Portland State senior tight end Julius Thomas will participate in the East-West Shrine game on Jan. 22 in Orlando, FL. The game takes place in the Florida Citrus Bowl and airs on the NFL Network at 1 p.m. PT.
Thomas, a first team All-Big Sky Conference selection in 2010, had 29 receptions for 453 yards and two touchdowns in 2010. It was his first year of collegiate football after playing four seasons for the Portland State basketball team.
While several Vikings have participated in post-season all-star games over the years, the 6-5, 240-pound Thomas will be the first Viking to play in the East-West Shrine game since quarterback Juston Wood did so in 2002.
Thomas has also received an invitation to the Texas vs. The Nation Game which takes place on Feb. 5 at the Alamodome. He would play for former Viking Football Coach Jerry Glanville on the Nation team.
Perhaps most important to Thomas' post-season activities is an invitation to the NFL Combine, Feb. 23-Mar. 1. Thomas, who caught the immediate interest of NFL scouts during the 2010 season, will work out for NFL teams in preparation for the NFL Draft, Apr. 28-30.
A four-year letterwinner in basketball, he walked on with the football team in spring 2010… so impressed the coaching staff that he became a primary offensive weapon in 2010... excellent size and athleticism… outstanding speed as a tight end, he spent a lot of time split wide in the formation… as he develops more size and strength will be even more effective… played one season of football in high school before focusing on his basketball career… that resulted in a full basketball scholarship at Portland State.
Played in all 11 games for the Vikings in his first football action since his freshman year in high school… caught 29 passes for 453 yards and two touchdowns in a run-heavy offense… named first team All-Big Sky Conference at the end of the season… also proved to be an excellent blocker despite his relative inexperience and lack of bulk… became an avid film watcher in the coaches offices to improve his game… opened his career with two catches for 20 yards at Arizona State (9/4)… had four receptions for 48 yards against Oregon (9/18)… caught two passes for 56 yards in the win over Idaho State (10/2)… had seven receptions for 143 yards and a 55-yard touchdown against Big Sky Champion Montana State (10/9)… made four receptions for 102 yards and a 39-yard touchdown at Weber State (10/23)… three catches for 38 yards against Northern Colorado.
Familiar to Viking fans for a different reason - he starred on the Viking basketball team for four seasons... set school records for career games played (121), career wins (78), career field goals percentage (.663)... also participated on two Big Sky Champion teams and two NCAA Tournaments (2008 and 2009)... twice named to the Big Sky All-Tournament team... made game-winning dunk with 3.5 seconds left to play in beating Montana State for the 2009 Big Sky Tournament Championship... averaged 10.8 points, 5.9 rebounds and and shot a school-record .671 from the field as a senior.
Son of Greg and Toria Thomas... born June 27, 1988... brothers are Trenton and Marcus... earned his degree in Business Administration... hobbies are hanging out with friends, reading and basketball.
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