Gerald Thomas Biography

HIGH SCHOOL?He is ranked the No. 147 wide receiver by Scout and No. 148 by ESPN, which also ranked him the No. 198 player in Texas.? He was named the Texas 4A District 4 Special Teams Player of the Year as a senior when he was also tabbed second-team All-4A District 4.? He was the offensive player of the year, wide receiver of the year and special teams player of the year as a senior at Colony under coach Rudy Rangel.? As a junior, he earned first-team All-4A District 4.? He became the starting wide receiver near the end of his freshman season and kept it throughout his career and owns seven of eight receiving records in school history.? He caught 127 passes for 2,345 yards and 22 touchdowns in his career.? His senior year, he caught 37 passes for 945 yards and 10 touchdowns, adding four additional touchdowns on the ground.? His junior season he had 71 catches for 1,270 yards and 10 touchdowns and added three rushing touchdowns.? That season, he averaged 36.0 yards per kick return and 23.0 yards per punt return.? He listed two of his top games against Wichita Falls both his freshman and junior seasons.? As a freshman, he scored his first touchdown in the homecoming game against Wichita Falls, and his junior season he had six catches for 276 yards and three touchdowns setting the school record for receiving yards in a game and longest passing play, a 91-yard reception.? He also participated in track and field, competing in the 400-meter dash and the 4x100- and 4x400-meter relays.? He won the district title in the 400-meter dash and tied for third at regionals with a time of 47.9 seconds.? Three athletes advanced to the state meet and he lost out by less than a tenth of a second, but his time of 47.9 seconds wouldGÇÖve placed him eighth at the state championships.?

ACADEMICS?He is interested in majoring in Business at Colorado.?

PERSONAL?He was born May 8, 1994 in New Orleans.? He grew up in New Orleans and his family was uprooted when Hurricane Katrina hit the city.? He and his family totaling 12 stayed in a hotel in Dallas for three months before moving to Plano for another three months.? After things settled down, Gerald and his parents stayed in Plano while the rest of his family returned to New Orleans.? After spending sixth and seventh grade in Plano, his family moved to The Colony where he played in high school.? He is a distance cousin of current Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Mike Wallace.? In his spare time, he enjoys working out, hanging out with friends and playing video games.?

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