GBMWolverine: Michigan Football Recruiting — Dymonte Thomas (S/RB) — 2013 Verbal Commit — Profile

Posted at 6:00am — 2/11/2011

GBMWolverine: Michigan Football Recruiting — Dymonte Thomas (S/RB) — 2013 Verbal Commit — Profile

GBMWolverine readers: Here is a brief overview of recent verbal commitment Dymonte Thomas from Marlington High School — Alliance, Ohio.

Height: 6’1
Weight: 175
Number: 1
Current Position: Running Back/Safety
Future Position: Safety
City/State: Alliance, Ohio
High School: Marlington
Head Coach: Ed Miley
Recruiter: Coach Greg Mattison
Committed: 9/11/2011
Top 5 other Offers: Michigan State, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Tennessee, and UCLA.
Rankings: 24/7: 4-star … ESPN: ESPNU 150 … FanSided: 4-star … Rivals: 4-star … Scout: 4-star.
40-Time: 4.53
20 yard Shuttle: 4.47
Bench Max: 250
Squat Max: 305
Vertical: 29.5″
GPA: 2.7
Class: 2013 Michigan Wolverine Recruiting Class (Verbal Commit).

Dymonte Thomas is Ohio’s Mr. excitement of 2013.

He is a very athletic player with a bright future.

Overview:

Dymonte certainly passes the sight test, even as a high school junior.

He is a high school running back and outside linebacker, but could also play either running back or move to safety at Michigan.

Dymonte rushed for 875 yards, caught five passes, and scored 13 touchdowns during the 2011 season.

On defense Dymonte recorded 102 tackles leading Marlington to the Ohio state playoffs.

Dymonte has a reported 2.7 GPA.

Strengths:

Thomas is a Wolverine

He is very smooth and fluid with excellent hips.

On offense Dymonte shows the ability to read blocks and the acceleration to burst through small creases.

On film he also shows that extra gear that separates the supers from the good.

Not only does he not get caught from behind he actually runs away from defenders.

On defense he is a solid form tackler who maintains proper leverage and good form tackling.

His feet never stop moving and he finishes his tackles.

Needs work:

Dymonte will need to learn to play in space instead of at the line of scrimmage.

He will also need to improve his coverage skills.

Also, Dymonte could use a solid dose of S&C to add weight and strength.

Final Thoughts:

We welcome Dymonte Thomas to Michigan and hope he has a successful career on and off the football field as a student-athlete at the University of Michigan. Go Blue!

Red-shirt or play his Freshman Year?

GBMWolverine believes he will likely red-shirt his first year. It is tough call a red-shirt at this time, but Dymonte has the skill to help even as a true freshman. A year of development and learning would be preferred, but the world of planning is not perfect. We might know a lot more once we see the 2012 recruiting class on the field for the Michigan Wolverines.

Dymonte Thomas reminds the GBMWolverine Staff of — Former Michigan Football Player — Ian Gold — who played running back, then turned into a linebacker.

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