Demaryius Thomas is a Wide Receiver for the Denver Broncos. He was drafted by that team in the first round of the 2010 NFL Draft with the 22nd overall pick.

Heading into the 2010 NFL Draft Thomas’ draft stock had fallen since he played in a run heavy offense at Georgia Tech, and had a broken foot that precluded him from many of the pre-draft activities. While he was under the radar of most NFL scouts and NFL Draft pundits the Sporting news gave him a first round grade and rated him as the best WR prospect in this draft. Lindy’s gave him a second round grade and had him ranked as the fifth best WR in the 2010 NFL Draft.

Many compare Thomas to former Georgia Tech Yellow Jacket WR Calvin Johnson. He will need to work on his fundamentals at the next level, because of his inclusion in the Tech rudimentary passing attack. http://www.fftoolbox.com/nfl_draft/profile_display.cfm?Prospect_ID=2415

Some people wonder why his jersey at Georgia Tech read B. Thomas. The answer for that is in his nickname of Bay-Bay.

His mother and grandmother were both sent to prison for cocaine trafficking. He ended up living with his Uncle, a preacher, who but the young man on the right path. http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/players/1114965

Even while playing in a run first offense, Thomas was a First team all ACC team player in 2009. He was a third team AP All American and a semi finalist for the Bilentnikoff Award. He caught 46 of Tech’s 78 pass receptions for 1,154 receiving yards. Those numbers were good enough for the second best numbers in Georgia Tech history.

He also caught 8 of the 11 D reception thrown by this team in 2009, and had four games were he had more than 100 yards in receptions. He had 18 receptions of 20 yards or longer, nine catches that went 50 yards or longer, and one reception for 70 yards. These numbers prove that he is capable of being a big time play maker. http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/players/1114965