Eastern Michigan Athletics
2010 Football Roster
vs
Louisiana
Sep 20 (Sat)
3:30 p.m.
Roster
Thomas, Kinsman
Jersey Number 1
Kinsman Thomas
- Position:
- WR
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Bennettsville, S.C.
- High School:
- Marlboro County
Bio
PERSONAL: Full name: Kinsman Thomas...Son of Russell and Andrea Thomas...EMU: Has earned two letters in his first two seasons on the team...Has played in 19 career games, earning 12 starts...Has hauled in 41 passes for 748 yards during his career with a long touchdown reception of 77 yards...2010: Led the team in receiving yards with 473 on 26 catches...Also paced the team in touchdown receptions with four...Had a long touchdown grab of 71 yards at Miami (Sept. 11) on a option pass from wide receiver Josh LeDuc and added a 40-yard touchdown strike from quarterback Alex Gillett later in that game...Also had a 13-yard touchdown pass from Gillett at Ohio State (Sept. 25) and a nine-yard scoring catch from Gillett against Ohio (Oct. 2)...Had a catch in eight games and multiple receptions seven times...Turned in 133 yards on four receptions at Miami...2009: One of nine true freshmen to earn a letter after playing in eight games as a wide receiver, four as a starter...Earned starts against Kent State (Oct. 17), Western Michigan (Nov. 14), Toledo (Nov. 20) and Akron (Nov. 27)...Finished fourth on the team in receiving with 15 catches for 275 yards and three touchdowns...Caught a scoring aerial of 77 yards from quarterback Kyle McMahon at Arkansas (Oct. 31), and had two touchdown receptions from quarterback Alex Gillett, one a 12-yarder at home against Western Michigan (Nov. 14) and a 29-yarder at Toledo (Nov. 20)...Had catches in five games with a best of five for 47 yards against WMU...HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Marlboro County H.S. in Bennettsville, S.C. where he played football for Head Coach Dean Boyd...Three-time All-State wide receiver in football and two-time All-State basketball player...Earned the Zone Man Award as the best player in his region...Was a preseason Top 25 pick in the state of South Carolina heading into his senior season...Selected as a starter in the Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas...Caught 44 passes for 1,017 yards with 15 touchdowns as a senior...Also a top basketball player, finishing second on the team in scoring at 11.6 ppg.
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