De’Anthony Thomas Brings Great Value To Kansas City Cheifs

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Size is a characteristic that coaches and talent evaluators in the NFL always look for but the nature of life is not everybody is tall. That by no stretch of the imagination means that guys under 6 feet tall can’t play the game of football at a high level. Last season if you followed college football at all you were bound to have either watched or hear about how great the Oregon Ducks were playing. If you heard anything about the Ducks last season then that also you means you were bound to have heard of De’Anthony Thomas. The native of Southern California was selected with the 124th overall pick in the 4th round by the Kansas City Chiefs Saturday afternoon.

The Chiefs lost Dexter McCluster to free agency this offseason and needed to find someone who could not only be explosive running the ball behind Jamaal Charles but also someone who can make big time plays in the return game on special teams. Thomas is that guy, if you don’t know already Thomas holds the Oregon Ducks records for career kick return yards (1,885) and punt return average (17.1). He is not going to be the #1 running back obviously but when you look at what McCluster was doing previous to Thomas then the pick makes a lot of sense. Both are all-purpose factor backs who make plays when called upon, they both have similar body types and skillsets and Thomas is going to fit in well with the Chiefs.

When he was at Oregon he was one of the most exciting players to watch in the country. Any time he touches to the ball for the Chiefs something special can happen. So whatever production McCluster brought to Kansas City will now be matched by Thomas, Andy Reid and company will need to be creative in getting Thomas his touches but make no mistake about it the Chiefs snagged themselves a solid player in the 4th round.