60 4 - De’Andre Thomas Height: 6-0 Weight: 190 Year: Junior Hometown: Milledgeville, Ga. High School: Baldwin Position: QB 2013: A 13-game starter at quarterback as a sophomore, set Sparks-era single season record for completions with 118. Led the nation with the fewest interceptions with just two. Completed 55.7 percent of his passes - 118-212 - for 1,825 yards and nine passing touchdowns. On the ground, Thomas became the first Carson-Newman quarterback and the fourth player overall with 20 rushing touchdowns in a single season. He toted the ball 194 times for 985 yards with a long run of 73 yards which came against Colorado Mines (9/14). He set the single game pass efficiency record in the opener against Wayne State with a 357.92 efficiency rating. Produced the third and fouth +200 efficiency ratings in C-N football history in his sophomore year. Had a 212.80 rating against Wingate (11/16). He had four, 200-yard passing games; they came against Wayne State (9/5) with 213 yards, North Greenville (10/26) with 231 yards, Newberry (11/9) with 200 and the Wolves against in the playoffs with 205 yards. He set a Sparks-era single game record with 15 completions against the Crusaders. Had a trio of touchdown passes against Wayne State and a pair at Wingate. On the ground, Thomas produced three 100 yard games and finished second on the team in rushing. He had his high water mark against Tusculum (10/19) with 182 yards on 19 carries. Also crested the century mark at Mines (9/14) with 166 yards and at Wingate with 123 yards. He had multiple rushing touchdowns in seven of 13 games for the Eagles, including three games with a hat trick of scores. Accomplished that feat against Newberry (11/23), Wingate (11/16) and North Greenville (10/26). He finished the year with 11 TDs in C-N’s final six games. 2012: Backup to first team all-SAC quarterback and co-offensive player of the year Brandon Haywood in his freshman season at Mossy Creek. Saw action in seven games. Completed three of his eight passes for 40 yards with a long pass of 26 yards. Rushed the ball 21 times for 116 yards and two scores. Averaged 5.5 yards a carry and 16.6 yards a game. Had a long run of 24 yards. Scored his touchdowns in back-to-back games against Catawba (10/6) and North Greenville (10/13). Had a career high 34 yards on four carries against the Indians. Then topped it with four carries for 38 yards against Brevard (10/27). Led the South Atlantic Conference in scoring with 9.2 points per game. HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Baldwin High School in Milledgeville, Ga., where he was coached by Dexter Copeland. Named the Offensive MVP for Baldwin and earned All- Region Second Team, All-State Third Team honors, and was the All-County Offensive Player of the Year. A part of the Baldwin team that was the 2008-09 3-AAA Region Champions, and the 2009-10 3-AA Region Champions. Was named to the 2011 Merit List. PERSONAL: Son of Kim Thomas. Plans to major in Mass Communications/Media Studies at Carson-Newman. Related to Reshad Jones, who played in the NFL with the Miami Dolphins. Career Stats RUSHING g att yards td long avg/c avg/g 2012 7 21 116 2 24 5.5 16.6 2013 13 194 985 20 73 5.1 75.8 TOTAL 20 215 1101 22 73 5.1 55.0 PASSING g cmp-att-int yards td long pct avg/p avg/g effic 2012 7 3-8-1 40 0 26 37.5 5.0 5.7 54.5 2013 13 118-212-2 1825 9 63 55.7 8.6 140.4 140.1 TOTAL 20 121-220-3 1865 9 63 55.0 8.5 93.2 137.0 TOTAL OFFENSE g rush pass total avg/g 2012 7 116 40 156 22.3 2013 13 985 1825 2810 216.2 TOTAL 20 1101 1865 2966 148.3 SCORING g td rush rcv ret pat 2pat fg total avg/g 2012 7 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 12 1.7 2013 13 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 120 9.2 TOTAL 20 22 22 0 0 0 0 0 132 6.6 Career Highs Points scored: 18, at Wingate, Nov 16, 2013; Newberry, Nov 23, 2013; at North Greenville, Oct 26, 2013 Touchdowns: 3, at Wingate, Nov 16, 2013; Newberry, Nov 23, 2013; at North Greenville, Oct 26, 2013 Rush attempts: 24, Newberry, Nov 23, 2013 Rush yards: 182, Tusculum, Oct 19, 2013 (19 carries) Rush TDs: 3, at Wingate, Nov 16, 2013; Newberry, Nov 23, 2013; at North Greenville, Oct 26, 2013 Long rush: 73, at Colorado Mines, Sep 14, 2013 Pass attempts: 25, at Lenoir-Rhyne, Nov 30, 2013 Pass completions: 15, at North Greenville, Oct 26, 2013 Pass yards: 231, at North Greenville, Oct 26, 2013 Pass TDs: 3, Wayne State, Sep 05, 2013 Had intercepted: 1, Newberry, Nov 09, 2013; North Greenville, Oct 13, 2012; Catawba, Sep 28, 2013 Long pass: 63, Wayne State, Sep 05, 2013 Total offense attempts: 43, Newberry, Nov 23, 2013 (24 rush,19 pass) Total ofense yards: 295, at Wingate, Nov 16, 2013 (123 rush,172 pass) All-purpose yards: 182, Tusculum, Oct 19, 2013
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