'08 MD ATH Lamaar Thomas (Ohio State Signee)

LordJeffBuck · #1 (**permalink**) 07-11-2007, 08:00 PM

Athlete
Fort Washington (MD) Friendly

Height: 5-foot-11
Weight: 181 lbs
Forty: 4.36 secs
Vertical: 30 inches
Academics: 2.8 core GPA, 860 SAT (two-part)
2005 stats (rushing): 61 carries, 688 yards, 5 TD's
2005 stats (receiving): 10 catches, 239 yards, 2 TD's
2006 stats (rushing): 42 carries, 800 yards, 7 TD's
2006 stats (receiving): 22 catches, 350 yards, 5 TD's

Lamaar has posted times of 10.30 in the 100 meters (10.55 to win the Prince Georges County track meet), and 21.40 in the 200 meters (21.63 to win the Prince Georges County track meet).

Lamaar attends the same high school as 2007 Florida signee Joe Haden, 2008 Boston College verbal Josh Haden, and 2008 WR prospect Carlos Davis.

RP Discussion Links: Ohio State, Illinois, Maryland, Tennessee, Florida, BuckeyePlanet

LordJeffBuck · #2 (**permalink**) 07-11-2007, 08:03 PM

Scout $

Lamaar says tOSU still leads and he is in constant contact with the Brew Crew. He still has a top six of tOSU, Illinois, Maryland, Tennessee, Florida and North Carolina.

LordJeffBuck · #3 (**permalink**) 07-11-2007, 08:03 PM

Rivals - 07/09/07

Report on the Peanut City 7-on-7 Shootout from Suffolk, Virginia. One of the schools in attendance was Ft. Washington (Maryland) Friendly. Lamaar Thomas showed excellent top end speed and drew comparisons to former Buckeye great Ted Ginn, Jr.

LordJeffBuck · #4 (**permalink**) 07-11-2007, 08:03 PM

BN $

Lamaar has tOSU as his favorite and the Buckeyes will be in his upcoming final three cut. He is still considering Illinois, Florida, Tennessee, Maryland and North Carolina.

wadc45 · #5 (**permalink**) 07-13-2007, 08:10 AM

Rivals $

7/13

From the OSU site...Thomas says nothing has changed...OSU leads Illinois, Maryland, Tennessee and North Carolina and he is still in touch with the Brew Crew.

The Man · #6 (**permalink**) 07-13-2007, 07:00 PM

Would be a great get, just have to keep the Zooker away from him.

wadc45 · #7 (**permalink**) 07-24-2007, 10:32 AM

Rivals $

7/24

By Farrell...talks about FNL and says Florida is in his top 3 with OSU and Illinois. May visit Tennessee soon.

LordJeffBuck · #8 (**permalink**) 07-25-2007, 10:36 PM

Ohio State Scout - Adam Jardy - 07/25/07

After visiting Florida for their Friday Night Lights camp, Lamaar's leader is still Ohio State.

Lamaar talks about his interaction (or lack thereof) with Florida head coach Urban Meyer.

LordJeffBuck · #9 (**permalink**) 07-31-2007, 03:34 PM

Rivals - 07/31/07

An article profiling several East Coast prospects.... According to Mike Farrell, Ohio State leads for Thomas, with Illinois being the dark horse candidate.

LordJeffBuck · #10 (**permalink**) 08-07-2007, 11:39 AM

According to his Rivals profile, Lamaar will visit Ohio State on the weekend of September 22nd (Nortwestern game), and Illinois on the weekend of September 29th (Penn State game). His third official visit has not been scheduled.

wadc45 · #11 (**permalink**) 09-03-2007, 10:54 AM

Scout.com: Early October Decision?

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By Allen Wallace
National Recruiting Editor
Posted Sep 3, 2007

Lamaar Thomas, ranked as the No. 28 running back in the country by Scout.com, will be visiting Maryland on Sept. 15 for the West Virginia game. He says the Terps are recruiting him the hardest. "It's home," he said. "It's only 20 minutes away and it would be great to be close, but it's not like it's a big thing...They said they want me at running back and that they'd want me in open space..."

Continued...

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"At one point in time Ohio State was my number one choice, but now I really feel they are all about even," Thomas said. "I could see myself playing at any of them and am comfortable at all three of these school."

wadc45 · #12 (**permalink**) 09-06-2007, 02:40 PM

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9/6

From the OSU site...will visit his top 3 and likely make a decision in early October. Talks about his contact with Coach Hazell and current OSU verbals.

wadc45 · #13 (**permalink**) 09-12-2007, 05:00 PM

Big names in East may be ready to commit - USATODAY.com

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Fort Washington (Md.) Friendly athlete Lamaar Thomas is taking an official visit to Ohio State on Sept. 21, and the Buckeyes are the team to beat. If he doesn't commit on his trip, he'll visit Illinois the following weekend. Maryland is a dark horse, but a commitment on his first official trip to Columbus would not be a shocker.

wadc45 · #14 (**permalink**) 09-18-2007, 09:34 AM

Rivals $

9/18

From the Maryland site...talks about his visit to Maryland this past weekend and has many glowing remarks. Visiting OSU this weekend.

wadc45 · #15 (**permalink**) 09-27-2007, 02:53 PM

Rivals.com Football Recruiting - From the Road: Carrying the load

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Full weekend for Friendly duo: Fort Washington (Md.) Friendly dominated Crossland 36-0 this past weekend and athlete Lamaar Thomas rushed nine times for 122 yards. Thomas took an official visit to Ohio State following the game and came away as impressed as he expected. The Buckeyes are the team to beat but Thomas will take an official visit to Illinois this weekend and might trip to Tennessee before making a decision in October.