Micheal Thomas Class: Sophomore Hometown: Lawton, Okla. High School: MacArthur Height / Weight: 6-0 / 200 Position: Safety Experience: HS

Was a four-year letterwinner and three-year starter . . . started his final three seasons at cornerback . . . played on teams that posted a combined four-year mark of 44-7 record . . . was credited with career totals of 174 tackles, 10 pass break-ups, nine caused fumbles and five interceptions . . . registered 62 tackles, four cuased fumbles and two interceptions as a senior . . . was selected as the District 5A-2 Defensive Back of the Year . . . named second-team all-state by the Tulsa World . . . was a second-team all-state selection by The Oklahoman as a senior . . . 13th-ranked Oklahoma prospect by Rivals.com . . . received a Rivals.com three-star rating . . . tallied 66 tackles, four pass break-ups, three interceptions and three caused fumbles as a junior . . . also lettered one year in track . . . born February 27, 1994 in Lafayette, Louisiana . . . high school coach was Brett Manning . . . chose Tulsa over Wake Forest, North Texas and FIU.

Blankenship Player Comments

"Micheal Thomas is a big safety. He's a really big hitter. He's got good speed and is a gifted athlete. I will not be surprised at all... He's already gotten significantly bigger. He'll probably wind up being more like a DeAundre Brown. More like our hybrid linebacker-type player. That's the kind of position we project him for."