Cal Football Receives Commitment from Bay Area Running Back Jaivian Thomas
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Cal Football Receives Commitment from Bay Area Running Back Jaivian Thomas
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Late this evening, Cal football added to their suddenly thin backfield with the commitment of Jaivian Thomas. Thomas is a Bay Area product, attending McClymonds High school in Oakland and helped lead the Mack to the CIF State 2-AA championship game.
I’m Staying HOME!! Thank you to all the coaches for this opportunity. Excited to get to work! @CoachAT23 @MWCherrington @CalFootball Coach Wilcox #GoBears🐻
Jaivian’s 24/7 profile
Thomas is listed as a 3 star recruit according to 24/7 sports (this is independent of the composite score) and held offers from Rice, San Jose State, and Sacramento State among others. He rushed for 2,528 yards and had 33 total touchdowns in his senior year for the Mack and was named the Oakland Athletic League’s MVP.
Welcome to Berkeley, Jaivian!
Is it too good to be true that only Cal among the Pac 12 teams and most other FBS schools saw this guy's talent and wrapped him up? This young man's stats are off the charts, and his game film looks good to my untrained eye. Hard to believe he didn't get more looks from some big schools that thrive on fast small guys. I am thinking Oregon here.
Makes me think of Lu-Magia Hearns. Lauded locally, but overlooked nationally, probably because of his size. Looks like a smooth-running steal.