Elijah Thomas

HIGH SCHOOL Enrolled at OU in January 2025 ... a consensus four-star prospect … rated as the nation’s No. 135 overall recruit according to 247Sports, No. 144 by On3, No. 163 by Rivals and No. 173 by ESPN … regarded as the nation’s No. 5 athlete by 247Sports and No. 20 wide receiver by ESPN and On3 and No. 29 by Rivals … the No. 1 recruit in Oklahoma per Rivals, No. 2 by 247Sports and On3 and No. 3 by ESPN … ranked No. 3 on The Oklahoman’s Super 30 list of recruits in the 2025 class … caught 72 passes for 1,803 yards and 26 touchdowns and rushed 63 times for 406 yards and 10 TDs as a senior in 2024 ... also recorded 234 yards on six kickoff returns (including a 99-yard TD) as a senior, as well as 82 tackles, 8.0 TFLs, eight pass breakups, two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery … registered 61 receptions for 1,197 yards and 15 touchdowns, rushed 19 times for 132 yards and five TDs, returned two punts for 110 yards (including an 81-yard TD), returned 14 kickoffs for 329 yards and three TDs and scored on an interception return as a junior in 2023 … compiled 951 yards and 12 touchdowns on 50 receptions and totaled 50 tackles, 3.0 TFLs, one sack, an interception, four pass breakups, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery as a sophomore in 2022 … also competes in baseball and track and field … earned a long jump state title as a sophomore and achieved bronze as a junior … chose Oklahoma over Alabama, Arkansas, Kansas State and Texas A&M and others ... major is business.