'09 MD CB Derrick Thomas (Penn State Verbal)

GoRU · #1 (**permalink**) 03-07-2008, 08:30 AM

Cornerback
Greenbelt (MD) Eleanor Roosevelt

Ht: 6-foot-0
Wt: 173 lbs
Forty: 4.49 secs
Bench max: 265 pounds
Vertical: 37 inches
GPA: 2.71
Class: 2009 (High School)

Rivals $

3/6

MD has offered.

wadc45 · #2 (**permalink**) 04-03-2008, 10:06 AM

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4/2

From O&B News...teammates Derrick Thomas and Stepehen Morris visited Illinois last weekend. Thomas is interested in Illinois, Georgia, Rutgers, Wake Forest, Penn State and Maryland (offer) and grew up a fan of Georgia.

GoRU · #3 (**permalink**) 04-04-2008, 06:09 PM

Maryland On Trail of Roosevelt Speedster - Josh Barr's Recruiting Insider

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Eleanor Roosevelt junior Derrick Thomas holds a scholarship offer from Maryland, which is recruiting him to play cornerback, Raiders first-year coach Tom Green said. Thomas, who is 6 feet 1 and 180 pounds, plays wide receiver and cornerback for Roosevelt.

Maryland also is interested in Roosevelt’s Isaiah Ross, who at 6-2 and 240 pounds played nose tackle last season but will move to defensive end or outside linebacker this fall. “He’s been at Maryland a few times but they haven’t pulled the trigger yet,” Green said. Penn State also is recruiting Ross, while Rutgers is interested in cornerback Stephon Morris, Green said.

“They’ll have multilple offers by the summer,” Green said.

wadc45 · #4 (**permalink**) 04-25-2008, 09:36 AM

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4/24

From MDVarsity...Thomas has offers from Illinois, Maryland and Penn State and will be at PSU on 5/10 for the NIKE camp.

GoRU · #5 (**permalink**) 05-07-2008, 06:14 PM

baltimoresun.com - Recruiting Report: Terps after multiple Roosevelt standouts

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The most heavily recruited Raider thus far has been Thomas, who claims offers from Maryland, Illinois, Penn State and Rutgers.

“His versatility -- I think the biggest thing with him is you can use him in so many places,” Green said. “Him being 6 foot and a half, that allows him to play safety or corner. He has very good [football instincts] and speed, so you could play him at receiver or in the slot. [Schools] know if they recruit him they can use him at any one of those positions.”

AustinScottistheone · #6 (**permalink**) 05-12-2008, 02:48 AM

Penn State commit...mods can delete this post as soon as they see it. Congratulations to Derrick.

Scout.com: Derrick Thomas Profile - Scout Profile lists him as a verbal.

Scout.com: Sources: Thomas to PSU - Matt Alkire.

HotMic · #7 (**permalink**) 05-12-2008, 09:36 AM

Scout: Thomas Confirms Commit to PSU (FREE)

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By Cory James
FightOnState.com
Posted May 12, 2008

Maryland cornerback is third player to announce for Nittany Lions in as many days. He is Penn State's sixth commitment overall.

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Undercover Brother · #8 (**permalink**) 05-13-2008, 12:00 AM

Maryland fan not happy. The heist continues. One Elenor Roosevelt player down, one to go.

HotMic · #9 (**permalink**) 06-09-2008, 08:17 PM

Scout: FOS-TV: Derrick Thomas (FREE)

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FOS-TV: Derrick Thomas By Mark Brennan
FightOnState.com
Posted Jun 9, 2008

We caught up with the Maryland athlete at the Scout.com/UA Combine in Baltimore. He talks about where he'll play in college, which recruits he is talking to about Penn State, who he think will commit soon and more.

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reigle9 · #10 (**permalink**) 06-09-2008, 11:15 PM

It's not really free to watch the video.

PennStateAlum · #11 (**permalink**) 06-10-2008, 04:40 PM

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Originally Posted by reigle9

It's not really free to watch the video.

It's misleading b/c they say it's free. And what's free is to click in one link to the intro page for the video. To actually view the video...you need to be a subscriber.

They should really fix that.

reigle9 · #12 (**permalink**) 06-10-2008, 05:12 PM

Nothing to fix. I'm sure it's how they want it designed.

GoRU · #13 (**permalink**) 08-04-2008, 05:23 PM

ESPN - Outside the lines changing minds? - MdVarsity.com

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"Me and my mother watched it. It didn't really have an affect on me because I know what I can do and what I'm going through, Eleanor Roosevelt's Derrick Thomas (pictured below) added. "It doesn't really change my mind at all. I still like Penn State and I'm still with it.

While that sentiment is shared by the other athletes, Thomas' mother did not agree.

"To see all that stuff happening there I really worry. At this point I don't really want him to go to that school. I know you can't run away because trouble is everywhere, but to see that they have a coach and a coaching staff that is not doing what they need to do to keep this stuff from happening it really worries me, Angela Thomas said. "I don't want my son to attend a school where there's no guidance. When he's away from me I want him to have a role model to keep him in line.

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When asked if she was concerned about Thomas attending Penn State Mrs. Thomas replied, "I am. Honestly I am. I'm going to have to have a serious talk with him. I'm definitely not leaving it up to him. We all need to sit down and talk about this because I just want the best for my son. & I need to see what type of options he wants to have right now, because Penn State, to me, is not a good option.

Thomas added that his mother had expressed interest in him attending the University of Maryland before his commitment. Thomas chose Penn State over offers from Maryland, Tennessee, Pittsburgh and Illinois.