Elijah Thomas

Position:
WR
Class:
Sophomore
Height:
6-1
Weight:
198
Hometown:
Checotah, Okla.
High School:
Checotah HS

YEAR	G-GS	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
2025	13-0	1	5	5.0	0	5
Career	13-0	1	5	5.0	0	5

2025 (OKLAHOMA)
Played in all 13 games primarily on special teams and in a reserve wide receiver role … totaled one reception for five yards and made eight tackles … his catch came at Temple (9/13) … tallied a season-high two tackles on special teams vs. Auburn (9/20) … made a solo tackle at Temple, at South Carolina (10/18), vs. Missouri (11/22) and in CFP First Round vs. Alabama (12/19) ... logged an assisted tackle vs. Michigan (9/6) and another vs. LSU (11/29).

HIGH SCHOOL
A consensus four-star prospect … rated as nation’s No. 135 overall recruit by 247Sports, No. 144 by On3, No. 163 by Rivals and No. 173 by ESPN … regarded as country's No. 5 athlete by 247Sports and No. 20 wide receiver by ESPN and On3 and No. 29 by Rivals … 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.

PERSONAL
Enrolled at OU in January 2025 ... major is human relations.