ANTHONY THOMAS
By: Dave-Te' Thomas

#32-ANTHONY THOMAS University of Michigan Wolverines 6:01.4-226

ANALYSIS
Positives... Power runner with good straight-line speed...Patient waiting for blocks to develops...Picked the proper holes to run through and shows good hip swerve as he slides through traffic...Drives forward with force and shows excellent leg strength... Has the acceleration needed to cut around the corner...Shows good separation ability and cuts sharply in the short area passing game...Has an aggressive blocking nature and is quick to pick up the blitz... Demonstrates flexibility in his movements and has good arm extension going up for the ball... Runs with good body lean and impressive short-burst balance...More comfortable moving the chains than going for the big play.

Negatives... Not that protective of the ball...His small hands have resulted in a high amount of fumbles throughout his career...Does not have the speed to burst out of his stance in an instant and also lacks the sustained acceleration to be a tackle-breaker...More of a straight-ahead runner, lacking the juking moves and quickness to consistently turn the corner.

CAREER NOTES
Has been the team's main running threat since early in his sophomore year...Proved to be a very capable receiver...Plays at a high intensity level, loving the battles inside the trenches...Saw action in 48 games as a Wolverine, starting 26 contests...Carried 924 times for 4472 yards and 55 touch-downs during his career, breaking the previous school all-time records of 809 attempts for 4393 yards by Jamie Morris (1984-87) and 47 scores by Tyrone Wheatley (1991-94)...Added 810 yards and a score on 84 receptions and 720 yards on 31 kickoff returns...His career total of 6002 all-purpose yards is topped only by Morris (6201) in Michigan annals.

REMIND ME OF... Cincinnati's Corey Dillon.

GAZING INTO THE CRYSTAL BALL... Born to play smash-mouth football, but oh, those fumbles! Still, moving the chains are the name of the game and power running is his strong suit. Use him like Tennessee uses Eddie George and you will not have to worry about your running game for a few years.

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