Players

THOMAS AT A GLANCE:
• A second-year wide receiver who played 10 games (2 starts) as a rookie in 2010 and finished sixth on the club with 22 receptions for 283 yards (12.9 avg.) with two touchdowns.
• Totaled eight receptions for 97 yards (12.1 avg.) with one touchdown in his NFL debut vs. Seattle (9/19/10) to mark the second-most catches by a Broncos rookie in his pro debut and become just the ninth player (since 1970) to record at least eight catches in their first NFL game.
• Ranked second on the team with 16 kickoff returns for 398 yards (24.9 avg.) and added three special-teams tackles as a rookie.
• Finished his career at Georgia Tech ranked fourth in school history in receiving yards (2,339), fourth in touchdown catches (15) and seventh in receptions (120).
• Averaged nearly 20 yards per reception during his collegiate career, posting the fifth-best receiving average (19.5) for a career in Atlantic Coast Conference history.
• Selected by the Broncos in the first round (22nd overall) of the 2010 NFL Draft.

CAREER TRANSACTIONS: Signed by Denver as a draft choice 8/1/10.

2011 Highlights:

• at Miami (10/23): Saw his first action of the season after a suffering a broken finger during practice that sidelined him for Denver’s first five games...Led the Broncos in receptions, and caught Denver’s first touchdown pass of the day, a diving grab on a ball thrown by QB Tim Tebow that withstood an officials’ review.

• at Oakland (11/6): Caught a 29-yard pass from QB Tim Tebow in the third quarter that marked Denver’s longest pass play of the day and third-longest play from scrimmage.

• vs. N.Y. Jets (11/17): Hauled in a 28-yard pass from QB Tim Tebow on the first play of the game. The completion represented Denver’s longest play from scrimmage.

• at Minnesota (12/4): Totaled a career-high 144 receiving yards (36.0 avg.) and two touchdowns...His 36.0-yard average marked the fourth-highest figure by a player in a victory in Week 13, and his two receiving touchdowns tied for most in the NFL in Week 13... His final reception, a 40-yard catch with 2:51 remaining in the game, set up K Matt Prater’s game-winning field goal... Hauled in a career-long 42-yard pass from QB Tim Tebow in the fourth quarter that set up RB Willis’ McGhee’s game-tying 24-yard touchdown run...Totaled three catches of 40-yards or longer, one of which went for a touchdown.

• vs. Chicago (12/11): Led the Broncos in receiving for the second consecutive week and caught his fourth touchdown pass of the season... Made an acrobatic catch for 16 yards in overtime that led to K Matt Prater’s game-winning field goal.

• vs. New England (12/18): Led the Broncos in receptions and receiving yards for the third consecutive week and recorded his second 100-yard receiving game of the season...His 39-yard reception on third down in the fourth quarter marked Denver’s longest play from scrimmage.

• at Buffalo (12/24): Led the Broncos in receptions (4) and receiving yards (76) for the fourth straight week...For the second consecutive week, he turned in Denver’s longest play from scrimmage, a 47-yard reception in the fourth quarter. The play also represents the longest reception of his career.

• vs. Kansas City (1/1)L Led the Broncos in receptions (3) and receiving yards (34) for the fifth straight week , and his 17-yard reception in the second quarter marked Denver’s longest play from scrimmage of the afternoon.

2011 Postseason Highlights:
• vs. Pittsburgh (1/8): Set a franchise postseason record with 204 receiving yards in his NFL postseason debut. The total also marks the seventh-most receiving yards in a postseason game in NFL history and stands as Thomas’ career high (regular season and postseason)...His 80-yard touchdown reception in overtime represents the longest overtime scoring play in NFL postseason history...Led the Broncos with four receptions.

2010: Selected by Denver in the first round (22nd overall) of the 2010 NFL Draft, Thomas played 10 games (2 starts) and totaled 22 receptions for 283 yards (12.9 avg.) with two touchdowns to go along with 16 kickoff returns for 398 yards (24.9 avg.)... Recorded eight receptions for 97 yards (12.1 avg.) with one touchdown vs. Sea. (9/19) in his NFL debut to mark the second-most catches by a Broncos rookie in his pro debut and become just the ninth player in league history (since 1970) to record at least eight catches in his first NFL game... Caught a 17-yard touchdown vs. NYJ (10/17) over All-Pro cornerback Darrelle Revis in the third quarter... Missed Denver’s season opener at Jac. (9/12) with a foot injury that sidelined him the entire preseason... Inactive in Games 11-15 due to an ankle injury.
COLLEGE: Thomas played 39 games (36 starts) at Georgia Tech, where finished his career ranked fourth in school history in receiving yards (2,339), fourth in touchdown catches (15) and seventh in receptions (120)... Averaged nearly 20 yards per reception during his career, posting the fifth-best receiving average (19.5) in Atlantic Coast Conference history... Earned third-team All-America honors from the Associated Press and firstteam All-ACC accolades as a senior in 2009 after ranking second in the nation with a school-record 25.1-yard average on 46 catches for 1,154 yards, which ranked second all-time in Georgia Tech annals.
PERSONAL: Thomas attended West Laurens High School in Montrose, Ga., where he was a first-team Class AA all-state selection by the Atlanta Journal Constitution and a two-time all-region and All-Heart of Georgia choice... Caught 56 passes for 756 yards (13.5 avg.) with seven touchdowns as a senior... Played on the school’s state championship basketball team... First name is pronounced duh-MARE-ee-us... Demaryius Thomas was born on Dec. 25, 1987, in Montrose, Ga.