ... Had a touchdown catch in six of 12 games on the season ... Had a reception of 30 yards or longer in seven games
2010 (Freshman): Finished the season with nine receptions for 120 yards and one touchdown ... Caught first career pass against UAB ... Scored first career touchdown against North Texas ... Had a season best three catches for 33 yards against Ohio in the New Orleans Bowl
High School: Played three seasons for Evangel Christian Academy in Shreveport, La. … Named Offensive MVP by the Shreveport Times … First team all-state selection in Louisiana … MaxPreps.com first team All-American … Member of 2009 Louisiana 5A State championship squad … Caught 105 passes for 1,553 yards and 28 touchdowns as a senior … Averaged 14.3 yards per reception … Caught four touchdowns in a game on two separate occasions as a senior … Totaled 74 receptions for 1,110 yards and 22 touchdowns as a junior … Rated a three-star recruit by Rivals.com and a two star recruit by Scout.com … Rivals ranked him as the 41st best player in Louisiana … ESPN rated as a three star recruit … Also played basketball and ran track
Personal: Full name is Eric L. Thomas, Jr. ... Born on Nov. 11, 1991, in Shreveport, La. … Son of Johnetta Dotson and Eric Thomas, Sr. … Has two sisters, Myiesha Dotson and Tyneisha Jones, and two brothers, Kevin Henderson and Cameron Coleman … Majoring in criminal justice
** 2012 All-Sun Belt Honorable Mention**
2012 (Junior): Will enter the 2013 season as the Sun Belt’s active career leader with 17 touchdown receptions … Caught a pass in 25 straight games ... Started all 12 games his junior year and caught 55 passes for 667 yards and a team-leading seven touchdowns; seven touchdowns were the third most in the Sun Belt and most among returning players … He will slide back to the X wide receiver position in 2013 where he caught 67 passes for 875 yards and nine touchdowns as a sophomore … Caught six passes for 147 yards and two touchdowns at Tennessee; including a spectacular one-handed 67-yard touchdown reception to give Troy a late fourth-quarter lead … Made six catches for 60 yards and scored twice against FIU … Caught a pass in every game and had at least four catches in seven different contests … Had touchdown grabs against Louisiana-Lafayette, Western Kentucky and Middle Tennessee …. Featured on SportsCenter’s Top 10 Plays for his touchdown grab against WKU on ESPNU … Finished the season ninth in the Sun Belt with 4.6 receptions per game and eighth with 55.6 receiving yards per game ... Caught a season-high nine passes for 55 yards against Louisiana-Lafayette; followed that with back-to-back games with seven receptions (Mississippi State and North Texas) ... Picked up first downs or touchdowns on 31 of his 55 receptions ... On third down, 11 of his 14 catches earned a first down or a touchdown
2011 (Sophomore): Named to the All-Sun Belt Second Team after leading the conference with nine touchdown receptions ... Led the Trojans with 67 receptions for 875 yards (13.1 ypc) ... Finished third in the Sun Belt with 5.6 receptions per game, 13.1 yards per catch and fourth in the league in receiving yards per game with 72.9 ... Had at least three receptions in all 12 games and had five or more receptions in nine of Troy’s 12 games … Led the Trojans in receiving yards in 10-of-12 games ... Had a pair of touchdown receptions against Arkansas, North Texas and Florida Atlantic ... Caught a season-high 11 passes for 84 yards in the season finale at Arkansas State ... Had six receptions for a season-high 128 yards in Troy’s victory over Florida Atlantic ... Had 10 catches for 96 yards and a touchdown against Louisiana-Lafayette ... Had a touchdown catch in six of 12 games on the season ... Had a reception of 30 yards or longer in seven games
2010 (Freshman): Finished the season with nine receptions for 120 yards and one touchdown ... Caught first career pass against UAB ... Scored first career touchdown against North Texas ... Had a season best three catches for 33 yards against Ohio in the New Orleans Bowl
High School: Played three seasons for Evangel Christian Academy in Shreveport, La. … Named Offensive MVP by the Shreveport Times … First team all-state selection in Louisiana … MaxPreps.com first team All-American … Member of 2009 Louisiana 5A State championship squad … Caught 105 passes for 1,553 yards and 28 touchdowns as a senior … Averaged 14.3 yards per reception … Caught four touchdowns in a game on two separate occasions as a senior … Totaled 74 receptions for 1,110 yards and 22 touchdowns as a junior … Rated a three-star recruit by Rivals.com and a two star recruit by Scout.com … Rivals ranked him as the 41st best player in Louisiana … ESPN rated as a three star recruit … Also played basketball and ran track
Personal: Full name is Eric L. Thomas, Jr. ... Born on Nov. 11, 1991, in Shreveport, La. … Son of Johnetta Dotson and Eric Thomas, Sr. … Has two sisters, Myiesha Dotson and Tyneisha Jones, and two brothers, Kevin Henderson and Cameron Coleman … Majoring in criminal justice
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