Jahad Thomas

Jahad Thomas
Free agent
Position: Running Back
Personal information
Born: (1995-11-06) November 6, 1995
Elizabeth, New Jersey
Height: 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight: 190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school: Elizabeth (NJ)
College: Temple
Undrafted: 2017
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
  • All-American Athletic Conference Second Team [1]
  • ECAC First Team All-Stars Maxwell Award Watch List
  • Paul Hornung Award Watch List
  • First-Team All-American Athletic Conference
  • All-Star by ECAC
  • Under Armour Student-Athlete of the Week
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

Jahad Thomas (born November 6, 1995) is an American professional running back who is currently a Free Agent. He played college football at Temple University, where he earned second-team All-American Athletic Conference honors in 2016. He was signed by the Dallas Cowboys as an undrafted free agent after the 2017 NFL Draft.

Early life

Thomas was born to Connie Thomas and Eddie Roberts in Elizabeth, New Jersey. Thomas was a two-sport athlete at Elizabeth High School where he played both football and basketball. Thomas captained both teams. In football, Thomas played both running back and cornerback. He played alongside his college quarterback, Phillip Walker who currently plays for the Indianapolis Colts.[2]

Coming out of high school, Thomas was ranked as three-star prospect by ESPN and the fourth best running back in the state of New Jersey. Thomas also played in the North-South All-Star Football Game.

College career

Thomas decided to sign with the Temple Owls in 2013. In his freshman team with the Owls, Thomas served as the team's Kick Returner. His play was good enough to warrant a spot on Phil Steele's All-Conference Third Team. He missed a game against the Army Black Knights with a knee injury.

During the summer before his Sophomore year at Temple, Thomas transitioned into becoming a full-running back. He did not start in the team's first game against Vanderbilt, but led the team with 44 years on 12 carries. Temple went on to win that game. [3] Later in the year, Thomas made his first start against Navy. His season highlight came against Tulsa when he ran for 152 yards and caught a 20-yard touchdown, the first of his Temple career.

Thomas' best year came as a Junior. He led Temple's offense with 1,262 rushing yards, 1,677 all-purpose yards, and 114 points. That year, Temple went 10–4 and 7–1 in their American Conference. Temple went on to appear in the 2015 American Athletic Conference Football Championship Game and the 2015 Boca Raton Bowl. They even had College Gameday in Philadelphia.

In his final year with Temple, Thomas ran for 953 yards. However, he gained enough yards to move up to fourth on Temple's all-time list in total yards. [4] That year, Temple went on to win the 2016 American Athletic Conference Football Championship Game, but lost in the 2016 Military Bowl against Wake Forest.

Professional career

Entering the draft, Thomas was labeled as a "Productive running back lacking in NFL-caliber size and strength but who makes up for it with his quickness and ability to help as a pass catcher and return man." by Lance Zierlein of NFL.com. [5]

Pre-draft measurables
Ht Wt Hand size 40-yard dash 10-yd split 20-yd split 20-ss 3-cone Vert jump Broad BP
5 ft 10 3⁄4 in
(1.80 m)		 190 lb
(86 kg)		 9 1⁄4 in
(0.23 m)		 4.47 s 1.58 s 2.62 s 32 1⁄2 in
(0.83 m)		 116 ft 0 in
(35.36 m)		 11 reps
All values from NFL Combine. {[6]

Dallas Cowboys

Thomas signed with the Dallas Cowboys as an undrafted free agent on May 12, 2017.[7] He was waived on July 28, 2017.

New York Jets

On August 23, 2017, Thomas was signed by the New York Jets.[8] He was waived on September 2, 2017.[9] He was re-signed to the practice squad on October 10, 2017.[10] He was released on October 18, 2017.[11] He was re-signed on December 12, 2017.[12] He was promoted to the active roster on December 30, 2017.[13] He was waived on April 14, 2018.[14]

Winnipeg Blue Bombers

On May 26, 2018, Thomas and the Blue Bombers announced that they had agreed to terms. [15] He was cut by the team before the season started on June 10th. <ref>CFL CA Staff (June 10, 2018). "Making Moves: Tracking cuts as Sunday's Deadline Arrives". CFL.ca. </ref


References

  1. ↑ "Temple Owls RB Jahad Thomas Bio". Owlsports.com.
  2. ↑ "Temple Owls RB Jahad Thomas Bio". Owlsports.com.
  3. ↑ "Temple Owls beat Vanderbilt Bio". tennessean.com.
  4. ↑ "Jahad Thomas Temple Stats". Sports-references.
  5. ↑ "Jahad Thomas Temple NFL". NFL.com.
  6. ↑ "Jahad Thomas Temple NFL". NFL.com.
  7. ↑ Phillips, Rob (May 12, 2017). "Cowboys Officially Sign 13 Rookie Free Agents Leading Into Rookie Minicamp". DallasCowboys.com. Retrieved September 7, 2017.
  8. ↑ Williams, Charean (August 23, 2017). "Jets sign Jahad Thomas, cut Jordan Todman". ProFootballTalk.NBCSports.com. Retrieved September 7, 2017.
  9. ↑ Lange, Randy (September 2, 2017). "Jets Reduce to 53 with 23 Player Moves". NewYorkJets.com.
  10. ↑ Greenberg, Ethan (October 10, 2017). "Jets Sign RB Jahad Thomas to the Practice Squad". NewYorkJets.com.
  11. ↑ "Jets Sign S Harold Jones-Quartey To Practice Squad, Release RB Jahad Thomas". October 18, 2017.
  12. ↑ Greenberg, Ethan (December 12, 2017). "Jets Place QB Josh McCown on IR". NewYorkJets.com.
  13. ↑ Greenberg, Ethan (December 30, 2017). "Jets Place RB Forté on Injured Reserve". NewYorkJets.com.
  14. ↑ Greenberg, Ethan (April 13, 2018). "Jets Waive Four Players". NewYorkJets.com.
  15. ↑ Reimer, Will (May 26, 2018). "Blue Bombers add running back Jahad Thomas". Globalnews.ca.
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