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Jeff Thomas is one more dynamic athlete the Patriots added as an undrafted free agent
The New England Patriots elected to offer the troubled, however gifted Jeff Thomas an NFL alternative by signing him as an undrafted free agent following a tumultuous stick with the Miami Hurricanes.
There has by no means been a query about Thomas’ bodily presents. Everybody is aware of he has nice velocity and the flexibility to vary a recreation in a second.
The large subject with Thomas facilities round character issues that nearly definitely led to him falling out of the draft fully. Thomas was suspended from the group a number of occasions throughout his keep at Miami and was going to switch to Illinois earlier than a brand new Hurricanes coach, Manny Diaz provided him a second likelihood.
Thomas appeared to be a bit higher off the sector in his junior season however was nonetheless suspended for 2 video games earlier than in the end electing to sit down out the group’s bowl recreation to organize for the NFL Draft. There was numerous baggage collected in a brief time frame, but additionally some wonderful performs on the sector.
Here's a take a look at Thomas’ highlights from Miami:
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Jeff Thomas’ Faculty Stats
| Receiving | Dashing | Scrimmage | |||||||||||||||
| Yr | College | Conf | Class | Pos | G | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Performs | Yds | Avg | TD |
| *2017 | Miami (FL) | ACC | FR | WR | 13 | 17 | 374 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 378 | 21 | 2 |
| *2018 | Miami (FL) | ACC | SO | WR | 11 | 35 | 563 | 16.1 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 36 | 582 | 16.2 | 3 |
| *2019 | Miami (FL) | ACC | JR | WR | 10 | 31 | 379 | 12.2 | 3 | 7 | 41 | 5.9 | 0 | 38 | 420 | 11.1 | 3 |
The stats don’t bounce out at you, which is why you'll want to have the footage to see the whole image. Even the video above doesn’t inform your complete story. Clearly, we aren’t going to see Thomas’ still-developing route-running abilities, however we additionally don’t see a few of the intermediate receptions that show he’s able to shifting the chains from the slot.
Past what he’s able to including as a slot receiver, maybe within the mould of former St. Louis Rams menace Az-Zahir Hakim, Thomas additionally has the flexibility to do harm as a return man. He’s fearless in these conditions and may simply increase defensive stops with glorious subject place or perhaps a particular groups rating.
What Draft Specialists Say About Thomas?
NFL.com’s Lance Zierlein had this to say about Thomas forward of the draft.
Extremely explosive playmaker with field-stretching velocity and short-area quickness to tempt groups searching for viable three-level options from the slot. Thomas’ spectacular athleticism and expertise had been wasted by sub-par quarterbacking and self-sabotage. On tape, he creates chunk performs as a vertical menace, on crossing routes and with large receiver screens and jet sweeps. He depends on athletic presents over route acumen, however that may be corrected. His draft profile is bolstered by his potential as a return man, however he’s prone to have his title scratched from some draft boards on account of character issues, regardless of the expertise.
The Patriots have tried their hand at giving gamers with supposed character points a shot prior to now. Typically, they get Randy Moss, different occasions they get Chad Ocho Cinco, Antonio Brown, and Albert Haynesworth. This time, the group is hoping for extra of the previous.
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