Have you ever felt a sudden,  unexpected breeze in your face?  If you are in the Los Angeles area on  a Friday night when it happened then chances are it was Crenshaw High School’s DeAnthony Thomas going by on his way to another touchdown.  Thomas is what happens when speed meets smooth and they take a walk down Tenacious Boulevard.  Thomas can pick em up and put them down like few others in Class of 2011.  As a result,  Crenshaw High School is never out of a football game.  Thomas makes contributions all over the field.  He’s on offense, he’s on defense and he’s in the return game much to the opponent’s chagrin.   Thomas’ speed is also documented.  He’s one of the top sprinters in the country with times of 10.67 in the 100 and 21.48 in the 200 but have you ever seen a track guy that can hit?   Click on his video and you just saw one.  Thomas will put his hat on you at subway train speeds, sending you to the sidelines to  visit the student trainer.  He’s a well sought after prospect with both L.A. schools (USC and UCLA) making offers along with Cal, Arizona and Florida (because they, for some reason,  need more speed).   Thomas will be a major headache for opponents this year once again  the “Black Mamba”, as he is known, patrols the gridiron looking to strike his prey.

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Chad Wilson

Chad Wilson is a college football recruiting expert and creator of the GridironStudsApp which allows high school football players to gain exposure to college football coaches and fans. Wilson is a former college football player for the University of Miami (92-94) and Long Beach St. (’90-’91) and played briefly for the Seattle Seahawks (’95). He is also a former youth and high school football coach for over 15 years most recently for 5-A State of Florida Champs American Heritage. He runs All Eyes DB Camp a defensive back training company located in South Florida IG: @alleyesdbcamp. Wilson’s oldest son Quincy plays in the NFL for the New York Giants and his younger son plays cornerback for the Arizona Cardinals.