Demetrius Thomas Class: Freshman Hometown: Theodore, Ala. High School: Theodore HS Height / Weight: 6-1 / 171 Position: RB Experience: HS

Rushed for over 1,000 yards in back-to-back seasons at Throdore H.S. in Alabama, including 2,000 total yards in 2007...rushed for 1,793 yards as a senior, with 18 touchdowns, and had 265 receiving yards and five more scores...he totaled 860 yards and four touchdowns on returns...timed with 4.5-second speed in the 40-yard dash...chose Marshall over Southern Miss, Colorado and Iowa State.