Tyreis Thomas NFL Draft

Junior College Highlights (2012-13): Was a first-team National Junior College Athletic Association All-American in 2013 after running for 1,380 yards and 20 touchdowns at Dodge City (Kan.) CC … Also earned first-team all-Jayhawk Conference honors after ranking fourth in the nation in rushing yards per game and third in rushing touchdowns … Caught 14 passes for 71 yards and returned a kickoff for four more, posting a total of 1,455 all-purpose yards … Gained 100-plus yards in each of the last eight contests of the season, culminating in a performance in which he carried 39 times for 258 yards and four scores against Scottsdale (Ariz.) CC in the Valley of the Sun Bowl … Gained 249 yards and scored four times in win over Highland (Kan.) CC … Ran for 114 yards and two touchdowns in defeat of Hutchinson (Kan.) CC … Recorded three scores in each of the next three outings — all wins for the Conquistadors — while rushing for 166 yards against Fort Scott (Kan.) CC, 154 at Independence (Kan.) CC and 134 against Coffeyville (Kan.) CC … As a freshman at the College of DuPage, led the team with 568 yards and seven touchdowns on the ground … Efforts helped the Chaparrals go 9-2, earn a victory in the Citizens Bank Bowl and finish eighth in the final NJCAA rankings … Was second on the team in all-purpose yards and scoring … Recorded season-best 183 yards and two scores on 25 attempts against Ellsworth (Iowa) CC … Rushed for 154 yards and a pair of touchdowns the following week in a win over Marian (Ind.) JV … Posted 102 yards on just five carries, highlighted by a 78-yard touchdown run, in season-opening win over Erie (N.Y.) CC.

High School Highlights: A three-year letterwinner in football at Boylan Catholic High … Helped the Titans to the state championship both his junior and senior years … Ran for more than 3,000 yards his last two seasons, setting a school career record with 24 rushing touchdowns.

Personal: Full name is Tyreis R. Thomas … Born June 15, 1994, in Rockford, Ill. … Son of Steven and Marlo Thomas … Is the third of five boys … Favorite movie is “Django Unchained” … Favorite book is “Touching Spirit Bear” … Favorite team is the New York Jets … Favorite athletes are LeBron James and LaDainian Tomlinson … Favorite musical artist is Drake … Favorite foods are burgers, fish and spaghetti … Favorite subjects are English and psychology … Likes fishing and hunting in his free time … Would like to write books in the future … Also recruited by Illinois and Iowa State in high school … Was recruited by South Florida, Purdue and Utah State coming out of junior college … An English major.